SAFE WORK PROCEDURE (SWP) FOR: No-SWP #

Company: National Contracting Company

OPGW Sagging Prepared by : C.Chua

Reviewed by : O. Villarino
Approved by: M.Ramesh

SAFE WORK PROCEDURE (SWP) Reference (i.e. Method

Statement, Manufacturers Manual etc.
Issue Date: June 2017 Last June 2017 Next Review Date: June 2018
Reviewed:

DESCRIPTION OF WORK: POTENTIAL HAZARD:

OPGW Sagging • Working at Height
• Falling Objects
Location: • Crashing
• 33kV Line Crossing
• Road Crossing

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) REQUIRED: TRAINING/REFERENCE/INFORMATION

• Safety Helmet • Site Induction
• Safety Shoes • Work at Height
• Safety Glass • Manual Handling
• Coverall (Working Clothes) • First Aid

PERSONS INVOLVED
TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT USED/INVOLVED:
(List of Tools and Equipment):
(Job category and number of personnel):

Engineer 1 • Chain sling, Webbing slings

• Boom Truck
Supervisor 1 • Puller
• Tensionner
Lineman 8 • Sagging Ladder
Groundsman 6 • Blocks and Tackle

Pre Job Safety Checks

Work Permit, Risk Assessment, Tool Box Talks, Method of Statement, Site Demarcation, Warning Signs, Access and Egress,
Line Hardwares and Equipment Staging Area, Emergency Procedure

Safe Work Procedure to Perform Task

Site Preliminaries
• A site Toolbox Talks conducted and all risk are assess prior to work commence.
• A SEC Resident Engineer shall issued relevant work permit.
• All lifting lowering operation shall be in accordance with the NCC Lifting Lowering Operation SWP.

OPGW Sagging
• On completion of stringing operations, OPGW sagging shall proceed, ladder shall be used in accessing the OPGW
wire
Note: – Care shall be taken to avoid exceeding the SWL of the ladder.
• With the pre determined sag points, the sag man will commence the sagging.
• Only machine eg., Puller and Tenssionner will do the sagging.
 • With the pre determined sag points, the sag man will commence the sagging.
• Only machine eg., Puller and Tenssionner will do the sagging.
• Upon reaching the proper sag the sag man will radio the pull to stop and the worker will start to install the hardwares
needed for the sagging of OPGW. Preform installation shall be in accordance with the manufacturers
recommendation.
• On completion of sagging, pulling the downleads shall proceed and the OPGW is placed inside the Lower body of
the tower.
• A final check shall be made of all split pins, bolts and fitting to ensure all are correctly installed, orientated and boxed
in (if appropriate) and a Checking Sheet filled in for final records.

Note:

• Engineer & Supervisor to visually inspect the line to ensure all unnecessary materials are removed, tower is
secure and all equipment has been removed prior to permits being cancelled.

Emergency Response Arrangements and Response

• All gangs have at least one person first aid trained, All vehicles have first aid kit.
• In the event of a fire all operatives must muster at the designated site assembly point and the site supervisor must
inform the emergency services, giving the details of the site location/access routes.
• In the event of a fuel spillage, spill kits located at the work site will be used to contain the spill, the spillage will be placed
in a appropriate container and picked up by a licensed waste contractor. Site supervisor will be notified of any spill once
contained
• Only trained and authorised personnel to operate plant. Plant and Vehicle Marshal in place at all times whilst
maintaining a 4 m exclusion zone during machine operations.
• All Accidents, Incidents, Near Miss’s must be reported to the immediate Supervisor, Engineer, Safety Advisor.
Ending Operations & Clean Up

• On completion of all activities , materials, equipment and tools shall be removed and transfer to the next section
needed of such protection on road and live line. Site left clean and tidy.
• All Permits shall be closed by the Authorized Permit Issuer.