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SAFETY RULES

For the Control, Operation & Maintenance


of the QGEWC’s Extra High, High, Medium
& Low Voltage Systems.
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Agenda
• A – General

• Admission to Generating Stations, Switching Stations & Substations.
• Duties of Employees & Others.
• Issue of Copy of Safety Rules & Regulations.
• Variation of Rules.
• Definitions.

• B – Operating Procedures

• Switching
• Earthing
• Loading Instructions to Generating Stations
• Telephone & Radio / GSM Messages.
• Failure of Supply.
• Dangerous Occurrences & Accidents.

Count.

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• C – Safety Rules

• General Safety Precautions


• Access to High Voltage Enclosures & Apparatus
• Earthing
• Permit-to-Work and Sanction for Test
• Limitation of Access
• Work in Substations / Switching Stations Containing Exposed Live Conductors.
• Work on Remotely or Automatically Controlled Equipment
• Work on High Voltage Apparatus other than Metal-Clad Switch gear Spouts, Cables or Overhead
Lines.
• Work on Metal-Clad Switchgear Spouts.
• Work on High Voltage Cables & Overhead Lines.
• Testing of High Voltage Apparatus.
• Work on High Voltage Equipment & Ancillary Apparatus containing Sulphur Hexaflouride (SF6)
Gas or Vacuum.
• Work on High Voltage Equipment Operated by or Containing Compressed Air.
• Work on Oil Tanks.
• Fire Protection Equipment.
• Rules for work on Medium & Low Voltage Apparatus, Conductors & Equipment.
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Preamble :
• The following Rules for the Control,
Operation and Maintenance of the QGEWC’s
High Voltage System are designed for the
protection of the QGEWC’s employees and
others against injury in the course of their
duties and to ensure the safe and efficient
operation of the QGEWC’s equipment.
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• The Rules must be strictly observed by all persons to whom this
book is issued, and ignorance of them will not be accepted as an
excuse for negligence of duty.

• Any person who may have to operate the QGEWC’s High-Voltage
equipment shall be required to satisfy the Authorization
Committee of QGEWC as to their adequate knowledge and
understanding of Safety Rules and Regulations, code of practice,
System Operation procedures and rules in so far, as they may be
applicable to their jobs.

• Any person in doubt as to the interpretation or application of these
rules should refer to the Manager of his Department.
General

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Admission to Generating Stations, Switching Stations
and Substations :

• No person shall enter any Generating Station,


Switching Station or Substation wholly or
partly occupied or owned by the QGEWC
without the written permission of QGEWC’s
concerned Authority.
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1.1 QGEWC :
• Where ‘QGEWC’ is used in this Rules, it refers
to Qatar General Electricity & Water
Corporation (KAHRA MAA).
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1.2 Safety Rules :

• Where ‘Safety Rules’ is used in this Rules, it


refers to Safety Rules for the Control,
Operation and Maintenance of QGEWC’s Extra
High Voltage and High Voltage systems, unless
otherwise specified.
• 1.2.a Policy :
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1.2.a Policy :
QGEWC has prepared the Safety Policy Statement under the
followings:

 Comprehensive Safety Rules, Procedures and Code of Practice


relating to particular activities are issued or will be issued for
general application in QGEWC networks. These policy documents
must be observed by all the staff and by the Contractor’s
representative working at QGEWC sites.

 In designated areas of particular hazard, competent persons who


have authorization will be required to satisfy themselves that all
necessary safety precautions have been carried out before
authorizing the commencement of work
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1.3 “Shall” :
• Where ‘shall’ is used in this Rules with no
qualification, it will indicate a mandatory
requirement with no discretion permitted
and no judgement to be made.
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1.4 “Shall, where practicable” :
• Where “Shall” is qualified only by the word
“practicable”, a slightly strict standard is
imposed. It means that where it is possible to
achieve in the light of current knowledge and
invention, but bearing in mind that the hazards
associated with work to be undertaken, then
the requirement must be met. One is not
allowed to avoid the requirement on the
grounds of difficulty, inconvenience or cost
2-Duties of Employees &

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Others
• The Rules must be familiar to all employees
who may be concerned with the QGEWC’s
High Voltage equipment and must be strictly
observed. Employees of Contractors and
others having occasion to operate or work on
the QGEWC’s equipment are also required to
be familiar with these Rules and to observe
them.
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2.1 General Safety
• In addition to the Safety Rules / requirements specified in the Safety
Rules for the Control, Operation and Maintenance of the high
voltage system of QGEWC, for establishing safety of the system, the
safety procedures at work shall also be achieved by maintaining
general safety all the times, at and in the vicinity of the place of
work. Before work or testing commences, it is the personal
responsibility of the appropriate supervisor to satisfy himself that
the Safety precautions are taken to establish General Safety at and
in the vicinity of the work place. Subsequent to the commencement
of work or testing, the person in charge of the work or testing shall
continue to maintain conditions which ensure General Safety. This
person shall also ensure that conditions of other work areas are not
adversely affected by the activities for which he is responsible.
2.2 Additional Safety Rules, Code of

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Practice and Procedures :

• In addition to the Safety Rules for the Control,


Operation and Maintenance of the high
voltage system, other associated Rules issued
from time to time by QGEWC like Grid Code
etc. shall be complied with
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2.3 Additional and Specified Instruction :

• Additional instructions, like System Operation


Memorandum (S. O. M.) explaining or adding
to the Safety Rules are considered part of
Safety Rules. Working on or testing of plants
and apparatus to which these Rules can’t be
applied / or for a special reason should not be
applied, should be carried out in an approved
manner which shall be confirmed in writing.
3-Issue of copy of Safety Rules &

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A) A copy of these Rules shall be:supplied to all
Regulations
persons concerned with the control, operation or
maintenance of the QGEWC’s High Voltage
equipment and each recipient shall sign a receipt
for his copy which shall be kept as record at
National Control Center.
B) A copy of the Rules shall be kept available for
reference at the Control Centers and all primary
substations at which the QGEWC’s high voltage
equipment is installed
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4-Variation of Rules :
• In exceptional circumstances these rules may
be varied to such extent as may be authorized
in writing by the QGEWC’s Director Electricity
Networks Affairs or his deputy authorized by
him in writing to do so.
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Additional Earth – An earth connection of approved
type which is applied after the issue of a Permit-to-
Work or Sanction-for-Test (for example an earth
applied at the point of work) and qouted as additional
earth in the Permit-to-Work or Sanction for Test Card.
This can be removed while the safety Document is in-
force, without intimating System Control.
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Apparatus
• Extra High Voltage – Any apparatus, equipment and conductors which
are normally operated at a voltage exceeding 66 KV and above.

