Safety-Electrical Cord for Substation

[Skyehaven40]

Is there any safety requirements in using an electrical cords inside the substation?

[Achandler]

Is there any safety requirements in using an electrical cords inside the substation?

The only thing I can think of is to protect them from being driven over as the gravel can damage them fairly easily.

[jflan13]

Is there any safety requirements in using an electrical cords inside the substation?

From what I have seen there aren't any special rules for using an extension cord in a substation. Use of GFCI would be recommended depending on the equipment you are using.

[seaborgium]

In the United States we usually follow OSHA and NFPA for matters like this. You might find these links helpful:

https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=9911

https://ohsonline.com/Articles/2016/07/01/Five-Simple-Extension-Cord-Rules-to-Improve-Work-Site-Safety.aspx