De-Energized Service and Inspection

De-Energized Service and Inspection – Westchester, New York

In many instances, de-energized electrical work may be carried out after properly following all procedures for the de-energizing of the system in question. Note that if a system cannot be fully verified as de-energized, it must be considered and treated as an energized one and worked upon only by personnel qualified to do so.

Whether energized or not, electrical work must always be performed by licensed professionals like the ones at Lippolis Electric, Inc. who are fully qualified to carry out both energized and de-energized electrical inspections.

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De-Energized Electrical Inspections

It’s a simple fact that work on de-energized electrical equipment poses far less risk to personnel and property. But the planning, scheduling, de-energizing and verification steps involved in the work mean that the whole process still needs to be carried out by a professional organization that knows precisely how to certify that every step supposed to happen does happen — or a catastrophic loss can occur.

For this reason, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is very clear in laying out both procedures for energized electrical work in standard 1910.269(l) and for de-energized work in standards 1910.269(d) and 1910.269(m). Predictably, other than following all procedures to the letter, the other most important standard to adhere to is the strict requirement that only allows for workers who are fully qualified and experienced to carry out such work.

This requirement list is why our technicians are always in contact with system operators when conducting on-site or field work on de-energized systems. Prior to grounding electrical components, the following steps are standard and must be carried out when de-energizing a system in preparation for an electrical inspection or scheduled work:

• The technical team leader or field worker in charge formally asks the system operator to de-energize the portion of the system that’s going to be worked on.
• All electrical connections — even possible sources of backfeed — are identified, opened (placed in an inoperable position) and properly tagged. This procedure is also known as the system operator establishing a switching order.
• The system operator communicates to field workers that they are to lock in the open position of all accessible switching devices for the system.
• All automatic devices like reclosers, as well as remote-controlled switches, are disabled and tagged by the system operator.
• The system operator informs the technical team leader that the lines or system are ready for testing to check that the equipment is de-energized.
• After testing confirms that the system is de-energized, proper electrical service grounding is put in place to protect all field personnel.

Only once the above steps are fully carried out can equipment be considered de-energized and can inspections, repairs and work commence.

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For more than three decades, Lippolis Electric, Inc. has been serving the electrical contracting needs of people in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. As a family-owned and operated business, we’re committed to safely completing every job in order to meet or exceed our customers’ expectations.

If you’re looking for affordable commercial electrical services, you need look no further than Lippolis Electric, Inc. Contact us to learn more about our de-energized service and inspections.