SAVE ENERGY SAVE MONEY

HIMACHAL PRADESH STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD ltd. (A State Govt. Undertaking)

OFFICE ORDER In pursuance to the directions of HPERC & provisions contained in CEA Regulations/Notifications in the matter of Safety guidelines/instructions/standard operating procedures/measures related to safety, the HPSEBL had constituted a committee, comprising of the follow,i ng Members, to put in place guidelines/instructions/standard operating procedure/measures relating to Safety:­

l. Director(Operation), HPSEBL 2. DirE::Ctor(Technical), HPSEBL 3. Chief Engineer(Op), South, HPSEBL 4. Chief Engineer(Commercial), HPSEBL 5. Chief Engineer(Generation), HPSEBL 6. Chief Accounts Officer, HPSEBL 7. Chief Engineer(P & M), HPSEBL 8. Dy. Director(Personnel), HPSEBL 9. Superintending Engineer(SERC), HSPEBL

Chairman Member Member Member Member Member Member Member Member Secretary.

Based on the recommendations of this committee, the HPSEBL is pleased to notify the \\Electr;cal Safety Manual and General Safety Instructions", pertaining to Distribution and Electrical System functlon to be followed in letter & spirit, by the field offices under HPSEBL, to prevent fatal and non fatal accidents.

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The Safety Manual relating to Hydro Generating Projects, under HPSEBL shall be notified separately.

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5irkek)

HPSEB, Vidyut Bhawan, Shimla-4 Phone: 0177-2656624 ~il: [email protected]

No.HPSEBL/CE(Comm .)/Electric Safety/2014-15-

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Copy to:­

1. The Principal Secretary (Power) to the GoHP, along with the copy of Electrical Safety r.1anuai and General Safety Instructions for kind information please. 2. The E.D(Tech), HPERC, Keonthal Commercial Complex, Khalini,Shimla-2, along with the copy of Electrical Safety Manual and General Safety Instructions for kind information please. 3. H',e Chief Electrical Inspector, Block No. 29, SDA Complex, Kasumpti, Distt. ShlmlatH .P.)-171009, along with the copy of Electrical Safety Manual and General . ).;1fety Instructions for kind information please. \,3/Tlie SEeIT), HPSEBL, Shimla-4, along with the copy of Electrical Safety Manual and GI:nerai Safety Instruction, to upload the same in the HPSEBL website.

(Er. Ma e Irkek)

Chi gineer (Comm.),

HPsEB, Vidyut Bhawan, Shimla-4

Phone: 0177-2656624

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ELECTRICAL SAFETY MANUAL

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GENERAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

HIMACHAL PRADESH STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD LTD.

ELECTRICAL SAFETY MANUAL & GENERAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

CONTENTS:PaRe No. 4to 6

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Statutory Requirement Pertaining to Safety

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Definitions/Terms

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Responsibility Assignment

14 to 16

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Safety Precautions & Instructions

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Safety Document (Permit to work)

33 to 53

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Safe working on Electrical Lines

39 to 47

b)

Safe working on Sub-Station

47 to 52

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Safety Devices and Equipmems

54 to 59

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Earthing

60 to 71

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Construction and Transportation

72 to 84

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Accidents, Investigation and Reporting

85 to 90

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Tools & Plant

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First Aid

92 to 102

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Safety bindings on Contractors

103 to 109

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Do's and Do Not's

110 to 111

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112 to 116

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Construction Underneath Overhead Line

117 to 120

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DESCRIPTIONLTlTLE Safety Policy and Fundamentals of Safety

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Annexures Annexure-I

Permit to Work

Annexure-II

Permit to Work Audit

Annexure-III

Near Miss Incident Record

Annexure-IV

Form for Reporting Electrical Accidents

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AnnexlIre·V

Application for Prearranged Shutdowns

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Annexure-VI

Field Job Audit Form

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Annexure-VII

Tool Bag Audit Form

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Annexure- VIII

Safety Audit Form

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Fire Extinguisher Record

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Accident Investigation Committee)

