Personal Protective Grounding for Electric Power Facilities and Power Lines

This Facilities Instructions, Standards, and Techniques (FIST) Volume is to establish
clear and consistent instructions and procedures for temporary grounding of de-
energized and isolated high-voltage equipment (over 600 volts) for the purpose of
bare hand contact. This FIST applies to those facilities of the Federal power and
water systems for which the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) and its
contractors and agents are responsible, and includes power and pumping plants,
switchyards and substations, and transmission lines.

A current copy of this document shall be readily available at each Reclamation office
and facility and to each employee that works on equipment required to be protective
grounded. A quick reference guide to grounding procedure contained in this FIST is
presented in flow chart format in appendix G.
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