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SAFETY ASPECTS IN ERECTION ACTIVITIES
A PROJECT REPORT
SUBMITTED BY
ARUN KUMAR.M
In partial fulfillment for the internship training
Of
HEALTH SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT
IN
2X600MW THERMAL POWER PLANT PROJECT
GAMMON INDIA LIMITED
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February 2012
BONAFIDE CERTIFICATE
Certified that this project report SAFETY ASPECTS IN ERECTION
ACTIVITIES isthe bonafide work ofM.ARUN KUMAR whocarried out the
project work under my supervision.
SIGNATURE SIGNATURE
Mr. A.V. LAKSMINARAYANAN Mr. SIVA KUMAR
PROJECT MANAGER ASST. MANAGER - HSE
PROJECT
2X600MW THERMAL POWER PLANT PROJECT
GAMMON INDIA LIMITED.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I first thank my parents who gave me the moral support right from the
moment i told about this project and who have provided me with opportunity to
serve the society as Safety Engineers, even though one can never repay the debts to
his parents.
I express my sincere thanks to Prof.K.R.RAMANA, Dean of NICMAR, Dr.
SARBESH MISHRA, Placement coordinator, Dr. V. SRIHARI, Dy. Dean of
NICMAR, Prof.S.V.S. RAJA PRASAD, Asst. Prof Safety, for giving me such a
wonderful chance to do a project in GAMMON INDIA LIMITED.
My warm thanks to my guides Mr. SIVA KUMAR, Asst. Safety Manager,
Mr. ARON HILTON, Safety Executive and Mr. Chowdhury, Safety Engineer, for
giving the most valuable input for this successful work - the freedom to think. His
leniency is worth mentioning which helped me to succeed.
I express my sincere thanks to Mr. A.V.LAKSMINARAYANAN, Project
Manager and Mr. CHACKO, Project Manager for his valuable guidance during the
course of our project. It would be a big sin if I exempt other people working in this
office. Their care and affection made me feel at home.
My job would remain incomplete if I do not thank all my friends, the
eagerness, support and their good will that had helped us to perform to the best of
our ability.
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ABSTRACT
Health safety and environment (HSE) is a topic in lime light. In this report I have
discussed about safety organization and structure of EPIL along with companies
safety policy and GILs safety procedure. Also safety aspects regarding various
civil activities are also discussed. Check list is been prepared for all these activities
(example: Excavation, Working at heights, inspection of PBDs and Vechicles).
Aim is to make implementation of safety easier. Supervisor must be trained to fill
the check list before starting that particular work (in the absence of safety person at
that location).
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
S.No CHAPTERS PAGE NO
1 Safety policy& procedures 7
2 Safety organizational structure 8
3 Brief introduction about JPSPL project 9
4 Safety aspects followed in JPSL project 12
5 EPILs Environment Protection 15
6 Safety while loading/unloading of pipes 16
6.1 Checklist for loading/unloading of pipes 17
7 Safety aspects while transporting of pipes
in trailers
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7.1 Checklist for transporting of pipes 18
8 Safety in stacking pipes (in pipe yard) 18
8.1 Checklist for stacking of pipes 19
9 Safety in various pipeline activities 20
9.1 Safety while performing survey 20
9.1.1 Checklist for survey 21
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9.2 Safety while ROW 21
9.2.2 Checklist for ROW 22
9.3 Safety while stringing operation 22
9.3.1 Checklist for stringing operation 23
9.4 Safety while trenching 23
9.4.1 Checklist for trenching 24
9.5 Safety while welding 25
9.5.1 Checklist for welding 26
9.6 Safety while performing radiography 27
9.6.1 Checklist for radiography 28
9.7 Safety while joint coating 28
9.7.1 Checklist for joint coating 29
9.8 Safety while lowering of pipe 30
9.8.1 Checklist for lowering of pipe 319.9 Safety while back filling 32
9.9.1 Checklist for back filling 32
9.10 Safety while hydro test 33
9.10.1 Checklist for hydro test 34
9.11 Safety while cathode protection 34
9.11.1 Checklist for cathode protection
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10 Advantages of checklist 35
11 Conclusion 36
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1. SAFETY POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
GILs HSE POLICY:
GIL shall maintain a systematic approach to HSE management in our business
activities to ensure:
Health and safety of its employees and those of its sub-contractors;
including other parties who may be affected by this operation.