Report

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HPSEBL is committed to provide a sdfe working place J/ld environmt'llt to its authorized line statl

Safety Policy

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and other stakeholders as an integral part of its business philosophy and v,dues. All work shall be

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carried out with utmost care, giving due consideration to s;.ltf..'ty; which shall not be compromised under allY circumstance. We will make safety a top-of-the-mind matter for all authoriz~d line staff and will integrate it with all business processes through an Integrated Safety Man,lgement Jrproach, which fucuses on Peuple. Prou:sses, Systems. Technology and Facilities. supported by demonstrated leadership and duthuri zt.:'d line statlcommitment at all levels as the primc drivers. We believe that accidents and risks to health are prevelltJblc through a cuntinual improvement in working environment and the involvement of all authurized line stdfl in creJ ing a Safe, Healthy & Accident-tree work place for themselves and the society at IMge. To this effect we will also enhance the awareness, skill and co'11pete:1ct.:' levpl of our authorized line stafr. supervisory engineering associates and progressively to the CO~l 01 men and nlaterials.

HPSEBL Safety Organization Structure:

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Electrical Safety Of icc/' (Corporate Level) Chief Engineer ( P & M)

All the Dy. CE /

All the Dy. CE/

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4.2 Responsibility of Electrical Safety Qfficer (Corporate Level):­ The Chief Engineer (P & M) shall be the Electrical Safety Officer at the Corporate level and his responsibilities shall be as follows:­ •

Promote a safe and healthy culture throughout the company.

• Set a high standard for safety and health practices & lead them by example. •

Ensure that the needed financial. material and personnel resources are provided to achieve the goals and objectives of safety and health prog ramme

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Ensure that the programme is fully implemented and effective.

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Upgrade the stipulated norms time to time and take corrective actions that are needed .

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Ensure thal each employee is provided with adequate and appropriate occupational safety and health training.

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Review each accident anci conduct any invt'stigation where in an Clccident has re­ sulted in serious injury (fatal/non-fatal) or property damage.

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Review the programme on an annual basis.

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En sure the company's compliance with all applicable federal & loca l safety and health requirements.

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Ensure that the safety and health policies are comprehensive & effective.

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Prom ote safe ty & health and serve as a resource to all staff.

4.3 Responsibilities of Electrical Safety Officers at Circle Level:­ All the Dy. CE/SE(Op). Dy. CE/SE(ES). Dy. CE/SE(Generation). Dy. CE/SE(Protection) and Dy. CE/SE(Electrical) at various Hydro projects under execution under HPSEBL shall act as Elec­ trical SClfety Officers 01 the respective circles Clnt! they shall ensure the following:­ • Ensure that each element of programme is implenlt'llted within the periphery of the circle. •

Ensure that all circles and down below up to lineman/supervisor in the juris diction comply with the programme.

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Ensure that safety/health surveys are conducted In his/her circle on regular basis. fre­ quently (Once per quarter) .

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Ensure that each equipment in the jurisdiction of circle is properly maintained .

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Ensure that each Division. Sub-Divi sion (Sub-Station & line maintenance) up to supervisor, (Jr. Engineer/linem, All other persons shall be warned to keep away from the area. v.

The supervisor before allowing any Workmen to commence work on the lines, mains or apparatus shall create a salety zone hy short circuit:ng together all the conductors allu adel)u,llely earthen un both sidl's the piacl' (Ii' wurk,

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ELE'CTRICAL SAFETY Mi\N~JAL & GENERAL S,'\FETY INSTRUCTIONS -iii PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN WHEN WORKING WITH A PERMIT a) On equipment in the sub-stations:It is also the duty of the permit holder to check whether the equipment/line has heen properly earthed. The staff member shall he informed.

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On which equipment/part of equipment where it is safe to work. The Area where it is dangerous to work shall be barricaded by ropes & flags.

