st stOn 31 December-2011, eleventh year of 21 Century

was concluded. Looking back, the year 2011 was not

only as active and busy year in as terms of quality

engineering service provider but also as responsible

visionary and missionary organisation by imparting and

sha r i ng knowledge th rough va r ious t r a i n ing

programmes and workshops throughout the year. But

we do believe in 'Looking Ahead' rather than “looking

back” .So, let us look ahead.

In March-2012, M/s. T&ATSPL will be completing it's

success journey of 24 years and entering the silver

jubilee year of inception of the company. It was star ted

from the 'scratch” and reached to the 'Shikhar' (Peak).

The Company's story of achievement is very exhausting

but exciting. And now it has become a company's stsignature characteristic to march ahead on every 1

March of the year by organising something big to

celebrate the inception day of the company. In line with

that, company has planned to organise state level st stseminars on 1 March-2012 and 1 Marh-2013. Also a

compilation work for publishing an interesting

voluminous book on “Safety” is in pipeline and we have

planned to release the same during the seminar on st“Safety” on 1 March 2013

With this, management of M/s. Trivedi & Associates

Tecknical Services (P.) Ltd and M/s. Pratibha

Engineering Services and Editorial Board of Techno

Trend wish all of you and your family members a very

happy, healthy and prosperous new year 2012

Till then Good bye….

Er. Mrugen Mehta

Editor

Issue No. : 17 January - 2012For Private Circulation only

ALVIDA EXCITING ELEVEN, WELCOME TWILIGHTING TWELVE

EDITORIAL

WELCOME - 2012

CMD, DIRECTORS, EDITORIAL BOARD

OF

M/s. TRIVEDI & ASSOCIATES TECKNICAL SERVICES (P.) LTD.

AND

M/s. PRATIBHA ENGINEERING SERVICES

WISH

THEIR VALUABLE CLIENTS, WELL WISHERS AND THEIR FAMILIES

“A VERY HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR-2012”

ENJOY KITE FLYING

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M/s Trivedi & Associates Tecknical Services (P.) Ltd.,

Vadodara organised one day workshop on “Electrical

Maintenance Practice and Indian Electricity Acts & r dRules-2003” on 3 December 2011 at Anjar

(Kutch).The workshop was jointly organised with

Federation of Kutch Industries Associations (FOKIA) for

the benefit of all the industries of Kutch and Saurashtra

region and it was proved to be a grand success. Due to

active support and co-operation of FOKIA, 65 delegates

from 28 various industries par ticipated in the said

workshop. We are pleased to receive the positive and

encouraging feedbacks and valuable suggestions

regarding contents, planning and arrangements for the

above said workshop.

It was matter of great pleasure that workshop was

formally inaugurated by Er. Nitin Borwankar, Chief

Mechanical Engineer of Kandla Port Trust, Er. J .N.

Patel, Electrical Inspector, GOG, Bhuj was Guest of

Honour for the inaugural function. Both of them

stressed upon the importance of healthy maintenance

practice and provisions of Indian Electricity Acts &

Rules. They also praised the effor ts put up by the

organisations, M/s T&ATSPL and FOKIA to spread the

awareness of electrical safety amongst the industries of

Gujarat and congratulate them for the same.

Er. Mrugen Mehta of T&ATSPL presented key note

speech in his lucid manner on behalf of Er. N.N. Parekh,

Keynote Speaker who could not make it for workshop

but sent his speech for the occasion.Er. Parekh in his

keynote speech explained the importance of safety by

citing numerous good examples.

Er. Nimish Phadke, Managing Director, FOKIA welcomed

the guests, invitees and delegates in his warm welcome

speech. Er. Mrugen Mehta of T&ATSPL gave away vote

of thanks. Er. P .N. Trivedi, Managing Director, T&ATSPL

and Er. H .P. Trivedi, Director, T&ATSPL remained

present throughout the workshop and encouraged the

delegates. Shri. Rajat Ved conducted the inaugural

function.

In three technical sessions, highly qualified and

experienced faculties Er. D .M. Bhatt, Retd.V .P of M/s

RIL and Er. S .A. Pandya, Retd. G.M. of M/s RIL

deliberated at length and width the various topics like

e lectr ica l maintenance pract ice, faul t cur rent

calculations, ear thing calculation, provisions of Indian

Electricity Acts & Rules, electrical safety etc.

In concluding session, a live interaction took place

between learned faculties and delegate friends and all

the questions and doubts raised by the delegates were

very well taken up and answered by both the faculties.

Thereafter, Er. J .N. Patel distributed the par ticipation

cer tificates to delegate friends with his good hand. And

the workshop was concluded by Er. Mrugen Mehta in

his own humorous manner.

