---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 751.317"
title: "40"
number: "751.317"
heading: "Workplace requirements for energized electrical cleaner."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/751.317"
---

# §751.317. Workplace requirements for energized electrical cleaner.

- (a) **Applicability.** The provisions of this section apply to the industrial and commercial use of TCE in energized electrical cleaner.
- (b) **Energized electrical cleaner requirements—**
  - (1) **Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).**
    - (i) **The provisions of this paragraph (b) apply after September 15, 2025.**
    - (ii) Owners or operators must ensure that all potentially exposed persons using TCE, including any TCE-containing products, are provided with dermal PPE and training on proper use of PPE as outlined in [§ 751.315(e)(2)](/cfr/40/751.315.md?p=e-2).
    - (iii) Owners or operators must ensure that all persons using TCE, including any TCE containing products, are provided with respiratory PPE and training on proper use of PPE in accordance with [§ 751.315(e)(1)](/cfr/40/751.315.md?p=e-1), except that instead of selecting appropriate respirators based on monitoring results pursuant to paragraph (e)(1)(ix), owners or operators must select from and provide the following types of respirators: any NIOSH Approved air-purifying full facepiece respirator equipped with organic vapor cartridges or canisters; any NIOSH Approved Powered Air-Purifying Respirator (PAPR) with a half mask equipped with organic vapor cartridges or canisters; any NIOSH Approved Supplied-Air Respirator (SAR) or Airline Respirator in a continuous flow mode equipped with a half mask; any NIOSH Approved Supplied-Air Respirator (SAR) or Airline Respirator operated in a pressure-demand or other positive-pressure mode with a half mask; any NIOSH Approved SCBA in demand-mode equipped with a full facepiece or helmet/hood [APF 50]; or any respirator affording a higher degree of protection.
  - (2) **Alternative to PPE Requirements.**
    - (i) As an alternative to the requirements in [paragraph (b)(1)](#b-1) of this section, the owner or operator may choose to follow the Workplace Chemical Protection Program (WCPP) provisions in [§ 751.315](/cfr/40/751.315.md).
    - (ii) Owners or operators who choose to follow the WCPP as an alternative to the requirements in [paragraph (b)(1)](#b-1) of this section must:
      - (A) **Document and maintain a statement that they are electing to comply with the WCPP.**
      - (B) Comply with the WCPP provisions in [§ 751.315](/cfr/40/751.315.md) and document compliance in accordance with [§ 751.323(b)](/cfr/40/751.323.md?p=b).

## Notes

### Source

Source: 89 FR 102623, Dec. 17, 2024, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2605, 15 U.S.C. 2625(l)(4).

### Source

Source: 84 FR 11435, Mar. 27, 2019, unless otherwise noted.