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When men have to climh up structures or apparatus which hring them under re­ duced

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to live parts, the authorized line staff shall he present at site and

din'ct the work. h) Overhead line:I. Before touching the conductors, each conductor shall he discharged and connected well to

e;lrth by means of discharge rods.

2. This shall he done 3t two points on each side of the place of work . In addition, the conduc­ tors should be earthed on poles (or towers) on which work is actually carried out, as per standard practice. 3. The work pn one uf the circuits of a double circuit line shall be carried out in accordance

with the following regulations. The minimum distance from the conductors of the live circuit and where the men are working on the (dead circuit) shall be 1500mm & above( for 220 kV Phase to phase lll ) \I

Only minor work must be recorded hefore switching off.

2. In case of Parallel line/equipment. the anticipated load transfer after switching shall he judged and accordingly the decision regarding switching shall he taken .

3. The authorized person who is going to supervise the work must he ready to take per­ mit / and he shall apply for permit.

4. After ohtaining permission from Suh-Station/SLDC/ALDC (In case of EHV System) in­ form the other end Sub-Station shift in charge accordingly.

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In case of shutdown on line/Transformer a) Ensure that the Circuit Breaker of the associated line is open first and confirm all the three poles ...~

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1. Gather all photos, drawings, interview material and other information collected at

the scene. 2 Determine a clear picture of what haprened. 3. Formally document sequence of events.

10.3.3 .1 Classification of data of Ana ,l ysis and causes: 1. Unsafe Acts what activities contributed to the accident. 2. Unsafe conditions what materials conditions, environmental conditions and equip­ ment condition contributed to the accident. 10.3.3.2 Analysis about the contribution of Safety Controls: 1. Engineering Controls - machine guards, s3fety controls, isolation of hazardous areas, monitoring devices. 2. Administrative controls - procedures assessments inspection. re cords to monitor and ens'ure safe practices and environments are maintained . 3 Training controls- initial new hire safety orientation , job specific safety training and periodic refresh e r training. 10.3.3.3

Idcntific.ltioll ofthe controls that ha\'e failed:

List the specific eng!neering, administrativp and training controls that failed and how the se failun's contributed to the ;lccident.

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IdenUfication ofthe controls that have worked properly:

List any controls that prevented a more serious accident or minimized collateral damage or injuries.

10.3.3.5 Determine: 1. What was not normal before the accident? 2. Where the abnormality occurred? 3. When it was firsl noted ? 4. How it occurred? 10.3.3.6 Conclude:

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2. lJnsafe Conditions . 10.3 .3.7 Final Analysis: 1. Define the Probl ~ fn(wh;lt happen ?). 2. Establish the norm( What should have happened ?). 3. Identify, locate and describe the change than ideal' one(what, where, when, to what extent) 4. Specify what was .lIld what was not affected . 5. Identify the distinctive feature of the change. 6. List the possible Cduses. 7. Select the most likely causes.

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Prevention:

What needs to change or to be improved to prevent similar accidents in the future'? 1. Engineering Controls. 2. Administrative Controls.

3. Training Controls.

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Report Writing:

Final report should be precise and should contain every dt·tail without giving room for any ambiguity or contradicting interpretation . It should highlight th e pre .~

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When a man has received

drt uf yuur body in circuit eithl'l' to gmulld or across the term:nal \', l l'n m:l ki ng a connection or doing opeLl j o n .

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Do not tOllch an electrical circuit when your hands metal case flash light around appar3ttlS which is energized.

II. J Place rubber mats in front of electric;:11 switchboard .

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Preach and prJctice safety .at all the time. Good work can be spoiled by an acciclent. .

