Safety Check List TL Const – 01, Revision-1(May, 2014)

POWER GRID CORPORATION OF INDIA LTD.,

(CORPORATE OPERATION SERVICES)
SAFETY CHECK LIST PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF WORK

LOA Ref:

NAME OF THE PROJECT:

NAME OF THE LINE / SUB-STATION :

NAME OF THE AGENCY:

PROJECT MANAGER OF THE AGENCY:

Available /
S.NO: CHECK LIST REMARKS, IF ANY
Not available

1 SAFETY PLAN submitted to POWERGRID(Copy)

Certification to International Standards ( ISO-9001;

2
ISO-14001; OHSAS 18001 ) (copies of Certificates)

3 Safety Policy of the Company /Agency (Copy)

4 Contract Labour Licence (Copy)

5 Registration under BOCW Act, 1996 (Copy)

6 Workmen Compensation Insurance Policy (Copy)

Deployment of full time Project Safety Officer

7
(Name / Qualification / Experience / Designation).
Activitywise Safety Check List to be verified by the
8 Agency’s Site supervisor / Gang leader at Site
(Copy)

Safe Work Procedures / Instructions in the language

9
understood by the workers for each activity (Copy)

Manpower deployment plan activitywise, with

10
Organization Structure.

11 Site Communication facilities (Details)

Training Plan for the workers ( Induction / On-site

12
Training )

13 Emergency preparedness plan (copy)

14 T&P deployment plan ( List / Test Certificates )

Discharge Rods / cables (suitable for different

15
voltage class / availablity / Site deployment plan)
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16 Personal Protective Equipments (PPE)

Quantity Plan for

Item
Available additional quantity

a Safety Helmets confirming to IS:2925

Full Body Double Lanyard Safety Belts confirming

b
to IS:3521 / EN 361

Rope Grab Mobile Fall Arrestor for ascending /

c
descending the Tower

Retractable Fall Arrestor for vertical movement

d
from cross arm to conductor / roller

Horizontal Life Line Fall Arrestor for movement

e
within the Tower from one member to another

f Safety shoes suitable for TL construction

g Cotton Safety Gloves for material handling

h Leather Safety Gloves for Steel work

i Electrical Safety Gloves for S/D works

j Gum Boots for concreting work

k Dust Masks for cement handling

l Other PPE, if any

Remarks / Comments, if any

_______________________________________ _________________________________________
SIGNATURE / NAME / DESIGNATION SIGNATURE / NAME / DESIGNATION
OF POWERGRID REPRESENTATIVE OF AGENCY’S REPRESENTATIVE
Copy To:

(1) Regional In-charge / POWERGRID / ________________________________

(2) Projects In-charge (Region) / POWERGRID / _________________________

(3) Site Incharge / POWERGRID / _____________________________________

(4) Project In-charge / AGENCY /______________________________________

 Safety Check List TL Const – 02, Revision-1(May, 2014)

POWER GRID CORPORATION OF INDIA LTD.,

(CORPORATE OPERATION SERVICES)
SITE SAFETY INSPECTION / AUDIT CHECK LIST
EXCAVATION & FOUNDATION
DATE OF INSPECTION: NAME OF THE LINE :

LOCATION NO: CLASSIFICATION OF SOIL & TYPE OF TOWER:

NAME OF THE AGENCY:

SITE ENGINEER / SUPERVISOR OF THE AGENCY:

SAFETY OFFICER OF THE AGENCY:

S.NO: CHECK LIST YES / NO REMARKS, IF ANY

Check List to be verified by the Agency’s Site
1 supervisor / Gang leader is available at Site and
updated.
Safe Work Procedures / Instructions in the language
understood by the workers available with Site
2
supervisor / Gang leader and workers are aware of the
safe work procedures.
Pep talk on safety issues to the workers being done by
3 the Safety Stewards / Supervisor / Engineer / Safety
Officer of the Agency.

Appropriate safety messages / warnings are displayed at

4
site to caution the workers
Adequate warning / protection to public / children
5 moving nearby ensured (RED FLAGS / CAUTION TAPE /
ROPE / BOARDS).
Sufficient Angle of Repose / slope provided to prevent
6
collapse of soil at vulnerable locations.

