RISK ASSESSMENT -CABLE PULLING LAYING, GLANDING AND TERMINATION FROM RT BAY OUTDOOR ENCLOSURE TO RT CONTROL BUILDING.doc

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TASK RISK ASSESSMENT Task: CABLE PULLING / LAYING, GLANDING AND TERMINATION Area: FROM RT BAY OUTDOOR ENCLOSURE TO RT CONTROL BUILDING Sr # 1

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Activity PREPARATION

Personnel Involved

Hazard

Emal operators/ electrician s

 Interference with operational activity  Hazard due to operational activitY

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 Supervisor to ensure approved PTW from Emal operation is available prior to enter any Emal facilities.  Obtain isolation permit and confined space permit.  Only competent and authorized personnel to be deployed, supervisor to control.  Supervisor to give tool box talk prior to start the task and must be documented. This shall cover the method statement and risk assessment.  Proper coordination with Emal shift supervisor prior to commencement of the activity.  Activity shall be carried out the personnel supervision of receiving activity.  Ensure all workers received the Big 5 training from EMAL training

Responsible Emal operation / contractor supervisor

Residual Risk P S T 2

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CABLE PULLING / LAYING ON CABLE TRAYS AND LADDERS

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 Sharp edges from existing cable tray/ladders  Damaged existing cable.  Slips, trips and fall at the same level.  Fall from height or from ladder.

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 Work check list has to be completed.  Barricade the area with sign board and provide appropriate electrical insulation material.  Inspect all hand tools to be used for the task, do not use homemade hand tools, use appropriate hand protection.  In case of emergency, immediately contact EMAL Emergency Response Team, EMERGENCY NO:02-509 2111  Extra care to be taken while pulling the cable on cable tray/ladders, use hard hand gloves.  Extra care to be taken while pulling cable to the existing cable tray/ladders, if necessary protects the existing cable with polyethylene sheet.  Maintain housekeeping around the working area.

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Use only wooden or GRP ladder.  Don’t leave cut cable inside the building & top of panels.  Inspect ladder before

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CABLE PULLING / LAYING IN CONFINED SPACE

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 Communication barriers among workers.

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 Manual handling hazards.

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 No available

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use; assign one man to hold the ladder on the ground while in used. Always climb up and down facing the ladder. Don't carry tools or materials in your hand while climbing up and down ladder. All workers involve in working at height must wear their full body harness and 100% tie off. Cordon the work area to avoid unauthorized entry. Provide applicable safety warning signboards Do not keep unwanted materials on top of the ladder. Materials to be removed should be in safe manner – one by one--, ensure no materials to be dropped. Good communication measures / devices shall be used. Supervisor to give toolbox talk regarding proper manual handling. Obtain confined space permit. Daily toolbox talk to be given prior to start the job, supervisor to monitor.


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 Access/Egress

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 Gas meter will be used to monitor and record o2 levels  Entry to the confined space through log register only.  Stand by person to be deputed in the entrance of confined space.  Lifeline to be attached with the employees as required.  Emergency response team must be notified about confined space work before entry.  Provide access ladder. Make sure that it touches the ground properly and should have a meter excess outside the confined space. Ensure that the ladder to be used is in good condition.  No metal ladders allowed at EMAL projects  Ladder must have valid inspection tag.  Follow permit precautions and procedures.  Emergency procedure must be displayed at prominent location and cascade to operatives on regular interval and recorded.  Smoking is strictly prohibited inside and around the confined


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 Communication barrier

 Unknown quantity of workers inside the confined space

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space.  Provide fresh air inlet fan as required.  A competent person will be positioned outside the confined space is such a manner that he will be able to monitor the activity and status of the personnel working inside. He will be the immediate source of contact of those personnel in confined space.  Ensure that one competent person reserve on site while 1st person on break (toilet).  In case of emergency, immediately contact EMAL Emergency Response Team. EMERGENCY NO:02-509 2111  Maintain consistent communication between entrant and attendant by using radio phone (walkie – talkie), signal light, rope or any other means of communication  The number of persons in the confined space should always be known and signed onto the confined space permit before entry


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Cable pulling group  Not using P.P.E.’s

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 Changing environment conditions

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 Presents of toxic gases and lack of oxygen

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 Confined space watchman to be posted at entrance of confined space at all times and to sign workers into and out of confined space  All personnel involved in activities must wear P.P.E.’s at all times (hard hat, safety glass, safety shoes, hand gloves, dust mask 3M-8210, cover all. Clear safety glasses inside confined space)  And any other P.P.E. should it be required for the tusk  Workers must attend the Emal confined space training.  Gas test to be done before entry.  Gas/oxygen test to be completed in regular intervals, Supervisor to monitor / as required.  Each shift provide safe access to work location  Provide explosion proof lights as per confined space requirement  Gas /oxygen test to be conducted in hourly basis and keep record along with confined space permit.


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 Positive ventilation to be Cable pulling group


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 Blocked access/exit routes  Fall of materials and/or tools  Fall of personnel  Back injuries/strains

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 Use of zinc spray during cable pulling

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 Fall from height

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or from ladder.


provided into the confined space If required  Personnel shall ensure that correct handling practices are used at all times, i.e. bending the knees and keeping the back straight.  Personnel shall ensure that access routes are kept clear at all times and/or alternative walkways are provided.  Personnel shall ensure that all tools and equipment are kept secured at all times.  Read first the MSDS before commencing any task.  MSDS must be available at the work force  Use only wooden or GRP ladder.  Don’t leave cut cable inside the building & top of panels.  Inspect ladder before use; assign one man to hold the ladder on the ground while in used.  Always climb up and down facing the ladder.  Don't carry tools or materials in your hand while


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Cable pulling group

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CABLE DRESSING


 Manually guiding of cable into cable rollers.

