WAC 296-835-13010   Meet specific requirements if you use electrostatic equipment.  

     ELECTRICAL

     You must:

     (1) Provide safe electrical equipment.

     • Make sure electrodes in your equipment are:

     – Substantial

     – Rigidly supported

     – Permanently located

     – Effectively insulated from ground by insulators

     • Make sure the insulators are:

     – Nonporous

     – Noncombustible

     – Kept clean and dry

     • Make sure high voltage leads to electrodes are effectively:

     – Supported on permanent, suitable insulators

     – Guarded against accidental contact or grounding.

     (2) Make sure transformers, powerpacks, control apparatus, and all other electrical parts of the equipment:

     – Are located outside the vapor area

     OR

     – Meet the requirements of WAC 296-835-12040.

     Exemption: High voltage grids and their connections may be located in the vapor area without meeting the requirements of WAC 296-835-12040.

     PAINT DETEARING

     You must:

     (3) Safeguard paint detearing operations.

     • Use approved electrostatic equipment in paint detearing operations.

     (4) Make sure goods being paint deteared are:

     – Supported on conveyors

     – Not manually handled.

     (5) Keep a minimum safe distance (twice the sparking distance) between goods being paint deteared and the electrodes or conductors of the electrostatic equipment at all times by:

     – Arranging the conveyors to provide the necessary distance

     – Supporting the goods to prevent swinging or movement, if necessary

     • Post a sign that shows the minimum safe distance (twice the sparking distance) near the equipment, where it can be easily seen.

     (6) Keep paint detearing operations separate from storage areas and people by using fences, rails or guards that are:

     – Made of conducting material

     – Adequately grounded.

     (7) Protect paint detearing operations from fire by installing:

     – Automatic sprinklers

     OR

     – An approved automatic fire extinguishing system.

     (8) Collect and remove paint deposits by:

     – Providing removable drip plates and screens

     – Cleaning these plates and screens in a safe location.

     AUTOMATIC DISCONNECT REQUIREMENT

     You must:

     (9) Make sure electrostatic equipment has automatic controls that immediately disconnect the power supply to the high-voltage transformer and signal the operator, if:

     • Ventilating fans or equipment stop or fail for any reason

     • Conveyors do not work properly

     • A ground (or imminent ground) occurs anywhere in the high-voltage system

     OR

     • Goods being paint deteared come within twice the sparking distance of the electrodes or conductors of the equipment.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 . 02-15-102, § 296-835-13010, filed 7/17/02, effective 10/1/02.]