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January 1998
DOE HANDBOOK
ELECTRICAL SAFETY
U.S. Department of Energy
AREA SAFT
Washington, D.C. 20585
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CONTENTS
1.0
INTRODUCTION
2.0 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
3.0 ELECTRICAL PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE
4.0 GROUNDING
5.0 SPECIAL OCCUPANCIES
6.0 REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIFIC EQUIPMENT
7.0 WORK IN EXCESS OF 600 VOLTS
8.0 TEMPORARY WIRING
9.0 ENCLOSED ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
10.0 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
11.0 REFERENCES
APPENDIX A. DOE MODEL ELECTRICAL SAFETY PROGRAM
APPENDIX B. ACRONYMS AND DEFINITIONS
APPENDIX C. WORK MATRICES-EXAMPLES
APPENDIX D. REGULATION MATRICES
APPENDIX E. FUTURE CHAPTERS
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FOREWORD
1. This Department of Energy (DOE) Handbook is approved for use by the Office of
Environment, Safety, and Health and is available to all DOE components and their contractors.
2. Specific comments (recommendations, additions, deletions, and any pertinent data) to
enhance this document should be sent to:
Patrick Tran
Office of Environment, Safety and Health
Office of Worker Safety and Health
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3. The DOE Electrical Safety Handbook replaces the DOE Electrical Safety Guidelines that was
originally issued in 1993. DOE handbooks are part of the DOE directives system and are
issued to provide supplemental information regarding the DepartmentÕs expectations for
fulfilling its requirements as containe