Development and Implementation of Delphi Corporation's Electrical Safe Work Practices (ESWP) Program

Abstract

OSHA regulations CFR 1910.300 - .399 along with NFPA 70E Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace have set minimum standards for electrical safety in the industrial workplace. The documents have created minimum standards and guidelines for Corporations to create and implement their own electrical safety programs. Delphi Corporation has developed the Electrical Safe Work Practices (ESWP) standard that is being successfully implemented throughout their North American (U.S.) Facilities. Once implemented, Delphi plans to share this information with their Mexican facilities and other Delphi facilities throughout the world. This paper will discuss the development of the Delphi ESWP Standard and the steps required to implement their electrical safety program. We will briefly discuss the development process of the ESWP standard and how Facilities Engineering, Health & Safety, and Union Representatives worked together to come up with a complete and comprehensive document. We'll then describe how the ESWP Standard was disseminated to key personnel at each Division and plant location. We will describe implementation procedures such as conducting Short Circuit Coordination and Arc Flash Studies, providing proper PPE, and labeling equipment from the incoming utility to the plant floor. Finally, we will discuss how best practices are shared and the medium from which information was shared throughout Delphi. In addition to sharing best practices we will also share lessons learned that show how to reduce costs and/or reduce implementation time.