Publications to Download
Technical Information: Safety
This page contains a list of Facilities Instructions, Standards, & Techniques (FIST) manuals published by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.
- FIST Volume 5-1, Personal Protective Grounding for Electric Power Facilities and Power Lines (USBR, 2005) 1.31MB
The purpose of this document is to establish clear and consistent instructions and procedures for temporary grounding of de-energized and isolated high-voltage equipment (over 600 volts) for the purpose of bare-hand contact.
- FIST Volume 5-2, Firefighting and Fire Prevention (USBR, 1992) 627kb
The purpose of this volume is to supply operation and maintenance personnel who are not firefighters with fundamental facts which may prove valuable in an emergency, and acquaint them with the use, care, and testing of firefighting equipment.
- FIST 5-3 through 5-8, 5-10 & 5-11 - Miscellaneous Safety Volumes (USBR, 1992), 459kb
Covers high pressure systems; chlorine gas safety program; handling failed PCB-filled capacitor cells; inspection and maintenance of PCB containing equipment; inspection and maintenance of PCB containing equipment; PCB transformer protection and marking requirements; safety procedures for high voltage testing; voltage hazard associated with use of circuit breakers having grading capacitors; potential hazard Frommesswandler-Bau instrument transformers.
- FIST Volume 5-9, Management and Safe Handling Procedures for Sulfur Hexafluoride (SF6) Gas (USBR, 2004) 842kb
This document describes Reclamation’s management and safe handling procedures for SF6 gas. The document outlines Reclamation’s SF6 emission reduction goals and strategy, reporting procedures, safe handling practices, training, and risk assessment and mitigation program.
- FIST Volume 5-12, Personnel Safety with CO2 Discharge (USBR,2005) 484 kb
This volume identifies Reclamation’s standard operation and maintenance practices for carbon dioxide (CO2) systems.
- FIST Volume 5-13, Fault Protection for Portable and Vehicle-Mounted Generators and Welders - Personnel Safety (USBR, 1997) 313kb
The purpose of this volume is to advise personnel at all facilities of the danger posed by ungrounded and non-GFCI (ground fault circuit interrupter) protected circuits on portable and vehicle-mounted generators and welders.