Tennessee Code 50-3-1008 – Operations exempt
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 50-3-1008
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- High-voltage: means a voltage in excess of seven hundred fifty (750) volts between conductors or from any conductor to ground. See Tennessee Code 50-3-1001
- Person: means one (1) or more individuals, partnerships, associations, corporations, business trusts, legal representatives or any organized group of persons. See Tennessee Code 50-3-103
- Standard: means an occupational safety and health standard promulgated by the commissioner that requires conditions or the adoption or the use of one (1) or more practices, means, methods, operations or processes reasonably necessary or appropriate to provide safe and healthful employment and places of employment. See Tennessee Code 50-3-103
This part shall not be construed as applying to, shall not apply to, and is not intended to apply to, the construction, reconstruction, operation, and maintenance of overhead electrical conductors and their supporting structures and associated equipment by authorized and qualified electrical workers; nor to the authorized and qualified employees of any person, firm or corporation engaged in the construction, reconstruction, operation, and maintenance of overhead electrical circuits or conductors and their supporting structures and associated equipment of rail transportation systems, or electrical generating, transmission, distribution, and communication systems. This exception, when applied to railway systems, shall be construed as permitting operation of standard rail equipment that is normally used in the transportation of freight or passengers or both and the operation of relief trains, or other equipment in emergencies, or in maintenance of way service, at a distance of less than ten feet (10′), or the distance required by an applicable standard of the Tennessee occupational health administration, from any high-voltage overhead conductor of such railway system; but this part shall be construed as prohibiting normal repair or construction operations at a distance of less than ten feet (10′), or the distance required by an applicable standard of the Tennessee occupational health administration, from any high-voltage overhead conductor by other than properly qualified and authorized persons or employees under the direct supervision of an authorized person who is familiar with the hazards involved, unless there has been compliance with the safety provisions of §§ 50-3-1002 – 50-3-1005.