Environmental Health and Safety Office

The purpose of these procedures are to define and establish the safety precautions and responsibilities for safe work practices when working on or near electrical circuits of 50 to 600 volts that are not building electrical service entrance panels. It also establishes requirements for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), energized work, and electrical training.

The safety-related work practices covered include persons working on, near, or with the following UNC Charlotte installations:

1. Premises wiring: Installations of electric conductors and equipment within or on buildings or other structures, and on other

 premises such as yards, parking and other lots, and electrical substations.

2. Wiring for connection to supply: Installations of conductors that connect to the supply of electricity.

3. Other wiring: Installations of other outside conductors on the premises;

4. Optical fiber cable: Installations of optical fiber cable where such are made along with electric conductors.

For work that is performed on or near electrical power and transmission, distribution, building electrical

service entrance panels, or electrical circuits 600 volts/above, please refer to UNC Charlotte Medium Voltage Electrical Safety Program.