Regular safety training programmes are undertaken at the sites.
Compliance with laws of Indian government.
Protection of environment and preventing pollution.
GILs achieves this policy through the following procedures:
Visible management commitment to implement HSE plan.
Encourage team work to achieve HSE targets.
Provide adequate resources and educate workforce to minimize personal risk
to Health and Safety.
Recognize and reward good HSE performance.
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Promote positive approach to HSE among employees and empowering to
stop work if unsafe condition exists.
Safe working procedure is being instructed to every engineer.
2. ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE.
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SENIOR SAFETY
MANAGER
SAFETY OFFICER
PIPELINE DIVISION
HSE HEAD
HSE HEAD EPIL
PROJECT MANAGER
SAFETY SUPERVISOR
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3. BRIEF INTRODUCTION ABOUT 2X600MW TPP.
Client : COASTAL ENERGEN PRIVATE LIMITED
Contractor : GAMMON INDIA LIMITED
Name of project : 2X600MW THERMAL POWER PLANT.
Project Manager : Mr. A.V. LAKSMINARAYANAN and
Mr. CHACKO
Now let us discuss in brief about major activities performed in erection activities.
List of major activities involved in pipeline project are as follows:
Survey
Excavation
Concreting
Welding and Gas cutting
Radiography Testing
Blasting
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Painting
Back filling
Beam and Column Erection
Restoration
Survey:
Survey is for design and construction of linear works. At the end of survey
we can get details of the work going to do. ( ex; number of excavation, Quantity of
concreting etc.,)
Excavation:
Stringing:
The crew that moves the pipe from the pipe yard to the right of way and
positions the joints along the right of way parallel to but sufficient distance from
the ditch line.
Trenching:
Trenching is nothing but a type of excavation in which depth of the pit
is more than the breadth.
Main line welding:
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Main line welding is an ordinary welding process which is done
to joint two or more pipes. Its done in 5 stages.
Radiography:
Radiography/x-ray test is generally performed on plates which are
welded. This is to check the quality of welding. Any cracks or faults in weldingwill be detected in this test.
Joint Coating:
The paint, plastic or dope the bare steel of the pipe is covered with
from the factory or that is applied on the "Coating" crew
Lowering of pipe:
This layer has three sub layers.
Pre-padding
Lowering of pipes
Post-padding
Selected finer material placed in the ditch, beneath, beside and on top of the pipe to
prevent damage to the pipe or coating by rocks. Usually 8" is required under the
pipe and 12" beside and on top of the pipe.
Back filling:
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Its a process of filling back the trench. It is generally done after post-
padding.
Hydro test:
Hydro test is a Process of clearing the pigment in pipe by application of
pressure.
Cathode Protection:
Its nothing but similar to electroplating process, done inorder to protect the pipes from corrosion.
Restoration:
Restoration is a process of displaying information boards at certain
points, which has all details about the project. It also acts as a caution for people
who work in that area, not to damage the pipeline.
4. SAFETY ASPECTS FOLLOWED IN JPSL PROJECT
A senior safety manager is been appointed to assist and advise the site / project
management in the fulfillment of its obligation statutory and otherwise concerning
prevention of personnel injuries and maintaining safe and healthy working
environment. Under him, a safety team is operating which comprises of safety
officer and safety supervisors. They establish safety by implementing engineering
and management control. Here PPE , Permits and Procedures are considered as a
final stage of protection in case engineering and management control cannot be
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implemented or proved to be in effective. Few important aspects are been
discussed below.
Tool box talk is been conducted every day before starting of days work. Its been
given by supervisor/foreman of that site. Its duty of safety department to insist
supervisors to give tool box talk and maintain record for it.
Monthly safety meeting is being organized every month by safety department. The
purpose of this meeting is to give employee an idea of what has happened
(regarding safety) in the organization during previous month. Also employees are
been asked suggestion about how to improve safety. They are also welcomed to
share about the corrective measures for avoiding accidents/near misses. Also they
themselves select the topic of the training to be given, which makes the training
more effective.
Training program is next important aspect. Regular training programs are being
conducted by HSE Department on job specific topics. There are two types of
training programs.
On-site training program
Off-site training program
On-site program is being conducted directly in workplace. Employees are trained
how to react during various instance. When I was in training, FIRE FIGHTING
TRAINING PROGRAM was conducted.
