Personnel and Equipment being protected by a Class A Employee, wires de-energized, tested de-energized, and grounded will be allowed to have which contact level?

• A. Partial Contact.
• B. No Contact.
• C. Limited Contact.
• D. Full Contact.

Answer: (D)

When all electrical hazards are removed and verified, you may work with the equipment directly. De-energizing the wires, testing to confirm no voltage, and grounding the system eliminate the shock risk, so a Class A worker is allowed to make full contact with the conductors and hardware. Under these conditions, there’s no live potential to energize the worker or create a fault path, which is why full contact is permitted. If any portion remained energized or ungrounded, stricter contact levels would be required, but with de-energized, tested, and grounded lines, direct handling is considered safe under Class A protection.