• High Voltage Apparatus – Any apparatus, equipment and conductors


which are normally operated at a voltage exceeding 1000 volts (to check
IEC & other standard).

• Medium Voltage Apparatus – Any apparatus, equipment and


conductors which are normally operated at a voltage exceeding 250
Volts but not exceeding 1000 Volts.

• Low Voltage Apparatus – any apparatus, equipment and conductors


which are normally operated at a voltage not exceeding 250 volts.
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• Approved – Sanctioned by the Director Electricity Networks Affairs or by his
authorized deputy in writing.

• Authorized Person – A competent person appointed in writing by the


Director Electricity Networks Affairs to carry out specific operations and work
on the QGEWC’s system in accordance with his certificate of authorization.

• Caution Notice – A portable notice in approved form attached to apparatus


or its control equipment, conveying a warning against interference with the
apparatus.

• Certificate of Authorization – A certificate given to a competent person


confirming that he has proved himself capable of carrying out the duties he
is expected to perform and defining the limits of his authorization.
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• Circuit Main Earth (CME) – An approved earth connection which is applied as
per the instruction of the system control Engineer before the issue of a Permit-
to-Work or Sanction-for-Test and quoted in the Permit-to-Work or Sanction for
Test as CME.

• Competent Person – A person over 21 years of age, who has sufficient


technical knowledge and experience to enable to avoid danger to self or any
employee or damage to QGEWC’s property.

• Contractor Representative – A person, other than a person employed by


QGEWC who is required to work on high voltage system on or in the vicinity.

• Danger – A risk of loss of life, bodily injury or damage to health from shock,
burn or other cause arising from the Generation, Transmission, Distribution or
use of electrical energy
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• Danger Notice – A portable notice, in approved form, attached to
apparatus when ‘LIVE’, calling attention to the danger of approach to, or
interference with, the apparatus.

• Dead – At or about zero potential with respect to earth and disconnected


from all live system.

• Earthed – Connected to the general mass of earth in such a way as to


ensure an immediate discharge of electrical energy without danger.

• Limitation of Access – A form signed and issued by an Authorized Person


to a Competent Person in charge of work other than work on high voltage
apparatus defining the limit of the area within which the work is to be
carried out
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• Live – Electrically charged.

• Permit-to Work - A form of declaration signed and issued by a


Senior Authorized Person to a Competent person, in charge of
work to be carried out on high voltage apparatus, for the
purpose of making known to that person exactly what
apparatus is dead, isolated from all points of supply and feed
back, and connected to earth, and on which it is safe to work.
A Permit-to-Work may also be issued to a Competent person
in charge of work above ground level in proximity to live high
voltage apparatus
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• Sanction-for-Test - A form of declaration signed and issued by a
Senior Authorized Person to a Senior Authorized Person in charge
of testing of high voltage apparatus for the purpose of making
known to such person, exactly, what apparatus is dead, isolated
from all points of supply & feed back and connected to earth on
which it is safe to carry out the test and what apparatus is to be
tested and the condition under which testing is to be carried out.

• Senior Authorized Person - An authorized person whose letter of


authorization permits such person to issue and cancel Permit-to-
Work and Sanction-for-Test cards. He is authorized to carry out
switching / operation on QGEWC’s EHV, HV apparatus /
equipment.
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• Switching - The operation of switch gears and isolators and
other methods of making or breaking a circuit.

• System Control Engineer - An Engineer appointed by the


QGEWC, whose duties are to ensure the implementation of
Safety Rules and check for maximum safety at all times to
personnel and equipment on the QGEWC’s system and who is
on duty for the purpose of controlling Generation Transmission
and Distribution of Electricity within the State.

• Working Party - Persons working under the immediate


supervision of a Competent Person or Authorized Person.
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B- Operating Procedures
6- Switching :

6.1-Operation of Circuit Breakers and Isolators :


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• 6.1.a No high voltage switching or associated operations
shall be carried out without the permission of the System
Control Engineer except in cases of emergency and
immediate danger to persons or apparatus.

• 6.1.b When the System Control Engineer requires high


Voltage switching to be carried out, he shall communicate
directly with the authorized person who is to carry out
the switching. In the absence or failure of direct
communication facilities, the message may be relayed by
a competent third party, Rule 9 being observed.
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• 6.1.c Switching or operations to the System Control
Engineer’s instruction, or with his consent, shall be
carried out without undue delay and all switching or
operations, whether to the System Control Engineer’s
instruction or with his consent, or when there is
immediate danger to life or equipment, shall be
reported to the System Control Engineer as soon as
possible after each operation. The circumstances of
an occurrence necessitating any emergency switching
shall be reported immediately after the operation.
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• 6.1.d Should any equipment show signs of
distress or faulty operation, the circumstances
shall be reported immediately to the System
Control Engineer and the equipment shall be
examined before further operation.
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• 6.1.e When any person receives instructions
regarding work on or the operation of high
voltage apparatus, he shall report any
objection to the carrying out of the
instructions to the System Control Engineer
who shall then have the matter investigated
and if necessary, referred to higher authority
by the concerned.
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6.2-Recording of Switching :
• A record of all high-voltage switching and relay
operations shall be entered appropriately in
the station Log. The System Control Engineer
shall record in his Log, the time and particulars
of all high-voltage switching carried out to his
instructions or his consent. Also all relay
operations must be logged with the
appropriate action taken thereon
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7. Earthing :
7.1- Circuit Main Earths (CME) :