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The above picture was taken during the time of training. Senior safety manager
practically explained the operation of fire extinguisher and how to react in case of
fire.
Off-site training program is being conducted in office. Generally people of higher
cadet are being called for this training. When I was in there, training regarding
Hierarchy of Controlling Hazards was conducted. In which employees were told
about importance of engineering and administrative control. The below picture was
taken during the training in which all the control methods were discussed.
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Induction program is done in effective way. Senior safety manager gives induction
for all the employees/people/trainee who enters the site for first time. This
induction includes all the details about HSE policy of organization and Safety
procedures followed in site.
5. EPILs ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION
ESSAR projects India Limited (EPIL) has always assured least damage to
environment. As mentioned in companys HSE policy, EPIL minimizes the
environmental degradation in following ways.
The project length is 253Km and since its a pipeline project, ROW was mostly
given in forest areas and villages where trees are available in large numbers. So in
order to achieve our project many trees were cut down. The good thing is, ESSAR
STEEL (client of this project) has allocated 2hectares of land for planting trees.
Trees are been planted in ratio of 1:2 (two new trees for every old tree). This is annoble job and certificate is also maintained by company for doing so.
Secondly, the food wastes which is common in construction site is not been
disposed to ground or so. EPIL is maintaining separate garbage in which the waste
food materials are dumped. This dumped garbage is been handed over to Orissa
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state municipality and they dispose it as per government standards. By doing so,
contamination of soil is prevented.
EPIL is using sand in oil storage areas, to avoid contamination of soil. The oil cans
(both filled and empty) are kept over the sand. This is because, if spillage occurs,
oil is absorbed by sand and hence soil is protected. Also these sand is being
changed at regular intervals.
5. SAFETY WHILE LOADING/UNLOADING PIPES
Pipes used for this project is been imported from Korea. It comes in ship to Paradip
port. From there pipes are been transported in trailers to pipe yard. Now we are to
discuss the safety aspects while unloading/loading of pipes.
Generally side booms / cranes are used to life pipes. But here, Hydras are been
used for lifting the pipe. Major hazards while dealing with pipe lifting is fall ofpipes or pipes striking on any object or person. To avoid these accidents, the
following checklist is to be completed before starting the operation.
Note:
This checklist should be filled by the concerned safety in charge of that areaor by the supervisor/foreman depending on the availability of person. Filling this
form before start of work could ensure maximum safety to the workers.
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5.1 CHECKLIST FOR LOADING/UNLOADING OF PIPES
S.No Specification Yes/No1 Is proper equipment been used?
2 Is the equipment certified?
3 Is the sling free from damages?
4 Is the weight of pipe less than OVC of equipment?
5 Is the swing area free from obstruction?
6 Does the operator trained?
7 Is the velocity of air with in limit(30M/S)
8 Is banks man been provided?
9 Is the vehicle provided with reverse horn?
6. SAFETY ASPECTS INVOLVED IN TRANSPORTING OF PIPES
Pipes after loading in the trailer should be transported to pipe yard. Also pipesshould be transported from pipe yard to the place of work. So transportation is
most essential sector on which we should concentrate more.
The major hazard while transporting is accidents or run off of pipes. So the
following checklist must be filled before starting the journey to avoid these
hazards.
6.1 CHECKLIST FOR TRANSPORTATION OF PIPES
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S.No Specification Yes/No
1 Is the length of the pipe smaller than trailer?
2 Is the pipe been properly tied to trailer?
3 Is proper support been given to avoid roll off?
4 Is the driver competent person?5 Is the trailer capable of carrying pipes of this weight?
Note:
This checklist should be filled by safety in charge/Supervisor/site in charge
depending on the availability of person. It is essential to fill this form before
starting the travel.
7. SAFETY WHILE STACKING OF PIPES
Pipes after arrival on port are not directly taken to the site location. Indeed they are
stored in a pipe yard and then taken to the site when needed. Now let us discuss
about the safety precaution that must be taken in pipe yard.
General hazards in pipe yard includes roll off of pipes. To avoid such accident, the
following checklist should be filled before starting of work.
7.1 CHECKLIST FOR STACKING OF PIPES
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S.No Specification Yes/No
1 Are the pipes stacked for more than THREE layers?
2 Are the pipes stacked in pyramid shape?
3 Is the ground level flat and free from water?
4 Is the aisle place provided for trailers and equipments (hydra)to operate?
5 Is the pipes been stored based on their category?
Note:
This checklist is to be filled by safety in-charge/supervisor/foreman/site in-
charge, depending on the availability. These checklist is to be filled before
stacking/unloading of pipes in pipe yard.