Adequate shoring and shuttering provided in

7
colapsible soil conditions.
(a) Drilling and Blasting, if any, carried out with
8 adequate precautions.
(b) Whether the blaster is a valid license holder?
Dewatering of the pits is being done, wherever
9
required.

Clear edges to prevent fall of objects inside the pit – the

10 excavated earth, stones and tools dumped atleast half of
the depth of the pit away from the pit edges.

Machines like concrete mixer, vibrator, etc, placed

away atleast half of the depth of the pit from the pit to
11
avoid collapse of the pit due to vibrations produced by
these machines.
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The steel plate (chute)used for pouring the concrete
into the pit properly anchored to prevent the same
12
from falling into the pit, endangering the persons inside
the pit.
Jacks used for supporting the template are properly
13 positioned / anchored to avoid sliding down of the
template from the jacks and endangering the workers .

All ladders used are of sound construction, appropriate

14
height and free from any defect.
All the workers are provided with good quality
15 SAFETY HELMETS confirming to BIS Standard
IS:2925.
All the workers engaged in steel work are provided with
16
LEATHER SAFETY GLOVES.

The workers engaged in concreting work inside the pit

17
are provided with GUMBOOTS.

The workers engaged in handling cement are provided

18
with appropriate DUST MASKS.

Appropriate SAFETY BELT / fall protection provided

19 to workers working on form box to pour concrete into
the form box / ramming in form box.
(a) First aid box with listed items as per BOCW Act,
1996 available.
(b) Number of First Aid Trained persons and their
names.
20
(c) First Aid Register is available at site.
(d) Nearby medical facilities for use during exigencies
identified (Location / Phone No.)
Atleast one vehicle (four wheeler) is available for use
21
in case of emergencies.

_______________________________________ _________________________________________
SIGNATURE / NAME / DESIGNATION SIGNATURE / NAME / DESIGNATION
OF POWERGRID REPRESENTATIVE OF AGENCY’S REPRESENTATIVE
Copy To:

(5) Regional In-charge / POWERGRID / ________________________________

(6) Projects In-charge (Region) / POWERGRID / _________________________

(7) Site Incharge / POWERGRID / _____________________________________

(8) Project In-charge / AGENCY /______________________________________

 Safety Check List TL Const – 03, Revision-1(May, 2014)

POWER GRID CORPORATION OF INDIA LTD.,

(CORPORATE OPERATION SERVICES)
SITE SAFETY INSPECTION / AUDIT CHECK LIST
TOWER ERECTION
DATE OF INSPECTION: NAME OF THE LINE :

LOCATION NO: CLASSIFICATION OF SOIL & TYPE OF TOWER:

NAME OF THE AGENCY:

SITE ENGINEER / SUPERVISOR OF THE AGENCY:

SAFETY OFFICER OF THE AGENCY:

S.NO: CHECK LIST YES / NO REMARKS, IF ANY

Check List to be verified by the Agency’s Site supervisor / Gang

1
leader is available at Site and updated.

Safe Work Procedures / Instructions in the language understood

2 by the workers available with Site supervisor / Gang leader and
workers are aware of the safe work procedures.

Pep talk on safety issues ( importance of safety, inspection of T&P

and PPEs, proper use of PPEs, safe tower erection practices, safe
3 shut down practices / safe material handling / house keeping ,
etc.) to the workers being done by the Safety Stewards /
Supervisor / Engineer / Safety Officer of the Agency.
Adequate warning / protection to public / children moving nearby
4
ensured (RED FLAGS / CAUTION TAPE / ROPE / BOARDS).
Appropriate safety messages / warnings are displayed at site to
5
caution the workers.

