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Regulatory Compliance & Safety Flashcards

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  1. A FERC Order 693 violation related to transmission planning would primarily be reported to which entity?

    Answer: NERC and the relevant Regional Entity

    NERC and the applicable Regional Entity (e.g., RFC, SERC) receive and adjudicate reliability standard violation reports under FERC Order 693 authority.

  2. What does the NFPA 70E standard define as an 'arc flash boundary'?

    Answer: The distance at which incident energy equals 1.2 cal/cm², potentially causing a second-degree burn

    The arc flash boundary under NFPA 70E is the distance at which incident energy equals 1.2 cal/cm², the threshold for a curable second-degree burn.

  3. Under DOT regulations, AEP must file a 30-minute notification to the National Response Center for which type of incident?

    Answer: A release of hazardous material in transport that causes injury or evacuation

    DOT requires immediate (30-minute) NRC notification when a hazmat transportation incident results in death, serious injury, or evacuation of the general public.

  4. Which AEP safety protocol requires a documented Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) before starting a non-routine task?

    Answer: Pre-job planning process for all non-routine or high-risk tasks

    AEP's pre-job planning process mandates a documented JHA (or equivalent hazard analysis) for non-routine, complex, or high-risk tasks to identify and mitigate hazards before work begins.

  5. What is NERC's CIP-006 standard focused on in protecting bulk electric systems?

    Answer: Physical security of BES cyber systems

    CIP-006 establishes requirements for physical security plans and access controls to protect BES cyber systems from unauthorized physical access.

  6. Under OSHA's Process Safety Management (PSM) standard, which chemical quantity threshold triggers PSM applicability at a power plant?

    Answer: Threshold quantities (TQ) specified in Appendix A of 29 CFR 1910.119

    PSM applicability is triggered when a covered process contains a listed highly hazardous chemical at or above the threshold quantity in 29 CFR 1910.119 Appendix A.

  7. AEP's transmission system must comply with NERC TPL standards, which govern what aspect of grid operations?

    Answer: Transmission planning and system performance under contingency conditions

    NERC TPL (Transmission Planning) standards require utilities like AEP to assess and plan transmission systems to maintain performance under defined contingency events.