8. SAFETY IN VARIOUS PIPELINE ACTIVITIES
The various pipeline activities are already discussed in brief already. Here we
discuss about the safety aspects that are to be followed while performing these
various activities. Also checklists are been prepared for every activity. The purpose
of checklist is, it makes us implement safety easily. Any supervisor can even fill
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the checklist, but implementing things in checklist will ensure the absence of
negligence and henceforth, accident too.
8.1 SAFETY ASPECTS IN ROUTE SURVEY
Its evident that for any pipeline or linear projects, first task will be in confirming
the route of proceedings. This in technical term is known as SURVEY. Survey is
done by team of surveyors. The major hazards that a survey team faces is slip/fall
injuries, obstruction/bite of animals. So in order to protect the survey team from
hazards, the following checklist is to be filled up before starting survey.
Note:
This checklist should be filled by safety in-charge/supervisor/team head
depending on the availability of person. Filling this form could ensure maximum
safety to the worker.
8.1.1 CHECKLIST FOR ROUTE SURVEY
S.No Specification Yes/No
1 Are the surveyors aware about the upcoming danger and is
suitable precautions taken?
2 Are the team members wearing competent PPE (gumboots is
must)?
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3 Is first aid box kept ready?
4 Is the emergency vehicle kept ready?
8.2 SAFETY ASPECTS IN ROW (RIGHT OF WORK)
ROW is the area allocated for us to work for our project. In many cases ROW is
given by Government (in case of road or any public property) and in some cases
its been given by public (in case of private land) also. After getting ROW the crewwill be sent to clean that area and make it suitable for work. Generally graders,
excavators are been used. The predictable hazards are fall/slip, exposure to
unfavorable physical condition (noise, light), and hazards due to operation of
machines, hazards due to external factors (overhead and underground cables). To
protect the workers from the hazards and ensure safety, the checklist below should
be filled before start of work.
9.2.1 CHECKLIST FOR PERFORMING ROW
S.No Specification Yes/No
1 Are the equipments used certified?
2 Presence of any overhead cable?3 Are competent PPE (ie dust mask, ear plug, goggle) been used?
4 Is the equipment used, provided with reverse horn?
5 Is the operator qualified?
6 Is banks man/ lime watch been provided?
7 Is ROW area barricaded from road/land nearby?
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2 Is the equipment certified?
3 Is the sling free from damages?
4 Is the weight of pipe less than OVC of equipment?
5 Is the swing area free from obstruction?
6 Does the operator trained?7 Is the velocity of air with in limit(30M/S)
8 Is banks man been provided?
9 Is the vehicle provided with reverse horn?
Note:
The above checklist should be filled by safety in-charge/supervisor/foreman
depending on the availability of person. Filling this form could ensure maximum
checklist to the workers.
9.4 SAFETY WHILE PERFORMING TRENCHING
Trenching is a process similar to excavation. The major difference between
excavation and trenching is, the depth of the pit will be more than the breadth of
the pit in case of trenching. All the hazards which are available for excavation also
exist here. The important fact is that, as per law any pit of deep greater than 1.2M
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is considered as Confined space. So EPIL also treat this as a confined space
while performing jobs in it.
The major hazards involved in trenching are collapse of side wall, Hit/fall on
impact of equipment, overhead/underground cables interference. To avoid such
injuries, following checklist is to be filled before starting of work.
Note:
The below checklist for trenching is to be filled by safety in-
charge/supervisor/site in-charge/foreman depending on the availability of the
person. Filling this form before start of work will ensure maximum safety to the
workers.
9.4.1 CHECKLIST FOR TRENCHING OPERATION
S.No Specification Yes/No
1 Is the equipment used been certified?
2 Has soil test been done?
3 Required slope angle/steps/shoring been done?
4 Is the evacuated soil been placed 5 feet from side walls?
5 Is the distance of half of depth of trench from sidewalls being
barricaded?6 Has the presence of overhead/underground cables checked?
7 Is lime watch been provided?
8 Is the operator well trained?
9 Is mandatory PPE been used?
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9.5 SAFETY WHILE WELDING
Generally speaking welding is of two major categories.
