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the perfect 14-second video (Original Post) quickesst Aug 2018 OP
I love it! nt zanana1 Aug 2018 #1
LOL!. Good one. nt Fla Dem Aug 2018 #2
Thanks. I'll be coming back to this throughout the day, if today's news is like that of mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2018 #3
I feel bad now quickesst Aug 2018 #4
No one's in trouble. I assumed when I saw the video, that, one, mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2018 #5
Just having a little fun quickesst Aug 2018 #6
Oh, sometimes I'm slow on the uptake. They're not in trouble either, as mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2018 #7
Heh heh... quickesst Aug 2018 #8
Bureaucracy is no laughing matter. NT mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2018 #9

mahatmakanejeeves

(57,446 posts)
3. Thanks. I'll be coming back to this throughout the day, if today's news is like that of
Tue Aug 7, 2018, 09:43 AM
Aug 2018

all the other days.

In the US, workers at substations are subject to the OSHA regulations at Subpart V, Section 1926.966, Substations, if they're engaged in construction, or, as in the case here, 1910.269(u), Substations, if they're working in general industry.

This is true for workers in states without state plans. States with state plans have their own safety regulations. California is a state plan state. It has its own electrical worker safety regulations. The regulations in states with state plans are required to be at least as rigorous as OSHA regulations.

That is your Deep State quote for the day.

Links:

Section 1926.966, Substations

1910.269, which includes 1910.269(u), Substations

quickesst

(6,280 posts)
4. I feel bad now
Tue Aug 7, 2018, 10:02 AM
Aug 2018

"Only qualified persons are permitted entry into rooms or spaces containing electric supply equipment when electric supply lines are energized."

I didn't post the video to get these guys in trouble. Hopefully they met the qualifications and were authorized to be there. Maybe having a little fun on break.

mahatmakanejeeves

(57,446 posts)
5. No one's in trouble. I assumed when I saw the video, that, one,
Tue Aug 7, 2018, 10:05 AM
Aug 2018

if it was made in the US, the person making the video was a utility worker and qualified to be there. Two, if it's not in the US, then it's someone else's problem.

Along with some other states, California has its own electrical safety regulations, but they are at least as rigorous as OSHA regulations.

I made some edits to my previous post and linked to the OSHA regulations.

quickesst

(6,280 posts)
6. Just having a little fun
Tue Aug 7, 2018, 10:37 AM
Aug 2018

I was referring to the baby birds being authorized to be there having a little fun on their break. Nothing serious.

mahatmakanejeeves

(57,446 posts)
7. Oh, sometimes I'm slow on the uptake. They're not in trouble either, as
Tue Aug 7, 2018, 10:42 AM
Aug 2018

there is no employer-employee relationship.

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