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• No high-voltage earthing switch shall be operated or
Circuit Main Earth (CME) connection attached or
moved except on the instruction of, or with the
consent of, the System Control Engineer, by a Senior
Authorized Person or a Competent Person acting
under his immediate and direct supervision. Each
operation shall be reported to the System Control
Engineer as soon as possible after completion, where
the location of each connection to earth must be
recorded on the Permit-to-Work or Sanction-for-Test
card.
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7.2-Recording of Earthing :

The System Control Engineer shall record in his


Log Book the time of application and the
location of all Circuit Main Earth (CME)
connections and the time of their removal
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8. Loading Instructions to Generating
Stations :
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8.1-Load Allocation :
 8.1.a The allocation of load to the GENERATING STATIONS /
units (manual/AGC) is the responsibility of the System
Control Engineer and will be varied by him from time to time
as required by system condition, as stipulated in Grid Code.
• 8.1.b The out put of any privately owned
Generating Plant with whom QGEWC has
entered into an agreement, will also be
supervised and controlled by the System
Control Engineer to the extent stipulated by
the relevant agreement
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 8.1.c Any person receiving instructions from the System
Control Engineer regarding station loading, voltage
adjustment, frequency control and associated matters shall
carry out the instructions without undue delay and where
necessary shall report the completion of the operations to
the System Control Engineer.

• 8.1.d Where there is any objection to, or difficulty in


carrying out the System Control Engineer’s instructions, he
shall be notified of the circumstances and will then
investigate the matter, referring if necessary to higher
authority.
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8.2- Recording of Loading Instructions :

• The System Control Engineer shall record in


his Log the time and nature of all loading and
associated instructions issued by him and may
add such explanatory notes as he deems to be
necessary or useful.
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9-Telephone, Radio & GSM Messages :
• Every telephone, radio & GSM messages relating to
operation of the high-voltage system (including
when relayed through a third party) shall be written
down in full text by its sender and receiver without
alteration or abbreviation (other than those
approved), together with a record of the time of
receipt. It must be read back by the receiver to the
sender exactly as written to ensure that it has been
accurately received and understood to avoid any
ambiguity on the part of the sender and receiver.
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10 - Failure of Supply :
• A failure of supply from whatever cause, to or
from any part of the QGEWC’s high-voltage
system shall be immediately reported to the
System Control Engineer.

• DURING FAILURES OF SUPPLY, ALL


APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND CONDUCTORS
OF THE CIRCUIT (S) AFFECTED SHALL BE
TREATED AS BEING ALIVE.
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11-Dangerous Occurrences and Accidents :

• All dangerous occurrences and accidents on the


QGEWC’s high-voltage system shall be reported
immediately to the System Control Engineer who
shall immediately pass on the relevant
information to the Director, Electricity Networks
Affairs or his Deputy confirming in writing as soon
as possible. System Control Engineer shall also
take immediate action to inform Security / Fire
Officer, call Fire Brigade and Ambulance if
required.
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C- Safety Rules
12- General Safety Precautions :
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12.1Work on High Voltage Apparatus :
• No person shall carry out work of any description (including maintenance, repairs, cleaning
and testing) on any part of High Voltage apparatus unless that part of the apparatus is :-

a) Dead,

b) Isolated and all practicable steps have been taken to lock off live parts,

c) Efficiently connected to earth at all points of disconnection of supply to the apparatus


or between such points and the point(s) of work. These earths should be applied in an
approved manner,

d) Screened / or working area roped off where necessary to prevent danger and Caution
& Danger notices fixed,

e) Released for work by the issue of a Permit-to Work or Sanction-for-Test and unless
such person is fully conversant with the nature and extent of the work to be done.
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• It is the duty of the person issuing the Permit-to-Work or
Sanction-for-Test to satisfy himself that the foregoing
provisions are complied with.

• Provided that if the clearances specified in Rule 17 (1) are
maintained, work may be carried out on structures above
ground level under Part ‘A’ of a Permit-to-Work or at ground
level under a Limitation-of-Access and the provisions of
Rule 12 (1) (a), (b) & c) need not apply. Making live or dead
by signal or pre-arranged understanding after an agreed
interval of time is forbidden.
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12.2 Interference with Conductors :
• No person shall touch the insulation which
covers or supports any conductor subject to
high voltage unless the conductor is dead,
isolated and earthed.
12.3 Fixing of Danger & Caution Notices &

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Screens, Barriers, Flags etc.
• Work shall not be carried out on any high voltage
apparatus which has been made dead and earthed
until Caution notices have been attached at all
points where such apparatus can be made live.
Danger Notices shall also be attached to or placed
adjacent to the live apparatus and at the limits of
the zone in which work may be carried out.
Caution Notices, Danger Notices, Barriers, Screens
and Flags shall be fixed and removed only by or
under supervision of an Authorized Person.
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12.3 Safety Locks (Distribution) :
A) Safety locks preferably differing from standard locks of the
system shall be used to lock off all switches at points where
the circuit on which work is to be carried out could be
energized. The keys for such locks shall be kept in a key safe, if
provided, or in some other safe place preferably in the
possession of the Senior Authorized Person in charge of the
work.