In nutshell, with the active support and co-operation of

FOKIA, T&ATSPL and it's team achieved a grand

success in organising the workshop in highly

professional manner.

Congratulations to dedicated team of M/s. T&ATSPL /

M/s. PES and FOKIA.

REPORT OF WORKSHOP ON “ELECTRICAL MAINTENANCE PRACTICE &INDIAN ELECTRICITY ACTS & RULES-2003” AT ANJAR (KUTCH)

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GLIMPSES OF WORKSHOP AT ANJAR, KUTCH

DELEGATE FRIENDS DURING THE SESSIONER. P. N. TRIVEDI DISTRIBUTING CERTIFICATES

ER. NITIN BORWANKAR ADDRESSING GATHERINGLIGHTING OF LAMP BY DIGNITORIES

ER. J. N. PATEL ADDRESSING THE GATHERING

DELEGATE FRIENDS & INVITEES AT FUNCTION

ER. J. N. PATEL DISTRIBUTING CERTIFICATES

‘JAI HO’ BY ORGANISING TEAM

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oaIntroduction SA is a management tool for

structured, periodic & objective evaluation of an

industrial set-up. It's aim is to help the mgmt to

protect its assets by directing the mgmt/work force

in HSE areas & knowing compliance with

established standards.

oTypes of SA - Self, by dept personnel

- Corporate/Group/HQ team

- 3rd par ty External agency

oCheck compliance with statutes, internal declared

norms, industry wide practices etc.

oIdentify deviations from specified SOPs.

oReview procedures for its validity/revision.

oRev iew adequacy/e f fec t i veness o f sa fe ty

inspections/observations.

oIdentify process conditions which are safety

critical.(operating window, runaway possibilities)

oIdentify equipment conditions which are safety

critical.( mech integrity, interlocks, alarms, trips)

oIdentify MAJOR risk situations.

oVerify documents.

oKeep plant personnel ALERT on hazards.

oEncourage persons for positive contributions.

oAssist plant personnel for improvements.

oRecommend measures to improve safety.

oRecommend newer & safer technologies.

o1 Safety/HSE policy

o2 Safety/HSE organization

o3 Safety committee

o4 Safety budget

o5 Accident reporting/investigation

o6 Safety inspection/observation

o7 Safety education & training

o8 Safety communication/promotion

OBJECTIVES OF SAFETY AUDIT

ELEMENTS

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ELEMENTS OF SAFETY AUDIT

SAFETY AUDIT - IS 14489

o9 Plant layout & risk segregation

o10 Working conditions- HK, noise, illumination,

and ventilation

o11 Hazard identification & control

o12 Safe operating conditions

o13 Work permit procedures

o14 Pressure vessels F & unF

o15 Lifting tools and tackles

o16 Machine guarding

o17 Maintenance practices

o18 Electrical systems

o19 pipelines

o20 Bulk chemicals Tank farm

o21 Gas cylinder storages

o22 Transportation of chemicals

o23 Material handling

o24 Personnel protection eqpts PPE

o25 First aid and OHC

o26 Fire protection system

o27 Emergency communication system

o28 Emergency handling preparedness

o29 Waste disposal system

Element : 1. HSE policy

oHSE policy of the company.

oSignatory of the HSE policy.

oPolicy declaration & its awareness.

oTime to time updating & review of policy.

Element : 2. HSE organization

oHSE organogram & manpower strength

oHSE chief reports to CEO or Unit Chief

oHow often Safety personnel are retrained in Safety

oPower of Safety officer w r t suspending &

correcting Unsafe act / Unsafe conditions

ELEMENTS …………… (1)

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ELEMENTS …………… (2)

ELEMENTS …………… (3)

ELEMENTS …………… (4)

ELEMENTS …………… (5)

Element : 3 Safety Committee

oformation of Apex Safety Committee- ASC and its

tenure.

oselection of ASC members – equal representation

form workers - statutory.

oqtrly meetings – MOM to CEO & unions.

oimplementation of recommendations.

oSub Safety Committees – deptwise.

Element : 4 ….Safety Budget

oannual safety budget

obudget as % of turnover of the unit.

oadequacy & utilization of budget.

obasis of preparing safety budget.

otrend of expenditure in last 5 years.

obudget approval – full or cur tailed.

oadditional fund, if needed- agreed/rejected.

Element : 5 … Accident reporting/investigation

odata for past 3 yrs for R & NR accidents.

osystem of classification/analysis.

oappraisal to top mgmt

oimplementation of recommendations.

odisplay of data & its effective utilization.

osystem of NEAR MISS reporting/investigation.

Element : 6 …. Safety inspections/observations.

osystem of internal safety inspection/audit

oinspection team & inspection frequency.

oformats along with Check list system followed.

ocompliance/correction of deviations.

