Riverside Public Utilities

Qualified Electrical Worker Requirements

Requirements for Electric Workers

Every entry by any personnel into a Public Utilities high voltage distribution structure will require the presence of a Qualified Electrical Worker (QEW).

Developers or contractors that are responsible to perform work requiring physical entry into existing high voltage structures must arrange to have a QEW present to do all required QEW tasks.


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The documents and forms below are required in order to comply with the City's QEW policies.

QEW Procedures and Requirements for Structure Entry
QEW Policy Acknowledgement
QEW Authorization Checklist
QEW Entry Verification
RPU Commonly Used Underground Contractors List


Developers or contractors that are responsible to perform work requiring physical entry into existing high voltage structures must arrange to have a QEW present to do all required QEW tasks. The documents on this web site provide information and forms required to comply with the City's QEW policies. If this is your first time to this website, please begin with the QEW Procedures and Requirements for Structure Entry  document.