III. VIOLATIONS OF GENERAL ORDER 95

During the past three years (1998 through 2000), CSD found 4,044 violations of GO95 requirements on 3,204 poles inspected in 51 communities served by SCE. The following table summarizes CSD's findings:

Year	Poles Inspected	GO95 Violations Found	GO95 Violations per Pole Inspected
1998	887	1,046	1.18
1999	1,174	1,456	1.24
2000	1,143	1,542	1.35
Total	3,204	4,044	1.27

The majority of the violations fall into the following categories:

_ Service Drops: Violations of GO95 requirements related to service drops such as above ground clearance, separation from communication lines, clearance from buildings, and service drop conductor covering (Rules 49.4C7, 54.8B1, 54.8B2, 54.8B3, 54.8C4, and 37, Table 2).

_ Conductor Clearances: Violations of GO95 requirements related to primary and secondary supply conductor clearances above ground, from communication lines, from other supply conductors, and horizontal clearances (Rule 37, Table 1, and Rule 38, Table 2).

_ Tree Trimming: Violations of GO95 tree trimming requirements (Rule 35).

_ Marking: Violations of GO95 requirements related to "High Voltage" sign marking (Rule 51.6A).

_ Abandoned Facilities: Violations of GO95 requirements related to the removal of abandoned facilities (Rule 31.6).

_ Maintenance: Violations related to the maintenance of poles, equipment, conductors and other facilities (Rules 31.1 and 31.2).

_ Grounding: Violations of GO95 requirements related to ground wires and ground wire covering (Rules 54.6B).

Violations from every category listed above were involved in at least one accident in the past three years.