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(a) Employees engaged in tree maintenance and removal in proximity to electrical equipment and conductors, shall be instructed to consider all such equipment to be energized with potentially fatal voltages, never to be touched (contacted) either directly or indirectly. Except as permitted in Section 3423(b), employees shall not be permitted to work closer than 6 feet to electrical equipment and conductors energized in excess of 600 volts.
(b) Work performed as described in Section 3423(a) shall be in accordance with Article 38 of the High-Voltage Electrical Safety Orders, Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations.
NOTE: Authority cited: Section 142.3, Labor Code. Reference: Section 142.3, Labor Code.
HISTORY
1. Amendment filed 8-8-85; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 85, No. 32).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (b) filed 10-28-97 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 97, No. 44).
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