B) When the circuit on which work is to be carried out is controlled


only by fuses and links, the fuses, links and carriers shall be
removed and kept in the custody of the Senior Authorized Person
responsible for issuing the Permit-to-Work, or in some safe place.
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12.5 Danger Envelopes
• Danger envelopes will be provided for the
reception of keys which secure switches,
barriers, spout shutters, lock-out equipment
or other similar devices provided for the
protection of men working under a Permit-to-
Work or Sanction-for-Test. The Danger
envelope will be locked in a key cabinet, if
available, until it is again required to restore
the circuit to normal service.
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12.6 Work on Towers & High Structures :

• All persons while at work on towers, poles and


high structures shall make proper use of their
safety belts & helmets and no man shall work
alone on any tower or high structure.
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13-Access to High Voltage Enclosures &
Apparatus :
13.1 Enclosures Containing High Voltage

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Apparatus :
• Barriers in generating stations or substations (including
plates on access ladders) cutting off access to enclosures
within a station, chambers, cubicles or cells containing
live high voltage apparatus shall normally be kept locked
and the key shall be kept in a box or cupboard and shall
be removed only by an Authorized Person for the
purpose of obtaining access to the high voltage
apparatus. No person except an Authorized Person or a
person acting under his immediate supervision shall
have the access to any enclosure, chamber, cubicle or
cell in which a live conductor is exposed.
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13.2 Underground Chambers :
• Smoking is strictly prohibited in all underground chambers
except where it is specifically permitted. No person shall enter
and exposed flames are prohibited in any such chamber
unless adequate precautions have been taken (e.g. use of
suitable natural or forced ventilation) and the consent of an
Authorized Person obtained. Where dangerous fumes are
liable to be present, these precautions shall include testing for
gas by means of an approved detector. Where one or more
persons are required to work in an underground chamber and
where dangerous fumes are liable to be present, an extra
person shall be kept on duty outside the chamber and such
person shall keep in touch with the worker or
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• workers inside the chamber. If necessary,
however, such person may enter the chamber
from time to time although he shall not
remain inside longer than necessary. If it is
deemed necessary by an Authorized Person,
approved breathing apparatus shall be worn
and a rescue line attached to a person
entering a confined space.
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13.3 Towers & Gantries :
• Gates and devices to prevent climbing of
towers and gantries shall always be kept
locked except when opened under the
instruction of an Authorized Person
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14-Earthing :
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14.1 Equipment for Earthing :
When high voltage apparatus is to be discharged and earthed, it shall be
done :-

A) By the use of earthing switches or special apparatus where


provided, or
B) Where not provided by other approved means and when a circuit
breaker is used to make the earth connection then the tripping feature
shall be rendered in-operative before closing and if practicable, the
mechanism shall be locked in the closed position. Earthing devices shall
be of an approved type and of adequate current carrying capacity.

Earthing devices shall be examined for defects at least quarterly and


always immediately prior to use by an Authorized Person.
14.2 Procedure for the Use of Portable

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Earthing Devices :

a) Earthing devices shall not be applied in any cell or compartment in


which there is danger of accidental contact of the device with exposed
metal part live at high voltage.
b)
c) Earthing devices shall be connected to the earth system before being
secured to the dead phases. The earthing connection shall only be
secured to the phases by means of an earthing pole or other approved
apparatus and care must be taken to ensure that good connection is
made.

d) When removing earthing devices, they shall be disconnected from the


phases first by means of an earthing pole or other approved apparatus
and connection to the earth should be disconnected at last.
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14.3 Earthing Metal-Clad Switchgear :
For the purpose of earthing metal-clad switchgear, approved appliances only shall be
used. The insertion of the hand or any tool in to the contact spouts for this purpose is
forbidden.

Before work is carried out on the withdrawable portion of truck type or metal-clad
switchgear, the provisions of Rule 12.1.a & b shall first be complied with. The apparatus
shall then be :-

a) Checked by means of an approved voltage indicator (the indicator itself being


tested immediately before and after the verification).

b) Discharged to earth,

c) Efficiently connected to earth (such earth to remain connected unless the


apparatus is bodily removed from its normal live position and is disconnected from
the possible sources of supply).
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15-Permits-to-Work & Sanction-for-Test :
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15.1 Arrangements for issue :
a) Permits-to-Work and Sanction-for-Test shall be issued only with the consent
of the System Control Engineer who shall retain in his custody a copy of
each Transmission Permit-to-Work and Sanction-for-Test issued. In the case
of a Distribution Permit-to-Work or Sanction-for-Test, he shall retain a
record of their issue.

b) Work shall not be carried out by any person on high voltage apparatus or in
proximity to any such apparatus where technical knowledge or experience
is required to avoid danger until a Permit-to-Work or Sanction-for-Test has
been signed and the card copy handed by a Senior Authorized Person to the
person in charge of the work. The Senior Authorized Person shall ensure the
person receiving the Permit-to-Work or Sanction-for-Test fully understands
its contents. The person in charge of the work shall then sign the card copy
and its original and retain the card copy in his possession until he has signed
the clearance and returned it to the Senior Authorized Person.
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C) The person in charge to whom a Permit-to-Work is issued
shall be a Competent Person and the work shall be carried out
under his immediate supervision. In the case of an over head
line with all conductors dead, immediate supervision shall be
deemed to include the area between additional earths as
defined in Rule 21.2.d.

D) No person holding a Permit-to-Work or Sanction-for-Test may


leave the site of the work while work is in progress.

E) A Permit-to-Work shall be issued to the person in charge of


each independent working party.
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F) Only one Sanction-for-Test may be issued on
high voltage apparatus at any one time and
under no circumstances may a Permit-to-Work
be in force on any high voltage apparatus
within the points of isolation specified on a
Sanction-for-Test.
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15.2 Precautions During Progress of Work :
a) The apparatus isolated and earthed for work under the terms of a
Permit-to-Work must remain so until the Permit-to-Work is cancelled.

b) Should work for which a Permit-to-Work or Sanction-for-Test has been


issued be such that the apparatus may be put into commission before
its completion, then each time the work is suspended, the Permit-to-
Work or Sanction-for-Test shall be cancelled.

c) Apparatus isolated and earthed for testing and in connection with


which the System Control Engineer has given to the Senior Authorized
Person a Sanction-for-Test and approval for the operation of switches,
isolators, earthing switches and earth connections for test purposes
within the isolated section, comes under temporary control of the
Senior Authorized Person
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He may, without further reference to the
System Control Engineer, operate it in
accordance with these Rules.

