Iowa Admin. Code r. 199-27.6 - Safety
(1)
Interconnection compliance. Each electric cooperative and
municipal electric utility shall comply with commission rules for standards for
interconnection, safety, and operating reliability under this subrule and the
"standards for interconnection, safety, and operating reliability" rule in
199-Chapter 15.
(2)
Protective measures. Each electric cooperative and municipal
electric utility shall exercise reasonable care to reduce those hazards
inherent in connection with its electric service and to which its employees,
its customers, and the general public may be subjected and shall adopt and
execute a safety program designed to protect the public and fitted to the size
and type of its operations.
(3)
Accident investigation and prevention. Electric cooperatives
and municipal electric utilities are to give reasonable assistance to the
commission in the investigation of the cause of accidents and in the
determination of suitable means of preventing accidents.
(4)
Reportable accidents.
Electric cooperatives and municipal electric utilities are to maintain a
summary of all reportable accidents, as defined in commission rules in
199-Chapter 25, arising from operations.
(5)
Grounding of secondary
distribution system. Unless otherwise specified by the commission,
each electric cooperative and municipal electric utility is to comply with, and
encourage customers to comply with, the applicable provisions of the acceptable
standards for the grounding of secondary circuits and equipment.
a. Ground connections should be tested for
resistance at the time of installation. Each electric cooperative and municipal
electric utility are to keep a record of all ground resistance
measurements.
b. Each electric
cooperative and municipal electric utility is to establish a program of
inspection so that all artificial grounds installed are inspected within
reasonable periods of time.
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