A station is when an Operator is not on duty in the station
unattended
A station is when control of the station is being exercised from the Energy Control Center or from a remote station or power plant
remotely controlled
When a station is taken on , the remote control agency is unable, or limited in its ability, to operate the station.
local control
At customer stations (CS) activities are reported to the
Electric Trouble Center.
Requests for CLEARANCES and OKs TO needed for work within an unattended station are made to the having jurisdiction over the station
Area Scheduler
True/False
Gas Company distributing station have no Transfer Bus Tie position
True
In February 1983, the State of California passed the Hazardous
Substance Information and Training Act (HSIT), more commonly
known as the
California Right-to-Know Law
Hazardous Substance Information and Training Act (HSIT), requires an in the work place
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
developed by Cal/OSHA addresses essentially all of the requirements of the California Right-to-Know law.
Hazard Communication Standard
True/False
Your physician or collective bargaining agent has the right to
receive information regarding hazardous substances to which
you may be exposed
True
A chemical substance that poses a physical hazard such as fire, explosion, or corrosion
Hazardous Material
A is a chemical substance to be disposed of, or accidentally discharged or spilled onto land or water
Hazardous Waste
True/False
Hazardous Substances include both hazardous materials and
hazardous wastes
True
Used by Operators and Mechanics to remove silicone from insulators.
Stoddard Solvent
Used in liquid filled fuses. Both are possible carcinogens. Contact may cause dermatitis, headache, nausea, nose and throat irritation, or narcosis
Trichloroethylene and Perchloroethylene
Displace oxygen and can cause suffocation
Simple Asphyxiants
Used as an insulating medium in some circuit breakers and switches, when exposed to electric arcs, slowly decomposes forming a toxic gas and metallic fluoride dust.
Sulfur Hexafluoride (SF6)
Used in fire extinguishers and in the fire
suppression systems in oil houses and underground distributing
stations.
Carbon Dioxide
Used for pressurizing 34.5kV cables, 230kV cable oil tanks, and transformers
Nitrogen
Found in synchronous condensers and battery rooms. In
addition to being a simple asphyxiant, is an explosive gas
Hydrogen
Used in the insulating fluid in some transformer, regulators,
and capacitors.