He may remove the earths and make it live


from a testing supply. He will be responsible for
coordinating all such operations on the isolated
equipment and for ensuring safety, during tests.
15.3 Procedure for Clearance and

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Cancellation After Issue :
1. After work, for which a Permit-to-Work has been issued
and has been completed (or suspended by a Senior
Authorized Person), the person in charge of the work shall
sign the clearance. He shall then immediately return the
card to a Senior Authorized Person who shall then obtain
the consent of the System Control Engineer and cancel
the Permit-to-Work.
2. After work, for which a Sanction-for-Test has been issued
and completed, the Senior Authorized Person shall sign
the clearance with the exceptions noted and shall then
obtain the consent of the System Control Engineer to
cancel the Sanction-for-Test.
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16. Limitation-of-Access :
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16.1- Arrangement for issue :
a) Limitation-of-Access will be issued by an Authorized Person with
consent of the System Control Engineer to a Competent Person.
b) A Limitation-of-Access will be issued to a QGEWC employee /
Contractor’s representative who is in charge of work in a high
voltage compound, the work being such as will not require the
issue of a Permit-to-Work under Rule 15.1.b. The Limitation-of-
Access will be signed by an Authorized Person and the original copy
handed to the person in charge of the work. The Authorized Person
issuing the Limitation-of-Access shall ensure that the person in
charge of the work fully understands its contents. The person in
charge of the work will then sign the documents and retain the
original copy in his possession until he has signed the clearance and
returned it to the Authorized Person for cancellation.
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c) The person in charge to whom the Limitation-of-
Access is issued shall be a competent person and the
work shall be carried out under his immediate
supervision.

d) No person holding a Limitation-of-Access may leave


the site of the work while work is in progress.

e) A Limitation-of-Access shall be issued to a person in


charge of each independent working party.
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16.2- Procedure for Clearance and Cancellation :

• After work for which a Limitation-of-Access


has been issued and completed (or suspended
by an Authorized Person), the person in
charge of the work shall sign the clearance. He
shall then immediately return the original
copy to an Authorized Person who will cancel
the Limitation-of-Access with the consent of
System Control Engineer.
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17-Work in Substation & Switching Stations
Containing Exposed Live Conductors.
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17.1Safety Clearance to Live Conductors :

A) When work is to be carried out in a substation in


which there are exposed live high voltage
conductors, then, unless the whole equipment is
dead, the section which is to be made dead for work
to be carried out shall be defined as far as possible
by the use of barriers, notices, flags and roping
arrangement so that the minimum clearance from
the nearest exposed live conductor to ground level
or to any platform or access way which may be
required to be used shall be :
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Rated Voltage Clearance
Not exceeding 6.6 KV 2.57 m (8 ft 5inch)
Exceeding 6.6 KV but not exceeding 11 KV 2.59 m (8 ft 6inch)
Exceeding 11 KV but not exceeding 33 KV 2.74 m (9 ft 0inch)
Exceeding 33 KV but not exceeding 66 KV 2.97 m (9 ft 9inch)
Exceeding 66 KV but not exceeding 132 KV 3.43 m (11 ft 3 inch)
Exceeding 132 KV but not exceeding 275 KV 4.57 m (15 ft 0 inch)
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The area to be defined at ground level shall
only be that in which work is to be carried out.

B) If the work is such that these clearances are


not sufficient to avoid danger, other suitable
arrangements shall be made to provide the
requisite degree of safety.
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17.2 Use of Ladders & Long Objects :

a) Ladders shall be of an approved type and of no greater


length than is required for the work involved.
b) Ladders and other long objects shall not be used without
the permission of a Senior Authorized Person. The
movement and erection of such ladders and objects shall
be carried out only under the direct supervision of the
Competent Person in charge of the work and when moved
at ground level, they shall be carried only in the horizontal
position and as near ground as practicable.
c) All portable ladders within substations or switching
stations when not in use shall be securely locked to a
suitable anchorage.
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a) The apparatus shall be made dead,
b) The apparatus shall be isolated from all
points of supply including voltage and
auxiliary transformers and common neutral
earthing equipment from which the
apparatus may become alive,
c) Caution notices shall be attached at all
points where the apparatus can be made
alive,
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d) The apparatus shall then be :-

• Checked to ensure that it is not live where practicable, by


means of an approved voltage indicator itself being tested
immediately before and after the verification,
• Efficiently connected to earth at all points of isolation from
the supply, to ensure that effective earth connections are
applied on all sides of plant/equipment require to work on
including points of isolation from the common neutral
earthing equipment where applicable or between such
points and the points of work.
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• E) Circuit Breakers, Isolators, Spout Shutters, Control
Handles and Safety Devices shall be locked in position by
the keys provided for the purpose which shall then be
placed in a Danger Envelope.
• F) TRANSMISSION ONLY :
If work is such that operations (a) to (c) have to be carried
out at more than one stations, the Authorized Person at
each station shall place the keys involved in a Danger
Envelope and lock the envelope in a key cabinet until he
receives instructions from the System Control Engineer to
restore the equipment to normal service.
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g) A Permit-to-Work or Sanction-for-Test shall then be issued.

h) Unless the circuit main earths through which the apparatus is


connected to earth are close to and visible from the point of work,
the apparatus shall be efficiently connected to earth by means of
additional earths at the point of work. The application of
additional earths is not required where these earths coincide with
the Circuit Main Earth (CME).

i) Earths may be removed under the terms of a Sanction-for-Test


after which they shall be immediately replaced or noted under the
‘exceptions’ when clearing the Sanction-for-Test.
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20. Work on Metal-Clad Switchgear Spouts :

20.1 - Busbar Spouts & Busbar Voltage Transformer


Spouts

When work is carried out on busbar spouts, the


following operations shall be carried out in
strict sequence :
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a) The section of bus-bars on which work is to
be carried out shall be made dead and shall
be isolated from all points of supply.
b) The isolating arrangements shall be locked
so that they can’t be operated and the
shutters of live spouts locked shut.
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c) Where practicable, the bus-bars shall be checked by
means of an approved voltage indicator to verify that
they are not live, the indicator itself being tested
immediately before and after the verification. The
checking with the voltage indicator shall be done on the
panel to be earthed with the Circuit Main Earths (CME)
and also on the panel on which work is to be carried out.
d) Caution notices shall be attached at all points where
the apparatus can be made live and Danger notices
attached to all adjacent live apparatus.
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e)The bus-bars shall be earthed with approved
earthing equipment at a panel other than that at
which work is to be carried out on the isolated
section of bus-bars. For the purposes of earthing
metal-clad switchgear approved appliances only
shall be used. The insertion of the hand or any tool
into the busbar and feeder spouts for this purpose
is strictly forbidden.
f)The operation set out in rule 19 e, f & g shall be
carried out.
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g)Work on the spouts shall then be done under the
personal supervision of a Senior Authorized Person (where
the feeds from all the remote ends are not isolated) who
shall prove each spout dead by means of an approved
voltage indicator before it is worked on, the indicator itself
being tested immediately before & after the verification.