 Poor communication among workers during the cable pulling.

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 Slips, trips and fall at the same level.  Slips, trips and fall into manholes

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 Manual handling  Hand injury

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 Fall of materials


climbing up and down ladder.  All workers involve in working at height must wear their full body harness and 100% tie off.  Extra care to be taken while manually guiding of cable to the cable rollers, use hand gloves.  Check each roller if it is rolling smoothly, apply WD40 or grease as required.  Supervisor to ensure all workers understand the objective of the activity, crew meeting to be held.  Two way radio (walkie – talkie) will be used for communication.  Maintain housekeeping around in the working area.  Proper barrication around the manhole to be provided.  Provide hard barrication when not working in the confined space.  Supervisor to give toolbox talk regarding proper manual handling.  Cordon the work area to avoid unauthorized entry.  Provide applicable safety


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warning signboards Do not keep unwanted materials on top of the ladder.  Materials to be removed should be in safe manner – one by one--, ensure no materials to be dropped.  Use only wooden or GRP ladder.  Don’t leave cut cable inside the building & top of panels.  Inspect ladder before use; assign one man to hold the ladder on the ground while in used.  Always climb up and down facing the ladder.  Don't carry tools or materials in your hand while climbing up and down ladder.  All workers involve in working at height must wear their full body harness and 100% tie off.  All workers involve in working at height must wear their full body harness and 100% tie off.  Barricade the working area by using safety cones warning tape / signboard.  No materials or hand tools to be stocked on the top of 

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 Fall from height or from ladder.

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 Using damaged hand tools

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MARKING AND DRILL THE GLAND PLATE.  Remove the gland plate from DB  Mark the glanding location  Drill the marked area according to the gland size.

 Incompetent workers.

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 Slips, trips and fall at the same level.

Electrician s& Helpers

 Use of damaged Hand tools.  Using of drill machine.  Dust from drill machine.  Electrocution.  Sprains & strains to hands and arms

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ladder.  Do not over load or allow materials to get accumulated on the working platform.  Supervisor/operatives to ensure that all hand tools must be in good condition, no homemade hand tools to be used at site.  Competent workers to be deployed, supervisor to check the competency of the workers.  Obtain LOTOV permit.  Strictly follow EMAL LOTOV procedure  Supervisor to ensure approved PTW is available on site prior to commencement the task.  Toolbox talks to be held at site and documented.  Inspect hand tools before use.  Inspect drill machine before use and ensure dead man switch.  Ensure proper grounding.  Ensure area to be drill is clear from any services.  Only competent and authorized worker for the using


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GLANDING, JOINTING AND TERMINATION: → Opening of insulation and cut the cable for jointing/termina tion. → Crimp the lugs/ferrules to the cable. → Remove the bolt from the breaker and tight the cable lugs with bolts to the breaker

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 Use of sharp hand tools.  Competency of electrician/cable jointer.  Using damaged hand tools/ Torque wrench  Use of Heat gun (hot blower), electrocution/ burns.  Using damaged hydraulic crimping tool

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of power tools. Provide dust mask 3M 8210 or 3M respiratory mask. . (where ever required) Only 110 V to be used at site. Use of cutting fluid when drilling to avoid burns, damage to equipments. Close unused holes in gland plate by grommets or PVC plug. Obtain LOTOV permit. Strictly follow EMAL LOTOV procedure When doing the termination in existing system ensure that power is isolated and no current in the working place. All hand tools must be in good condition with valid colour code, no homemade hand tools to be used at site, supervisor to check. Torque wrench must be in good condition with calibrated sticker on it. Supervisor to check. Supervisor to ensure the competency of electrician/cable jointer. Inspect heat gun before use; ensure that heat gun is in good


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TESTING  Continuity Test  Insulation Resistance Test  Phase Orientation check

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condition with valid colour coded. Only 110 V to be used at site Provide firewatcher and fire extinguisher as required. Ensure that hydraulic crimping tool to be used is calibrated and functional Ensure that crimping tool must be compatible or same size with the lugs or connectors.

 All hand tools must be in good condition, no homemade hand tools to be used at site, supervisor to check.  Access towards to the testing area to be barricaded and watchman to be posted.  Testing area to be barricaded and proper sign boards to be placed which read "TESTING IN PROGRESS KEEP AWAY".  Avoid cable joint.  Ensure that all power power sources to be connected with ELCB.  All testing equipments must be in good condition and with valid test calibration.


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INSPECTION

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 Clear everybody from the area where testing is in progress.  All testing equipments must be in good condition and with valid calibration test certificates.  Maintain good housekeeping around the working area.  Walkway and gangway to be kept free of obstruction Only competent and authorized person to do the inspection, ensure notified the client with all necessary documents.  Maintain good housekeeping around the working area.  Walkway and gangway to be kept free of obstruction.  All temporary cable should be properly organized.


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Consequence Probability

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TRA Conducted By (Name & Emp#):

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TRA Approved By (Name, Emp# & Signature):

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