§ 39.368. Operating switches and working from below.
(a) Opening and closing switches. Manual switches and disconnectors should be closed by a single unhesitating motion, and, if possible, with one hand. Care should be exercised in opening switches to avoid causing serious arcing.
(b) Work from below. Employes should avoid working on equipment or lines from any position by reason of which a shock or slip will tend to bring the body toward exposed live parts. Work should therefore generally be done from below rather than from above.
Cross References This section cited in 34 Pa. Code § 39.361 (relating to definitions); 34 Pa. Code § 39.411 (relating to general provisions); 34 Pa. Code § 39.421 (relating to general provisions); 34 Pa. Code § 39.431 (relating to general provisions); 34 Pa. Code § 39.441 (relating to general provisions); 34 Pa. Code § 39.451 (relating to general provisions); 34 Pa. Code § 39.461 (relating to general requirements); 34 Pa. Code § 39.471 (relating to general requirements); 34 Pa. Code § 39.491 (relating to general requirements); and 34 Pa. Code § 39.496 (relating to stringing wires).
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