High Voltage program with a multi craft work force

Abstract

Performing High Voltage maintenance with a multi craft work force in an industrial plant creates a special set of safety circumstances. The team associates may be performing mechanical maintenance in the morning, operating the process equipment during the day, and then have to perform a High Voltage switching operation later in the day. It is critical under these circumstances that the associates are properly trained and that there is a good maintenance program in place for the equipment. This paper describes how one mini mill steel plant designed a successful High Voltage maintenance program that ensures safety for its work force and provides a high level of plant reliability. The program is in full compliance with NFPA 70E and OSHA 1910.269.