6 Back filling of soil completed before taking up tower erection.

All the workers are provided with good quality SAFETY

7 Brand:
HELMETS confirming to BIS Standard IS:2925.
The workers engaged in Tower Erection work at height are
8 provided with good quality FULL BODY DOUBLE LANYARD Brand:
SAFETY BELTS confirming to BIS Standard IS: 3521 / EN 361.
Other PPEs provided to the workers:
9 SAFETY SHOES / COTTON HAND GLOVES for material
handling / ELECTRICAL SAFETY GLOVES for S/D works
The workers engaged in Tower Erection work at height are
provided with FALL PROTECTION SYSTEMS like Rope Grab
Mobile Fall Arrestor for ascending / descending the Tower /
10
Retractable Fall Arrestor ( for vertical movement) / Horizontal
Life Line Rope for moving from one member to another member
(Horizontal movement within the Tower).
The fitters working on the tower have been trained on safety for
11 work at height before deployment for tower erection works and
Training Records maintained.
The workers engaged in Tower Erection work at height are
12 anchoring the LIFE LINE Rope / Lanyard of the Safety Belts to
rigid support.
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(a) First aid box with listed items as per BOCW Act, 1996
available.
(b) Number of First Aid Trained persons and their names.
13
(c) First Aid Register is available at site.
(d) Nearby medical facilities for use during exigencies identified
(Location / Phone No.).
Shutdown of state EB Power Lines, wherever required, are taken,
14
and no short cut methods used and chances taken.

All tie members / diagonal members and all bolts are fixed as the
15 tower is erected progressively upwards to avoid uneven
transmission of loads.

16 All the nuts and bolts of STUB have been properly tightened.

17 All step bolts have been properly tightned.

Adequate guying arrangement provided at different levels to

18
ensure proper stability of the tower being erected progressively.

Atleast one vehicle (four wheeler) is available for use in case of

19
emergencies.

(a) Condition of derricks, pulleys and other load bearing T & Ps

are found to be sound and free from any defect.
20
(b) Whether all lifting T&P have been tested for safe working
load and valid test certificates available and checked?

The polypropylene / wire ropes are of adequate strength & free

from any damage.
21
The damaged / discarded ropes and steel wires are removed and
not kept along with the other usable T&P, to prevent their use.

The pulleys are of adequate strength / proper size (diameter).

22 In open type pulleys, the locking arrangement and the safety pin
are found to be healthy and fool proof.

The derricks are provided with adequate guys and are properly
23
tyed to the tower main leg to prevent from slipping.
In case erection of tower is done with central derrick / Gin pole,
24 adequate precautions are taken for guying / anchoring
arrangement
Adequate no. of fitters / ground helpers are deployed for the
25
Tower Erection work .
Whether the persons working in the ground are sufficiently away
26
from the tower when erection is in progress?
Whether adequate precautions are taken when working near
27
Road / Rail / River / adjoining Power Line?

________________________________________ _________________________________________
SIGNATURE / NAME / DESIGNATION SIGNATURE / NAME / DESIGNATION
OF POWERGRID REPRESENTATIVE OF AGENCY’S REPRESENTATIVE
Copy To:
(1) Regional In-charge / POWERGRID / ________________________________
(2) Projects In-charge (Region) / POWERGRID / _________________________
(3) Site Incharge / POWERGRID / _____________________________________
(4) Project Incharge / AGENCY /________________________________________
 Safety Check List TL Const – 04, Revision-1(May, 2014)

POWER GRID CORPORATION OF INDIA LTD.,

(CORPORATE OPERATION SERVICES)
SITE SAFETY INSPECTION / AUDIT CHECK LIST
STRINGING
DATE OF INSPECTION: NAME OF THE LINE :

REACH / LOCATION NO:

NAME OF THE AGENCY:

SITE ENGINEER / SUPERVISOR OF THE AGENCY:

SAFETY OFFICER OF THE AGENCY:

