The law requires a service provider engaged in electrical work to have a person in charge of electrical work who is personally responsible for the company’s electrical work safety. Fingrid has noticed that service providers respond differently to government policies or standards.
The meetings of persons in charge of electrical work which began this autumn seek to set policies on effective practices.
Everyone has the right to get home from the worksite in good health.
“The long-term goal is to harmonise operating procedures. Too many accidents still happen, so we need a forum like this. Everyone has the right to get home from the worksite in good health,” says Kimmo Muttonen, Fingrid’s Unit Manager and Person in charge of electrical work.
If electrical work is done on a worksite, every member of the work group must know who the person in charge of electrical work is. The person in charge of electrical work does not always have to be on the worksite, but they are responsible for organising the electrical work.
“However, our service providers have very different ways of selecting an electrical safety supervisor while work is done and documenting electrical work actions. These are the things we want to set policies on.”
The meetings that began this autumn also cover interpretations of government policies and laws.
“We discuss how laws and guidelines work in practice and how problems on different sites have been resolved. We can learn from each other. If a policy is clearly unworkable in practice, we have the opportunity to influence authorities and legislators,” says Muttonen