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I Do not wear loose clo.thing. metal watch I straps, bangles or finger rIngs whli!> ! working on appliances . Do not h'ln~ , clothes and such other th i ngs on electric fittings. Do not touch tht:' circuit with bare fingers or hand or oth(Jr makeshift devices to determine whether or not it is

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\V ork deliherately and carefully. ! Do not work on role or ~ln y t:'levated ro­ Haste callses many accidents. Be sllre I sition if there is a live r an on it, without · of what you are doing. the safety belt and ruhher gloves and unless the authorized line staff stand s on the ground nearby to direct operation and give warning.

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rope, otht:'rwise the laddt:'r should be , held firmly by another authorized lilll> , ~taff. Do not remove Safetv Tags or other ' -: igns or interface with sai'e ty barriers 0 " go beyond them. I

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En sure th;]t al! portable appliances are provided with 3 rin plug and socket ronnections. Al so the metal work of the appJratli S is effectively earthed . .i

Do not use a lamp in a metal holder fixed i to the end of a loo se flexible wire as a portClhle hand lamp. D(J not disconnect (I plug hy pulling the flt:'xihlp clhlt:' or when th e switch is on .

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CHAPTER-1S Safety and Disaster Management 1I1111dclidi Pradesh is prone to lIlany nCllUral hClzards such as E~lrthqllakes. landslides, tbsh 1l0lJJ~. snowstorms Lind aVCllanches etc. the stLltp is also evident to the hazards which Lire Ill, nmCldl' sllch a~; forest fires. accident road, Industnal and hazLirdous chemicals . Earthquakes. howe\','1 is til(' 1110st prominent dan­ ger III the stClte, as 80 earthquakes have been experiL'ntt!ti in the state. As per the SIS seismic wning map five districts of the State, namely Ch'llllba (53.2'X,) Hanl JrpUr (90.

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Sy stem and voltage of supply, (Whether EHV /HV/LV line, Sub station /generation station / consumer's instal­ lation /servict, mains/other installa­ tions)

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In case the victim(s) is/are employees(s) ot a lict~llseJ contractor

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I. Did the victim(s) possess any electrical \VlJrkmell's pennit(s) supervisor's cer­ tificate of compett:'ncy?

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II. Name and designJtion of the person who assignl!d the dl;t!eS of the victims(s). 9 . In case of accident in the system of the genel\lting cumpany / licensee, was the per­ mit to work (PTW) taken '? 10.

a. Describe fully the nature Jnd extent of illjuries, e.g. tUI."/ di ' ablement (pennanent or temporary) or any portion of the body or burns or other i n~ uries

b.ln case affatal accident, was the post mortem perfor:llel;?

11. Detailed causes leadi'1g to the accident (to be given in a st:parate sheet annexed to this form) 12. Action taken regarding first aid, medical attendant:' etc, im n ediately after the oc­ currence of the accident (give details).

13. Whether District M~lgistrate and police station CU'1CId'nel the accident (if so, give details)

lave been lIotified of

14. Steps taken to preserve the evidence inconl1ectiull With th" lccident to the extent

pussible. 15. Name and designa~:oll(s) of the person(s) assistillg, sup" 'vising the person(s) killed or injured.

16. WhJt safety e4uipment were given to Jnd u"ed by tbe pe:'son(s) who met with this accident (e.g. n:bber gloves, rubber mats, safety ht'lts al!clladders etc.)?

17. Whether isolating sv itches and other sectil nalizin ' devicl.'s were elllployed to deaden the sections ['or working on the sallie? W!:,: ther working section was eJrthed at the site of work! IS. Whether the work on the live lines was undertaken !'y authorized person(sj'? If so, the name and the Jesignation of such person(s) may be gi"en. 19. Whether artificial resuscitation treatment was giv'~n ~o tlw person(s) who met

with the electrical accident'? If yes, how long was i, continued before its aban­ donment'?

:W. Name and deSignation of the persons prl'sent at and ',\ itnes.. ·.!d the accident. L 1. Any otht'r infol'lllatic'lljretndrks.

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Apulication for Prearranged Shutdowns ~ J Name of the Applicant

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St'ction " f line or feeder or equip­ ment on which shutdown is re­ iquired

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