Element : 7 ……… Safety Education & Training.

ois there trg dept/trg section in Safety dept.

oinduction trg / duration / validation.

oinfrastructure for trg / trainers.

otopics covered in trg / languages of trg.

orefresher trg & its frequency.

oExternal trg to sr mgmt /HODs / trainers.

Element : 8 …Safety communication/promotion.

osafety suggestion / near miss reporting scheme.

oparticipate in National / International awards.

oawards won in last 5 years.

osafety contests / publications.

ocelebrations/exhibitions/safety walks/safety talks.

Element : 9… Plant Layout & risk segregation

oapproval of DISH for plant layout drg.

osegregation of process units & storages.

oaccess to eqpts / approach for emergency vehicle /

rescue team.

oportable ladders / drains covering.

Element : 10 … General working condition

o10A … Housekeeping

opassages/ floors / staircases- good condition.

osystem to deal with spillages / samples /drains.

odust bins / segregation / timely disposal.

omarking of walkways.

oextraction/scrubbing system for dust/fumes/vent

gases.

oGHK competitions / encourement.

10 B …. Noise

oidentify areas, processes, machines etc emitting

noise.

onoise measurement- Decibel - & its trend.

oworkers made aware of ill effect of noise.

oengg & admin controls to cut noise level.

oPPEs given & widely used – ear plug/muff.

operiodic audiometric tests- rotation of worker.

10 C …. Illumination

oillumination study by luxmeter.

operiodic cleaning of fixtures / lamps/ window

panes.

ELEMENTS …………………….. (6)

ELEMENTS ……………………………… (7)

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operiodic optometry tests & records.

10 D …. Ventilation

onatural ventilation adequate/supported by fans,

blowers, coolers etc.

orelease of dust, fumes, hot air in work place.

oPPEs for dust, fumes, risk reduction.

Element : 11 …. Hazard identification & control

otypes of hzrds – fire, burn, toxic, explosion.

osafety interlocks, alarms, trips provided.

operiodic testing of above & its record.

opor table devices – O2 meter, Explosimeter,

Dragger tubes available & used.

oHAZOP study under taken/recommendations

executed.

oCEO's approval for major modification/process

change.

Element : 12 … Safe Operating procedures

owritten SOPs for all activities.

oSOPs vetted by safety dept/licenser.

oworkers are aware of SOPs & use them.

oawareness on consequences of violation.

oSOP review & updation time to time.

ocontract workers assigned process oprn.

oElement : 13 … Work permit System

owritten work permit system operative

otypes of permits, precautions, authorization,

validity, renewal, cancellation etc well defined.

oLOTO system for Elect Eqpt, local tags, etc.

Element :14 Pressure Vessels – F & UnF

olist of vessels at press higher than atm pr.

oensure – normal operating press is less than

max working press for which it is designed.

ocodes used for design & fabrication.

operiodic pressure test records.

ELEMENTS ……………………………. (8

ELEMENTS …………………………. (9)

ELEMENTS ………………………….. (10)

opress test witnessed by competent person.

safety devices & inst (alarms/cutoffs) .

olast exam date/next due date written on vessel.

Element : 15 …. Lifting tools & tackles

oare these completely identified & listed.

oSWL/last test date/next due date marking.

operiodic testing as per statute.

Element : 16 …. Machine guarding

oall moving par ts have guard cages.

oguards are firmly fixed.

Element : 17 ….. Maintenance practices

oPM practices/schedule/history cards.

oSMPs prepared & followed at shop floor.

oEqpt handing over/taking over system

Element : 18 … Electrical System

oinstallation as per relevant Elect codes.

ooil cooled Xmers with > 2300 lits oil.

omotor over current protection provided.

ouse of High Rupture capacity (HRC) fuses.

obattery charging room

operiodic testing of Ear th fault loop resistance

ooutdoor substations- fence/gate/house keeping

o11 KV grade rubber hand gloves/rubber mats

oearth pits/ear th rods for Xmer per ISI code

oMCC/PCC- doors interlock/rear space/trench cover

ooperations causing static electricity- ear thing /

bonding

Element : 19 … Pipelines

odedicated pipeline network.

opiping laying – UG/grade level/OH racks.

opublic domain/int roads/public roads Xing

oear thing/bonding/flange breaking/block valve /

PSV/min flow line etc.