h) Earths may be removed under the terms of a Sanction-


for-Test after which they shall be immediately replaced or
noted under the “exceptions” when clearing the Sanction-
for-Test.
20.2- Feeder Spouts & Feeder Voltage Transformer

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Spouts :

• When work is to be carried out on


feeder and voltage transformer
spouts, the following operation shall
be carried out in strict sequence :
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a) The circuit shall be switched out and isolated,
b) The isolating arrangements shall be locked so that they can’t be
operated and shutters of live spouts shall be locked shut,
c) Where practicable, the circuit shall be checked by an approved
voltage indicator to verify that it is dead, the indicator itself being
tested immediately before and after the verification,
d) Caution notices shall be attached at all points where the apparatus
can be made live and Danger notices attached to all adjacent live
apparatus,
e) The circuit shall be earthed with approved earthing equipment at all
points of isolation of supply. For the purposes of earthing metal-clad
switchgear, approved appliances only shall be used. The insertion of
the hand or any tool into the feeder or voltage transformer spouts for
this purpose is strictly forbidden,
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F) The operations set out in Rule 19.e, f & g shall be carried out,

g) Work on spouts shall then be done under the personal supervision of a Senior Authorized Person, who
notwithstanding the requirements of Rule 12.1 and Rule 15.2.a. shall remove the earths at the point of work and
prove each spout dead by means of an approved voltage indicator, before it is worked on, the indicator itself being
tested immediately before and after the verification. If the earths that can be applied to the circuit are those
applied in the spouts and are circuit main earths, then while work is in progress no other work shall be carried out
on the circuit connected to those spouts. In all other cases, the requirements of Rule 12 shall apply.

h) When the spouts are connected to an overhead line on which there is any likelihood of dangerous induced
voltages, additional earths shall be efficiently connected at the nearest point to the point of work where access to
the conductors can safely be obtained.

i) Earths may be removed under the terms of a Sanction-for-Test after which they shall be immediately replaced or
noted under the “exceptions” when clearing the Sanction-for-Test.
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21-Work on High Voltage Cables &
Overhead Lines :
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21.1 - High Voltage Cables :

• The provisions of Rule 19 shall apply to work


on high voltage cables and in addition, the
following precautions shall be taken :
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a) No person, after receiving a Permit-to-Work or Sanction-for-Test shall
work on or in any way interfere with any high voltage cable or
conduit or trough containing a high voltage cable until personally
instructed at the point of work by a Senior Authorized Person.
b) When any high voltage cable is to be cut or joint opened, a Senior
Authorized Person shall satisfy himself that the cable has been made
dead, identified and spiked before allowing work to proceed.
c) When work is to be carried out on cable circuits in proximity to other
live circuits and on cable circuits with fully insulated metallic sheaths,
special precautions should be taken to avoid danger from induced
voltages. Where special conditions exist, the work shall be carried
out in accordance with the QGEWC code of practice.
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21.2 Overhead Lines with all Conductors Dead :

• The provisions of Rule 19 shall apply to work


on high voltage overhead lines and in addition
the following precautions shall be taken :
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a) All persons while working on towers, poles and high structures shall make proper use of
their safety belts and helmets and shall be in visual range of a second person. Before any
pole is climbed, it shall be sounded. No pole impaired by decay or damage shall be climbed
until it has been securely guyed and if necessary, splinted and then only by one person.
b) At each station involved the Authorized Person shall personally check the identity of the
circuit at the point of isolation and report to the System Control Engineer.
c) TRANSMISSION ONLY : Each person who may have to climb a tower shall be provided
with a wristlet marked with the circuit designation of the line on which work is to be
carried out and shall wear it in such a manner that it will be, at all times, readily visible to
the wearer. The person who will be in charge at each tower shall be provided with a green
flag and shall place the green flag in a visible position before allowing any man to ascend
the tower.
d) The conductor shall be efficiently connected to earth by the earthing party at the points (s)
of work or at the adjacent tower on each side of the point (s) of work, but in no case shall
earths be more than two spans apart. In addition, if conductors are to be broken, they
shall be connected to earth at each side of, and on the same tower at the point of work
where the break is to be made. These earths shall be applied before the break is made and
shall remain in position until the conductors are reconnected or until work is completed.
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21.3 Double Circuit Overhead Lines with one
Circuit Live :
• Where work similar to that covered by Rule
21.2 has to be carried out on double circuit
overhead lines with one of the circuits live,
the provisions of Rule 21.2 shall apply and the
following additional precautions shall be
taken:
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A) After placing in position the green flag which shall fit the socket on
the dead side of the tower, and before any other person is allowed
access to the tower, the earthing party under the supervision of the
Competent Person at the point of work shall climb the tower on the
dead side and shall efficiently connect to earth each individual
conductor on that side. They shall then affix red pennants to the cross
arms supporting the live conductors at the junction of these cross arms
with the tower body. The conductors shall remain efficiently earthed and
the Red pennants shall remain in position throughout the progress of
the work and the earths and pennants shall be removed by the Earthing
Party only after all other members of the Working Party have descended
the tower on completion of the work. While affixing or removing the
earths and red pennants, the Earthing Party shall be under observation
by another person at ground level.
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B) Work on a Tee-Off tower shall only be carried
out in the presence of a Senior Authorized
Person and special care shall be taken at
terminal and angle towers.
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21.4Towers Carrying Live Conductors :
Work above the anti-climbing devices on towers carrying live
conductors shall be permitted only under the following
conditions :-

A) The work shall be carried out under the terms of a Part ‘A’
Permit-to-Work and from within the body of the tower.

