Conflict between IEEE 386 and ASTM F855, the utility perspective-grounding for the protection of employees, IEEE 386/ANSI C119.2 versus OSHA 1910.269/ASTM F855

Author

Robeson, Ewell T.

Author_Institution

Carolina Power & Light Co., Raleigh, NC, USA

Volume

2

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

1053

Abstract

During implementation of a maintenance program that was intended to check compliance of field grounding devices with ASTM F855, field personnel questioned the adequacy of grounding accessories used on underground cable systems. This resulted in a check of how ASTM 855 might apply to underground systems, particularly for devices designed to mate with the IEEE 386 interface. Some conflicts between the two standards were identified that raised questions about the applicability of each standard and how these requirements might be interpreted in a regulatory perspective

Keywords

IEEE standards; earthing; electric connectors; maintenance engineering; personnel; power cables; safety; underground cables; ASTM F855; IEEE 386; IEEE 386/ANSI C119.2; OSHA 1910.269/ASTM F855; connector; employees protection; field grounding devices; grounding; grounding accessories; maintenance program; safety; separable insulated connector systems; standard; underground cable systems; Clamps; Grounding; Insulators; Occupational safety; Personnel; Power cable insulation; Power cables; Protection; Safety devices; System testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exposition, 2001 IEEE/PES

Conference_Location

Atlanta, GA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7285-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/TDC.2001.971394

Filename

971394