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Data record gloss.temporary-protective-grounding.osha1910-269.placement

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Under 29 CFR 1910.269, temporary protective grounds are placed at such locations and arranged in such a manner that the employer can demonstrate will prevent each employee from exposure to hazardous differences in electric potential; the appendix on protective grounding explains that an equipotential zone protects the workers within it and not those wholly or partly outside it. The duty is stated in paragraph (n)(3) and the explanation in Appendix C, section III.C.1.

Provenance29 CFR 1910.269 supports data record gloss.temporary-protective-grounding.osha1910-269.placement, which is cited on the entry Temporary protective grounding.SOURCE29 CFR 1910.26929 CFR 1910.269Regulation, clause (n)(3)DATA RECORDgloss.temporary-protective-grounding.osha1910-269.placementgloss.temporary-protecti..Verified 2026-10-28ENTRYTemporary protective groundingTemporary protective gro..No revisions
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Source29 CFR 1910.269Regulation, clause (n)(3)
Data recordgloss.temporary-protective-grounding.osha1910-269.placementVerified 2026-10-28
EntryTemporary protective groundingNo revisions
Subject
Temporary protective grounding (Glossary)
Kind
Standard scope
Source
29 CFR 1910.269, current edition, clause (n)(3), 1910.269 - Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution (with Appendices A to G; Appendix B, Working on Exposed Energized Parts), OSHA. Regulation text. Agency copy of 29 CFR 1910.269
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  • 29 CFR 1910.269, paragraph (n)(3) (eCFR current as of 2026-10-26).
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    "Temporary protective grounds shall be placed at such locations and arranged in such a manner that the employer can demonstrate will prevent each employee from being exposed to hazardous differences in electric potential."

    29 CFR 1910.269, paragraph (n)(3), eCFR current as of 2026-10-26. Agency copy of 29 CFR 1910.269

    The current standard governs; this passage is a public-domain description of the practice dated eCFR current as of 2026-10-26.

  • 29 CFR 1910.269, Appendix C, section III.C.1 (eCFR current as of 2026-10-26).
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    "An equipotential zone will protect workers within it from hazardous step and touch potentials. (See Figure 3.) Equipotential zones will not, however, protect employees located either wholly or partially outside the protected area. The employer can establish an equipotential zone for workers on the ground, with respect to a grounded object, through the use of a metal mat connected to the grounded object."

    29 CFR 1910.269, Appendix C, section III.C.1, eCFR current as of 2026-10-26. Agency copy of 29 CFR 1910.269

    The current standard governs; this passage is a public-domain description of the practice dated eCFR current as of 2026-10-26.

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