B) Before anyone is allowed to start work, the Competent


Person in charge at each tower shall define the area to be
worked in by removable barriers, notice boards, roping or
pennants arranged to prevent any person working on the tower
at less than the following distances from any live conductors :
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Rated Voltage Clearance

Up to 33 KV 2.74 m (9 ft 0 inch)
Exceeding 33 KV but not exceeding 66 KV 2.97 m (9 ft 9 inch)
Exceeding 66 KV but not exceeding 132 KV 3.43 m (11 ft 3 inch)
Exceeding 132 KV but not exceeding 275 KV 4.57 m (15 ft 0inch)
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While defining the working area, the Competent Person in charge shall
be under observation by another person at ground level.

c) No man shall work in such a manner that his arms or any tool
extend beyond the limits defined in subparagraph (b) and no tool
greater in length than 0.3 meters (12 inches) shall be taken up a tower.

D) Upon completion or cancellation of the work, the Competent


Person in charge shall inform all members of the working party that it
is no longer safe to work upon the tower and shall then remove the
barriers, notice boards, roping or pennants defining the working areas.
While removing all barriers etc., the Competent Person shall be under
observation by another person at ground level.
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21.5 Adverse Weather Condition
a) In the event of a near approach of a lightning
storm, all work on overhead lines shall cease
immediately and the System Control Engineer is
informed.
b) No person alone shall patrol an overhead line
across country when visibility is dangerously
impaired for any reason.
c) If overhead lines are to be patrolled during the
hours of darkness, suitable lighting equipment
shall be used.
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22. Testing of High Voltage Apparatus :
a) When any high voltage apparatus is to be subjected to test voltage before
being connected to the high voltage system, the Senior Authorized Person
responsible for applying the test voltage shall ensure that such apparatus
is adequately guarded to prevent danger and that Danger Notices are
attached in conspicuous positions during the period the apparatus may be
subject to voltage. All cables shall be discharged before and after the
application of the test voltage.
b) Temporary conductors used for testing purposes shall be of adequate size
and easily visible.
c) Test connections shall not be applied in a cell or compartment in which
there is any exposed metal live at high voltage (this Rule does not exclude
the use of approved voltage indicators or approved devices for phasing
out circuits).
d) Testing of HV apparatus in the present of flammable gas (s) shall not be
permitted.
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23.Work on High Voltage Equipment & Ancillary
Apparatus containing Sulphur Hexaflouride (SF6) Gas :

a) For any equipment containing Sulphur Hexaflouride


Gas, the QGEWC code of practice must be available at
the point of work stating the method for dealing with
the gas and associated compounds. The apparatus
shall bear an approved notice stating it contains
Sulphur Hexaflouride.
b) In addition to the requirements of Rule 19 and Rule
24, the following special precautions shall be taken
when any work involves access to any part of the
equipment which is or has been in contact with the
gas or associated compounds.
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(i) The apparatus shall be isolated from all sources of the supply of
gas purged in accordance with the QGEWC appropriate code of
practice and the associated receivers and pipework, which shall be
left open to the atmosphere.

(ii) The valves shall be locked by safety locks and the keys shall be
placed in the appropriate Danger Envelope.

(iii) Caution notices shall be attached to the valves.

(iv) The work shall be carried out under a Permit-to-Work.


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C) Approved protective clothing, respirators,
eye shields and safe handling equipment shall
be provided and used where danger may arise
from the gas or associated compounds in
accordance with the QGEWC code of practice.
First Aids shall be kept ready before
commencing the work
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24. Work on High Voltage Equipment Operated
by or Containing Compressed Air :
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24.1 Work other than Maintenance Testing or
Operational Testing & Adjustments:

• Work other than maintenance testing or


operational testing and adjustments on high
voltage equipment operated by or containing
compressed air shall be carried out only under
the following conditions :
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a) High Voltage Apparatus, after having been isolated shall be
earthed by an Authorized Person in accordance with the
provisions of Rule 19.
b.1. The valves controlling the supply of air to the equipment
shall be closed and the air released from the associated
receivers and pipe work which shall be left open to the
atmosphere,

b.2. The valves shall be locked in position and the keys retained
by the Senior Authorized Person and Caution Notices applied,
b.3. A Permit-to-Work or a Sanction-for-Test shall be issued to
the person in charge of the work
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24.2 Maintenance Testing :
Maintenance testing on high voltage equipment operated by or
containing compressed air shall only be carried out (a) under the
terms of a Sanction-for-Test, or (b) under the direct supervision of
a Senior Authorized Person under the terms of a Permit-to-Work.
The provisions of Rule 24.1 shall apply before the Sanction-for-Test
or Permit-to-Work is issued. The Permit-to-Work may be the one
issued to a Competent Person under the terms of Rule 24.1 but
under no circumstances will there be more than one Permit-to-
Work issued on the high voltage equipment. The Senior
Authorized Person shall ascertain from the System Control
Engineer that no other Permit-to-Work has been issued on the
apparatus other than the Permit-to-Work under which the
maintenance testing is to be carried out.
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24.3 Operational Testing & Adjustments :