Main-line welding
Tie-in welding
Main line welding is a primary process of welding two pipes. Tie-in welding is a
complicated process. When laying pipes, some place may be left for public passage
or any purpose. But on either side of the gaps, pipes would be laid. Now for laying
pipes in the left area is a challenging job and that process is known as tie-in
welding.
But for a safety person, both the welding has same hazards. So lets not go deep
into classifications.
Major hazards involved in welding are fire/back fire, radiation. To prevent these
hazards the following checklist must be filled before starting welding process.
9.5.1 CHECKLIST FOR WELDING OPERATION
S.No Specification Yes/No
1 Is the proper gas cylinders been used?
2 Is the flash back arresters been used?
3 Are the cylinders kept in vertical position?
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4 Is the valve closed, when not in use?
5 Is the welding cable properly maintained?
6 Is the welder trained to do this job?
7 Does any tent/temporary structure provided during welding?
8 Is the welding area free from flammable materials?9 Are the welders wearing Mandatory PPE?
10 IS the used cylinders stored properly (vertically)?
Note:
This checklist is to be filled by safety in-charge/supervisor/foreman
depending on the availability of the person. Filling this form will ensure maximum
safety to the workers.
9.6 SAFETY WHILE RADIOGRAPHY/X-RAY TESTING
Radiography/X-ray testing is been used to detect any flaws in welding. Actually
there are FIVE stages of welding. After all five stages the X-ray testing is done to
check the completeness of the welding. In JPSPL X-ray testing is been done.
The major and only hazard involved in X-ray testing is exposure to radiation.
When a person is been continuously exposed to radiation without proper protection
he may got his cells damaged which may even result in cancer. To avoid this, its
advised to fill the below checklist before the start of the work.
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Note:
The above checklist has to be filled by safety in-
charge/supervisor/foreman/site in-charge before commencement of the work.
Filling this form could ensure maximum safety to the worker.
9.6.1 CHECKLIST FOR RADIOGRAPHY/X-RAY TESTING
S.No Specification Yes/No
1 Is the x-ray testing been carried out by a trained person?
2 Is the same person exposed always to radiation?
3 Is regular medical attention been given to x-ray person?
4 Is he wearing proper radiation proof clothing during work?
5 Has care been taken to protect nearby people to protect fromradiation?
9.7 SAFETY IN JOINT COATING OPERATION
Generally pipes are being coated. When welding, a foreign part is been attached to
the pipe structure and been welded. The foreign material would not have any
coating. In this case to maintain uniformity in appearance, the joint of pipes are
been coated. This process is known as joint coating.
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The major hazards involved in joint coating are irritation due to spillage, lung
damage due to inhalation and damage of eyes due to external particles. This could
be avoided if the following checklist is been filled before the start of the work.
9.7.1 CHECKLIST FOR JOINT COATING
S.No Specification Yes/No1 Is the person been provided with proper dust mask, to avoid
lung diseases?
2 Is dust been removed frequently before accumulation?
3 Is the person coating by standing upwind?
4 Is the person trained to do that operation?
5 Is regular medical attention been given to that person?
6 Is the person been given mandatory PPE(goggle, full sleve
clothing)?
Note:
The above checklist should be filled by safety in-charge/supervisor/site in-
charge/foreman depending on their availability. Filling this form could ensure
maximum safety to the worker.
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9.8 SAFETY WHILE LOWERING OF PIPES
After the above mentioned processes are over, the next thing is to place the pipe in
its place (ie. Trench). Generally lowering of pipes comprises of three substages.
Pre-padding
Lowering of pipes
Post-padding
Generally some fine particles of sand are put into trenches before lowering the
pipes. This is to ensure protection to the pipe. Also one more layer of fine sand is
applied after lowering the pipe. Generally these pre-padding and post-padding are
done manually.
The pipes are generally very big in size when it is to be lowered. This is due to the
fact that welding is done. So in many cases two or more equipments will be used to
lower the pipes. It is evident that as number of equipment increases, hazards also
automatically increase. I noticed that the pipes lowered are been earthed properly.
The major hazards in this process include hit/fall due to equipment, collapse of
side wall and hindrance of overhead cable. This can be minimized by filling the
checklist before start of the work.
