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This instruction establishes the MSFC Electrical Safety Program to be used by all MSFC employees that use or work with any form of electrical power while at MSFC. It establishes the requirement for a safety assessment, safe work practices and procedures, and also personal protective equipment (PPE) to be worn by employees when working on or near exposed energized electrical conductors and circuit parts at MSFC that has not been placed in an electrically safe working condition by the placement of a lockout/tagout device in accordance with MWI 8715.2. The MSFC Electrical Safety Program is designed to provide the employee with an awareness of the potential electrical hazards they might encounter from time to time in the workplace.

APPLICABILITY. This instruction applies to all MSFC uses of electric power. This includes the office environment, testing and/or troubleshooting in laboratories and test areas/fixtures, and maintenance, service, and/or repair work in and on MSFC structures and facilities. It applies to all MSFC facilities, systems, equipment, and property. Excluded from this instruction are High-voltage transmission lines that are maintained and serviced by the Redstone Arsenal utility organization.