Question

State whether the following statments are true or false.

a. According to NFPA 70E, all circuits must be analyzed for safety.  

b. You must apply lockout/tag-out devices in accordance with a documented and established policy in order to establish an electrically safe work condition.

c. Unless it is justifiable, you should always de-energize equipment before working on it.

d. OSHA requires employers/universities to perform hazard assessments of their plants and facilities.

Answer 1

a) According to NFPA 70E, all circuits must be analyzed for safety. - TRUE

b) You must apply lockout/tag-out devices in accordance with a documented and established policy in order to establish an electrically safe work condition. - TRUE

Explanation:

NFPA 70E outlines six steps that must be followed to ensure that employees are working in an electrically safe condition. This is given as fourth step in the guidelines.This is defined by article no 120 of NFPA 70E

c)Unless it is justifiable, you should always de-energize equipment before working on it.- TRUE

Explanation:

This is given as one of the 21 safety rules for working with an electrical equipment.

d)OSHA requires employers/universities to perform hazard assessments of their plants and facilities.- TRUE