S.NO: CHECK LIST YES / NO REMARKS, IF ANY

Check List to be verified by the Agency’s Site supervisor / Gang
1
leader is available at Site and updated.
Safe Work Procedures / Instructions in the language understood by
2 the workers available with Site supervisor / Gang leader and
workers are aware of the safe work procedures.
Pep talk on safety issues ( importance of safety, inspection of T&P
and PPEs, proper use of PPEs, safe stringing practices, safe shut
3 down practices, safe material handling / house keeping , safety to
public / children, etc.) to the workers being done by the Safety
Stewards / Supervisor / Engineer / Safety Officer of the Agency.
Adequate warning / protection to public / children moving nearby
4
ensured (RED FLAGS / CAUTION TAPE / ROPE / BOARDS).
Flag men are posted at all the intermediate Spans / Towers with
proper SIGNALING FLAGS AND COMMUNICATION
5
GADGETS and they are keeping watch over the movement of
general public / children and warning them when they come close.
6 Number of walkie Talkie available at Site & their healthiness.
All the workers are provided with good quality SAFETY
7 Brand:
HELMETS confirming to BIS Standard, IS:2925.
The workers engaged in Tower Erection work at height are
8 provided with good quality FULL BODY DOUBLE LANYARD Brand:
SAFETY BELTS confirming to BIS Standard IS:3521 / EN 361.
Other PPEs provided to the workers:
9 SAFETY SHOES / COTTON HAND GLOVES for material
handling / ELECTRICAL SAFETY GLOVES for S/D works
The workers engaged in work at height are provided with FALL
PROTECTION SYSTEMS like Rope Grab Mobile Fall Arrestor
for ascending / descending the Tower / Retractable Fall Arrestor (
10
for vertical movement from cross arm to conductor / roller) /
Horizontal Life Line Rope for moving from one member to another
member (Horizontal movement within tower).
The fitters working on the tower have been trained on safety for
11 work at height before deployment for tower erection works and
Training Records maintained.
Life Line Rope / Lanyard of the Safety Belts are properly anchored
12 / looped while the person is working at height / moving along the
insulator string / conductor.
13 Whether the Towers have been permanently earthed?
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(a) First aid box with listed items as per BOCW Act, 1996
available.
(b) Number of First Aid Trained persons and their names.
14
(c) First Aid Register is available at site.
(d) Nearby medical facilities for use during exigencies identified
(Location / Phone No.).
Before commencing stringing activity, all Tower Members and Bolt
15 & Nuts are fixed and the Bolts properly tightened. WRITTEN
CLEARANCE to take up stringing obtained.
Before commencing stringing activity, it is ensured that all missing
16 Tower Members and Bolt & Nuts are replaced. RECORDS OF
CONFIRMATION OF LIQUIDATION OF DEFECTS MAINTAINED.
Proper fixing of split pins and their verification before hoisting the
17
Insulator String is being ensured.
Adequate number of BACK STAYS, depending on type of
conductors (TWIN / QUAD / HEXA), are provided for all the cross
18
arms of the end Tower, and are properly fixed to the deadman
before taking up Tensioning.
Shutdown of state EB power lines, wherever required, are taken
19
with PTW, and no short cut methods used and chances taken.
(a) Adequate capacity local earths suitable for appropriate voltage
power lines are used to prevent any electric shock while working
on or near charged EB Lines / Power Line crossings. These
earths are properly fixed to ensure proper contact with the
conductors. Healthiness of discharge rods / cables found OK.
20 (b)Whether a person is stationed near EB Power Line isolating
points, especially in LT Lines, to prevent inadvertent charging
before return of PTW.
(c) Name of the Engineer / Supervisor available / responsible at Site
for ensuring proper fixing of local earths and their removal
during power line shut downs & normalising.
Atleast one vehicle (four wheeler) is available for use in case of
21
emergencies.
The polypropylene / wire ropes are of adequate strength & free
from any damage. The damaged / discarded ropes and steel wires
22
are removed and not kept along with the other usable T&P, to
prevent their use.
(a) Condition of Load bearing links such as D-shackles, Come-
along clamps, steel ropes, pulleys, etc., are found to be sound
23 and free from any defect.
(b) Whether all lifting T&P have been tested for safe working
load and valid test certificates available and checked?
The Stringing M/C / Tensioner / Puller are properly anchored and
24 also properly earthed to prevent any electric shock due to induction
/ lightning to the operators.
Whether Braking arrangement of TSE Machines / conductor drum
25
stand / E/W Turn table is proper?
Proper scaffolding arrangements are made during stringing of
27
conductor at Road crossings and Railway crossings.
28 Whether FINAL SAG operation is being done by WINCH M/C.

________________________________________ _________________________________________
SIGNATURE / NAME / DESIGNATION SIGNATURE / NAME / DESIGNATION
OF POWERGRID REPRESENTATIVE OF AGENCY’S REPRESENTATIVE
Copy To:
(1) Regional In-charge / POWERGRID / ________________________________
(2) Projects In-charge (Region) / POWERGRID / _________________________
(3) Site Incharge / POWERGRID / _____________________________________
(4) Project In-charge / AGENCY / _____________________________________