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Old 10-28-2009, 05:33 PM   #1
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Default Unqualified Person is now defined in 70E

"Unqualified Person. A person who is not a qualified person.

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Workers who might be exposed to an electrical hazard as a work task is performed must be trained to recognize that a hazard exists and how to avoid that hazard.

Any person who has not received specific training is an unqualified person.

A worker who has been trained to perform a task might be qualified to perform that task and still be unqualified to perform any other task.

The characteristics of being qualified and unqualified are task dependent."

Courtesy: 2009 70E Handbook www.nfpa.org

Violation #1 - Temporary bulb, shock hazard!

Violation #2 - Keyless lampholder in closet.

Violation #3 - In one receptacle out to the other.

Violation #4 - A well destroyed junction box.

Violation #5 - Non covered, overcrowded, and partially damaged J-box.

Violation #6 - LB totally disconnected from rest of raceway.

Violation #7 - Defective GEC to ground rod.

Violation #8 - Electrical Metallic Tubing (EMT) hanging in the breeze, wires exposed.

Violation #9 - Working clearance problem for disconnect.

Violation #10 - Cord coming out of cord-connected plug.

Violation #11 - Overcrowded junction box in a hospital?

Violation #12 - Damaged junction box in a front lawn.

Violation #13 - Working space violations in a rest home.

Violation #14 - Junction box in an attic with many violations.

Violation #15 - Work done by an Unqualified Person using paper bags?

Violation #16 - Exposed live energized bus in a hotel panelboard.

Violation #17 - Sheet metal screw is no good for EGC, and open KO's.

Violation #18 - Hotlegs, many of them and exposed they are!

Violation #19 - Can you tell what's wrong with this?

See #15
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Old 10-28-2009, 06:15 PM   #2
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Joe.. I am in an ongoing battle with untrained maintenance men doing electrical work.

These are guys who do painting or fix toilets and have no formal training, but are told to do electrical work.

I am trying to find everything I can in writing and give it to management before someone gets hurt or killed

Any info you have on this subject would be helpful
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Joe.. I am in an ongoing battle with untrained maintenance men doing electrical work.

These are guys who do painting or fix toilets and have no formal training, but are told to do electrical work.

I am trying to find everything I can in writing and give it to management before someone gets hurt or killed

Any info you have on this subject would be helpful
I will help and if you look here you wiill see some here who seen to have other ideas about the issues you have to deal with! I too think that we have a problem!

The bottom line is the almighty dollar!

NFPA 70B is a good source for you too.
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I will help and if you look here you wiill see some here who seen to have other ideas about the issues you have to deal with! I too think that we have a problem!

The bottom line is the almighty dollar!

NFPA 70B is a good source for you too.
I will check NFPA 70B.. thanks Joe
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Check the NFPA site you may be able to download a copy in a PDF format. I will check for more information on this issue.
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