Application of Work Flow Process in an Electrical Safety Program

Abstract

It's all about the work task! Is it a reactive or planned electrical work task or job? Has a Work Order been issued? Is the work energized or not and if the assigned work task is energized what does the Qualified Electrical Worker (QEW) have to do to execute it as outlined in an employer's overall Occupational Health & Safety Management System (OHSMS) and associated Electrical Safety Program (ESP). The requirements of the CSA Z462 and NFPA 70E Standards must be addressed in the execution of the work task. Documentation must be used before, during and after the work task has been executed. This set of documents forms the “Work Package” for the assigned work task. The process of executing the energized electrical work task has a natural flow of required steps and when all steps are completed provides the best due diligence for employer and employee and ensures the requirements of the employer's Electrical Safety Program are met. Does your company's Electrical Safety Program provide a focus on the work task and what is required to be done to execute the work task?