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9.8.1 CHECKLIST FOR LOWERING OF PIPES
S.No Specification Yes/No
1 Is proper equipment been used?2 Is the equipment certified?
3 Is the sling free from damages?
4 Is the weight of pipe less than OVC of equipment?
5 Is the swing area free from obstruction?
6 Does the operator trained?
7 Is the velocity of air with in limit(30M/S)
8 Is banks man been provided?
9 Is the vehicle provided with reverse horn?
Note:
The following form should be filled by safety in-charge/supervisor/site in-
charge/foreman depending upon the availability of the person. Filling the above
checklist before work will ensure maximum safety to the worker.
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9.9 SAFETY IN BACKFILLING
Backfilling is the next stage of post-padding. After fine particles of sand is laid, the
trench need to be filled back. So the evacuated soil is again dumped back into the
trench. This is done by excavator.
The general hazards when excavators are used are fall/slip by hit of equipment and
hindrance of electrical lines. To minimize such hazards the below checklist must
be filled before start of work.
9.9.1 CHECKLIST FOR BACKFILLING
S.No Specification Yes/No
1 Is proper equipment been used?
2 Is the equipment been certified?
3 Is the overhead cable presence checked?
4 Has lime watch/ banks man been provided?
5 Is the operator been trained?
6 Is the equipment been placed at certain distance from side
walls?
Note:
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The above form should be filled by safety in-charge/supervisor/site in-
charge/foreman before the commencement of work. Filling this form could ensure
maximum safety to workers.
9.10 SAFETY ASPECTS IN HYDRO-TESTING
Hydro-testing is a process done to clean the interior of the pipes. Since the pipes
are been kept for a longer duration there is chances for animals/dust to accumulate
into the pipe. Through hydro-testing process we send high pressure air from one
side of the pipe by keeping other side at zero pressure. When the air has reached
other side, the pressure is being made zero from sent in side and pigments are
removed from other end.
The major hazard involved in this process is burst of pipe. This could be avoided
by filling the following checklist.
Note:
This form should be filled by safety in-charge/supervisors/foreman/site in-
charge depending on the availability of the person. Filling this form could ensure
maximum safety to the worker.
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9.10.1 CHECKLIST FOR HYDRO-TESTING
S.No Specification Yes/No1 Is the person trained in hydro-testing?
2 Is pressure valve provided at both the ends and is working?
3 Is the pipe kept in stable position?
4 Are the workers on the other side instructed not to open the
flange until pressure becomes zero?
5 Is any holding or display boards provided displaying as pipe
under pressure?
9.11 SAFETY IN CATHODE PROTECTION
Cathode protection is of two major types.
Temporary cathode protection
Permanent cathode protection
This cathode protection process is similar to electro-plating concepts. This is done
to avoid corrosion of pipes, because corrosion may reduce life of pipes in greater
extent. There are two types of cathode protection. But for both of these process,
same safety precautions is to be followed.
9.11.1 CHECKLIST FOR CATHODE PROTECTION
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S.No Specification Yes/No
1 Is the cable drum properly fixed?
2 Are the loose wires free from walking area?3 Is care taken regarding pinch points in the drum?
4 Is proper hand gloves been used?
5 Is fire extinguisher available?
Note:
The above mentioned checklist should be filled by safety in-
charge/supervisor/site in-charge depending on the availability of the person. Filling
this form could ensure maximum safety to the workers.
10. ADVANTAGES OF CHECKLIST
Checklists are nothing but a set of questions which need to be answered (either yes
or no) before starting the concerned operation. The reason why checklist concept is
introduced is, safety persons cannot involve themselves in all the activities. There
may be many activities taking place without the presence of safety persons. In
order to establish zero accidents in those activities, checklists are being introduced.
It is easy to fill a checklist. That is the reason why it is popular.
It is the duty of safety department to train supervisor/foreman/site in-
charge/engineer to educate about the checklist. If a checklist has 10 questions, all
10 need to have positive answers to ensure complete safety. But sometimes our
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supervisor/site in-charge takes risk by neglecting few questions. In that case,
person who filled the checklist will be fully responsible in case of any mis-
happenings.
It is also evidently proved that, implementation of checklist reduces accident in
large numbers. So proper education and proper use of checklist is to be
implemented in any site to achieve zero accident, without at-most strain.
This is the reason I am interested in implementing the checklist concept in JPSPL
project.
11. CONCLUSION
The intention of preparing this report is to make the implementation of safety
easier. I also can assure that maximum safety can be ensured by the proper usage
of prescribed checklist.