Operational testing and adjustment on


equipment in service, operated by or containing
compressed air may be carried out under the
direct supervision of a Senior Authorized
Person, in which case the provisions specified
under Rule 12.1 shall apply.
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25. Work on Oil Tanks :
a) No person shall enter a vessel which has been emptied of oil or
any other inflammable substance until a Senior Authorized
Person is satisfied that all dangerous vapours have been
expelled.
b) Smoking and exposed flames are prohibited in the vicinity of
open vessels containing or which have contained oil or any
other inflammable substance until the precautions specified in
clause 25.c have been taken,
c) Work on such vessels involving the application of heat is
forbidden until all practicable steps have been taken to prevent
fire or explosion either by the removal of the inflammable
substance and any fumes or by rendering them non-explosive
and noninflammable.
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26. Fire Protection Equipment :
26.1 Automatic Control :

a) Before work or inspection are carried out in any enclosure protected by


automatic fire extinguishing equipment, the automatic control shall be
rendered inoperative and the equipment left on hand control and a
notice to this effect shall be attached.
b) The automatic control shall be restored immediately after the persons
engaged on the work or inspections have withdrawn from the
protected enclosure.
c) The rendering inoperative of the automatic control and the placing of
Caution notices shall be noted on any Permit-to-Work issued for the
work in the protected enclosure, System Control Engineer should be
informed before disabling Automatic feature of CO2 and enabling it
after the work.
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26.2 General :
a) Contact with some chemicals used in fire protection equipment may be
dangerous and in such cases notices to that effect shall be displayed adjacent
to the equipment.
b) Portable fire fighting equipment shall not be used on electrical apparatus
unless such apparatus has been disconnected from the supply.
c) Portable CO2, dry chemical and carbon tetrachloride extinguishers may be
used in the vicinity of live electrical apparatus provided that in the handling
of the extinguishers, the safety clearances specified in Rule 17.1 are
maintained. After the discharge of portable CO2 or carbon tetrachloride
extinguishers in a confined space, the operator shall leave the space until the
precautions set out in (d) have been taken.
d) After any fire, or after the discharge of CO2 or carbon tetrachloride
extinguishers in an enclosed space, the space shall be thoroughly ventilated
before entry or suitable breathing apparatus shall be worn if entry is
necessary before the gases have been cleared.
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27. Rules for Work on Medium & Low Voltage
Apparatus, Conductors & Equipment :
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27.1Precautions to be taken before Working on
Medium & Low Voltage Systems:
• The consequences of shock or burns from
short circuit associated with medium and low
voltage systems may be serious or in some
circumstances, fatal. Whenever practicable,
therefore, work on medium & low voltage
apparatus, conductors and equipment shall be
done while they are dead.
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a. Apparatus must always be made dead wherever this does not
cause materially inconvenience to consumers. The connecting of
services either overhead or underground does not normally
necessitate making the distributor dead to work on.
b. When working on dead medium and low voltage apparatus,
suitable precautions shall be taken by screening or other means to
avoid danger from inadvertent contact with live conductors within
the working zone.
c. Caution notices shall be securely fixed on all switch gear
controlling the apparatus which has been made dead and on which
work is proceeding. Danger notices shall also be attached (where
applicable) on or adjacent to live apparatus and at the limits of the
zone on which work may be carried out.
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d. It is not always possible to make dead or earth
medium and low voltage apparatus. All work on medium
and low voltage apparatus must be carried out as if it is live
unless it is proved dead.
e. When working on live medium or low voltage
apparatus, suitable precautions shall be taken by screening
or other means to avoid danger from inadvertent contact
with live conductors or earthed metalwork.
f. Work on live medium or low voltage apparatus,
conductors or equipment shall be undertaken only by a
Competent Person.
27.2 Work on Medium or Low Voltage

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Cables :
a. Difficulties are sometimes experienced in the identification of
underground cables. The armouring may not be a safe guide in
distinguishing between high and low voltage. Where more than one cable
exists on a route it shall be the responsibility of the Engineer in charge of
the work to positively identify the cable to be worked upon. In the case of
any uncertainty, all the cables in the route shall be made dead.
b. When work is to be carried out on a dead medium voltage cable, it
shall be isolated from all points of supply and caution notices affixed. All
practicable steps shall be taken to prevent the cable being made live
inadvertently, including locking off of any switch gear and the removal of
any fuses or links. Keys, fuses or links shall be kept in a safe place. The
circuit shall be proved dead by means of an approved indicator, the
indicator itself being tested immediately before and after the verification.
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c. Where work is to be carried out on a live cable, only one conductor
should be bared at a time and rubber gloves or a rubber mat shall be
used in addition to any rubber boots worn. All metalwork adjacent to
the point of work shall be adequately shrouded with insulating
material and the metallic sheath shall be bonded across with an
approved insulated conductor before cutting to ensure the continuity
of the electrical circuit through the sheath. No man shall work on a live
cable unaccompanied.

d. When work is to be carried out on auxiliary cables which may be


subjected to induced voltages from adjacent high voltage circuits,
additional precautions to prevent danger from these voltages shall be
taken in accordance with the special instructions issued by the Director
Electricity Networks Affairs, QGEWC.
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27.2 Work on Medium & Low Voltage Overhead Lines :

a. General :
All persons while at work on towers, poles and
high structures shall make proper use of their
safety belts & helmets and shall be in visual
range of a second person. Before any pole is
climbed, it shall be sounded. No pole badly
impaired by decay or damage shall be climbed
until it has been securely guyed and if necessary
splinted and then only by one person.
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b. Adverse Weather Conditions :

(i) In the event of a near approach of a lightning storm,


all work on overhead lines shall cease immediately.
(ii) No person alone shall patrol an overhead line across
country when visibility due to high humidity is
dangerously impaired for any reason.
(iii) If overhead lines are to be patrolled during the
hours of darkness, suitable lighting equipment shall be
used.
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c.Work on Medium or Low Voltage Overhead
Lines :

Before work is commenced on bare medium or


low voltage overhead lines which have been
made dead, the conductors including the
neutral shall be short circuited and where
practicable earthed.
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(i) If the Competent Person in charge together with
the working party leaves the line at any time, so that the
part of the line on which work is in progress is out of
sight of such person and party, such person shall verify
that the local earths are in position before work is
restarted on the line.
(ii) Where work on live medium or low voltage
overhead lines is carried out with the approval of the
Director Electricity Networks Affairs, QGEWC, the
following precautions in addition to those of Rule (27)
shall be observed :
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Work on a live overhead line shall be carried out by a
Competent Person and rubber gloves shall be worn,

In addition, he shall make proper use of his safety belt


when working and a second person must be in attendance
near the pole on which the Competent Person is working,

The removal or replacing of fuses or links mounted on


poles may be carried out by a Competent Person
unattended.
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