IV. 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.

V. VIOLATIONS OF GENERAL ORDER 128

During the past three years (1998 through 2000), CSD staff found 677 violations of GO128 requirements in 791 SCE underground and pad-mounted structures. The following table summarizes CSD's findings:

Year	Structures Inspected	GO128 Violations Found	GO128 Violations per Structure Inspected
1998	330	309	0.94
1999	237	184	0.78
2000	224	184	0.82
Total	791	677	0.86

The majority of the GO 128 violations fall into the following categories:

_ Equipment Oil: Violations related to equipment oil such as low oil levels and leaking oil from equipment (Rule 12.2).

_ Corrosion: Violations related to equipment corrosion (Rule 12.2).

_ Warning Signs: Violations of GO128 warning sign requirements (Rule 35.3).

_ Covers: Violations of GO128 requirements related to manhole and handhole covers such as securing and ownership identification (Rules 17.8 and 32.7).

_ Securing Structures: Violations of GO128 requirements related to securing pad-mounted equipment (Rule 34.3A).

_ Guarding Live Parts: Violations of GO128 requirements related to guarding exposed live parts in pad-mounted equipment (Rule 34.3B).

_ Structure Conditions/Locations: Violations related to the accessibility of pad-mounted structures for safe operation and maintenance (Rule 34.2).

Violations from the first four categories listed above were involved in at least one accident in the past three years.