ELEMENTS ……………………… (11)

ELEMENTS ……………………………… (11A)

ELEMENTS …………………………… (12)

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opainting as per with color code.

ohot/cold lines are insulated/free of soaking

oNDT survey of critical lines

oexpansion loops/sliding or rigid supporting

Element : 20 …. Bulk chemicals tank farm

otank farm dist from process units

otanks design/fabrication codes.

oUG tanks & its codes for safety

otank farm for petroleum products/SMPV/ bullets as

per PESO licenses

ogaseous chemical storages

operiodic internal / competent person inspection –

exemption from PESO/DISH

Element : 21 … Gas Cylinder Storages

ocyl. shed – dist , types & no of cylinders.

oPESO license – gas cylinders rule

oflameproof elect installation

oventilation/segregation of empty-full

oemergency combating system/approach

odisplay of safety handling inst per GFR

Element : 22 … Transportation of chemicals

otypes of Hazmat transported in/out

oSOP for loading/unloading – MSDS & Trem card

odrivers trained for Hazmat emergency dealing.

Element :23 …. Material handling

obins/racks/silos/tanks-available/adequate

oforklift/crane/hydra/trolley/car t etc

oawareness on hazards of mat handling

omanual handling-buckets/cans/carboys

Element : 24 … P P E

omandatory PPE/work specific PPE

oPPE quality-ISI/CE mark

ostock keeping/control/upkeeping

osafety dept consulted in purchase or L1 criteria

ELEMENTS ……………………………… (13)

ELEMENTS ……………………………. (14)

ELEMENTS …………………………… (15)

oPPEs for contract workers

Element : 25 … First Aid & OHC

oFirst Aid Boxes- available/locations marked/ well maintained stock

oambulance with driver & paramedical staff

otrained First Aiders listed/ available 24 hrs

oOHC & doctors all 24 hrs or alternate way

oliaison with PHC/nearby hospitals

Element : 26 … Fire protection system

oportable extinguishers/locations/upkeep

operiodic upkeep of above & its records

ofire hydrant/monitor net work

ofire water tank capacity & its pumping

oemergency siren/siren code & its testing

oawareness on fire prevention/fighting

oFW lines color code/mock drill/MAS

oinvestigation /correction of fire incidents

Element : 27 … Emergency communication system

osiren has alternate power backup/air operated siren

oaudibility of siren in every corners

oportable PA set/hot line/wireless network/landlines

oinfo on all above - displayed

Element : 28 … Emergency preparedness

oon-site emerg plan available/updated.

oEmergency control centre /assembly pts

okey persons identified for dealing emergency

omedical team/fire rescue team – 24 hours

oMAS with neighbors/fire brigades/PHC

Element : 29 … Waste disposal system

oidentification of solid/liquid/gaseous wastes

odisposal modes-reduction/treat/recycle

oSLF agreement/ambient air monitoring

otreated liquid effluent monitoring & discharge

ELEMENTS ……………………………. (16)

ELEMENTS …………………………… (17)

ELEMENTS …………………………… (18)

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Phone : 0265-2343511, 2331124 Mobile : 98795 44010 Fax : 2350612 E-mail : mis@trivediassociates.co.in / info@trivediassociates.co.in

Trivedi & Associates Tecknical Services (P.) Ltd.

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Branch Office : Plot No. 5 & 6, Near Trupti Hotel, Behind Mobile Tower, Meghpar, Jamnagar Khamboliya Road,

Dist. Jamnagar. Phone : 98250 44026

Site office : At. Mundra, Tata Power / Adani Power Ltd., Contact No. : 98251 44045, 98795 44096

Editorial Board : Er. M. G. Mehta, Er. H. P. Trivedi, Er. Hetal Trivedi

Engineers and Licensed Electrical Contractor

RULES OF TRUE LIFE!!!

1) No one will manufacture a lock without key.Similarly; God w'ont give problems without solutions. So defeat

your problems with great confidence.

2) When you are right, no one remembers you, when you are wrong, no one forgets you.

3) A smile is a curve that can straighten out a lot of things

4) Mistakes are painful when they happen. But years later a collection of mistakes called experience which

leads us to success.

5) Everyone will not get everything. This is the rule of life. Do not try to get which is not yours. But do not

loose which is yours.

6) Life gives answer in ways…it says yes and gives you what you want. It says no and gives you something

better. It says wait and gives you the Best.

Courtesy : Er. Mrugen Mehta

UPCOMING EVENTS

M/s. Trivedi & Associates Tecknical Services (P.) Ltd. is organizing one day seminar on “Static Electricity And stMethodology of Electrical Safety Audit & Energy Audit” at Vadodara on 1 March' 2012, Thursday.

a) Static Electricity b) Methodology of Electrical Safety Aduit

c) Methodology of Energy Audit d) Case studies of topics A,B & C

The seminar will benefit Managers and Engineers from disciplines of Electrical & Engineering in manufacturing

and service industries involved in operation, maintenance, project management and safety management.

Contents of the Programme are as under :

For Registration Please Contact :

mis@trivediasssociates.co.in OR Visit: www.trivediassociates.co.in

M/S. Trivedi & Associates Tecknical Services (P) Ltd, Vadodara.

9825044036, Mr. Sanjay Shah :