JOB SAFE PROCEDURE
MANUAL EXCAVATION AND LV CABLE
JOB/TASK TYPE:
DEPARTMENT / DIVISION: JUBAIL ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT
JOINT AND LV CABLE TERMINATION AND BACKFILLING
JOB SAFETY PROCEDURE N0: COMPILED BY: KIC – ST1 Approved BY SEC:
APPROVED BY SUPERVISOR: SHAHBAZ ABDUL SAMAD APPROVED BY ENGINEER: MOHAMMAD ABUHASOON
Head: helmet Eye/Face: Feet: Clothing: Respiratory:
P.P.E. REQUIRED FOR TASK:
Ear protection: Safety harness: Hands: Arc Flash PPE: 0ther - Specify:
HAZARDS
LIST ALL STEPS IN PERFORMING THIS TASK IN EACH STEP, WHAT COULD CAUSE DANGERS PREVENTATIVE CONTROLS REQUIRED TO
SN (In sequence) INJURY, LOSS, DAMAGE (Injuries, Damage, Illness, MINIMIZE / ELIMINATE HAZARD
INTERRUPTION, OR POLLUTION? Pollution, etc)
Prior to issuance of permit, receiver
Commencement of wrong Working without and issuer attendant must inspect
1 Obtain work permit
work knowledge site and identify hazard and rectify
necessary
Prior to issuance of permit, APR,
Struck by equipment such as safety officer and standby attendant
2
Site Preparation vehicle for transportation, Injury to must inspect site and identify
tools placed on site employee hazards and rectify necessary
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1- Operator & permit receiver shall
The operator and be trained and certified on LOTO
permit receiver 2- Operator & permit receiver shall
are at risk of look for main isolation points that
3 Isolation of the energy source (Electricity)(LOTO) Electric Shock suffering burns, completely isolate the power from
internal bleeding, the cables they are intending to
cardiac arrest, or work on.
even death. 3- Electrical protective gear (PPE)
shall be worn at all times while
performing the isolation.
COLLAPSE OF EXCAVATION Injury to workers Keep excavated material at least 1
MATERIALS AND PROPERTY meter away from the the
DAMAGE excavation edge of the trench.
Ligament strains. Full training and instruction
Manual Muscle strains. provided in both induction and on-
4 MANUALLY EXCAVATION Handling Fatigue. going
Abdominal safety training.
hernias. Design out the need for manual
Prolapsed/hernia handling where possible
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ted discs. Mechanical aids used wherever
Paralysis. possible
Workers adhere to guideline
weights & to only lift what they are
able
to lift
All excavations shall be covered by a
LOCATION OF Fall/Slip permit to break ground that is to be
UNDERGROUND / Damage to Utility completed prior to breaking ground.
ABOVEGROUND SERVISEC Injury to workers Work on and in excavations will only
(Such pipeline, cable etc.) AND PROPERTY be undertaken by competent
DAMAGE persons. Excavations will be
formally inspected before entry at
the start of every shift, where works
have been carried which affect the
stability, or where a substantial
collapse has occurred.
1-The operator and receiver of the
permit must ensure that all
Electric shock transformers are completely
from powered isolated.
5 LV CABLE JOINT Electric Shock cables 2-Workers working inside the
manhole shall wear special electric
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PPE at all times.
3-Workers working inside the
manhole shall use isolated tools.
Only qualified and competent
persons to work on
electrical equipment.
Contact with All work on electrical equipment
‘live’ electrical only to be carried
Electricity: components out following isolation.
Electrocution causing electrical Employees are competent to
undertake the
shock, burns or isolations. This must either be done
electrocution. at the local substation or at the fuse
board.
Shall Apply Lock Out Tag Out system
as approved
from RC.
fire due to high Work Site should be clean from any
voltage combustible or
Injury to flammable material.
Fire Hazard, personnel and Fire Extinguisher shall be available,
property Fire Blanket shall be use to
damage minimized the Hazard.
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Using sharp tools to cut the Hand Injury 1- Handling sharp material shall be
cable mentioned in toolbox talk before
every job.
2- Using sharp tools with care.
3- Wearing protective gloves all
times (PPE).
4- Barricade the work area to avoid
unauthorized entry.
THE WORKER 1- The gas torch used by competent
MAY HARM HIM and certified technician
SELF OR GETTING 2- inspect gas cylinder and its
BURN AND GAS auxiliary (gas regulator and torch)
FIRE HEAT EXPLOSION
CYLINDER OR before start the work
EXPLODED AND 3- use long hose to make the gas
HARM THE cylinder far away from the fire
WORKER source
Load shall be of manageable size &
weight.
Injury to Safe way of lifting shall be explained
Oversize loads. Hands Crush,
personnel and to workers
Failure of pulley.
property trough TBM and STARRT.
Sharp Edges.
damage Hydraulic Boom truck lifts shall be
used for heavy or
awkward loads.
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All hand tools shall be isolated and in
6 Use of sharp good condition, no homemade
LV CABLE TERMINATION TO TRANSFORMER Hand Injury
hand tools hand tools to be used at site,
supervisor to check
Only qualified and competent persons
to work on electrical equipment.
Contact with ‘live’
All work on electrical equipment only
electrical
to be carried out following isolation.
Electricity: components
Employees are competent to
Electrocution causing electrical
undertake the isolations. This must
shock, burns or
either be done at the local substation
electrocution.
or at the fuse board. Shall Apply Lock
Out Tag Out system as approved
from RC.
Competency of At risk of SEC operator to ensure the
electrician/cable electrocution/ competency of
jointer. burns electrician/cable jointer.
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Inspect heat gun before use;
Use of Heat gun ensure that heat gun is in good
At risk of burns
(hot blower) condition Provide firewatcher and fire
extinguisher as required.
1- before start work makes sure about
serious injury or safe isolation (LOTO)
Electric Shock death due to 2- only allow authorize cable splicer for
electrical shock any kind of cable joint work activity
3-only isolated tools allow for the task
THE WORKER MAY
1- The gas torch used by competent
HARM HIM SELF
and certified technician
OR GETTING BURN
2- inspect gas cylinder and its auxiliary
AND GAS
FIRE HEAT EXPLOSION (gas regulator and torch) before start
CYLINDER OR
the work
EXPLODED AND
3- use long hose to make the gas
HARM THE
cylinder far away from the fire source
WORKER
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THE WORKER MAY
1- The gas torch used by competent
HARM HIM SELF
and certified technician
OR GETTING BURN
2- inspect gas cylinder and its auxiliary
AND GAS
FIRE HEAT EXPLOSION (gas regulator and torch) before start
CYLINDER OR
the work
EXPLODED AND
3- use long hose to make the gas
HARM THE
cylinder far away from the fire source
WORKER
Injury to
7 Collapse Of workers AND Keep excavated material at
EXCAVATION BACKFILLING Excavation Materials PROPERTY least 1 meter away from
DAMAGE the excavation edge of the
trench.
Fall/slip
damage to
Clear walkways work area
utility
SLIP, TRIP, & FALL of equipment construction
injury to
debris and other material
workers and
property
damage
8 daily toolbox talks and explain them
Housekeeping ERGONOMICS manual handling about manual handling about
hazard and wrong working postures
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Prior to closing of permit, receiver
Commencement of wrong Working without and issuer attendant must inspect
Close work permit
9 work knowledge site and identify all work properly
done by team and rectify necessary
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