SYSTEM AUTHORIZATION SEMINAR

Rules for Work on HV Apparatus

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1. Rule B1 – Rule B17

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“Know the rules well, so you can break them effectively.”

Dalai Lama XIV
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“A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of arms to sleep.”

Proverbs 24:33
 Rules for Work on HV Apparatus

Rule B1 – General Safety Precautions

Any isolation shall be preceded by:
 Request for isolation or equipment outage
application.
 IMS

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 Rules for Work on HV Apparatus
Rule B1
Precautions before work begins:
 Switch off from all sources of supply
 Isolate from all sources of supply (create physical
gap)
 Lock off all points of isolation
 Apply caution notices (Isolations completed)
 Prove absence of voltage
 Apply CMEs at or near all points of isolation on
isolated Equipment.
 Issue PTW, SFT or SAPP ICCIEC

Nature and extent of work involved 6

Rule B1
Responsibilities of person issuing document:

 Above provisions are enforced

 Confirmation of isolations remote from him are

complete in liaison with Control Engineer.

 Making Live or dead by signal or pre-arranged

understanding after an agreed interval of time is
forbidden
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 Rule B1…..

After PTW, SFT or SAPP ICCIEC is issued:

 Screen off
 Affix Danger Approaching Notices (On
barricade facing inside the working area)
 Affix Danger Live Notices (on adjacent similar
live apparatus)

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 Rule B1…..

Apparatus which can be made live from

multiple sources:
 Relevant Control Engineers to agree on
isolations
 Rule B1(1) shall apply
 Responsible official

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 Rule B1 ….

Work in Towers, Poles & High Structures:

 Sound wood pole, inspect steel poles ,
concrete poles & test stay

 Inspect safety belts (pre-use)

 Make proper use of safety belts

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Rule B1 ….

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 Rule B1…..

Recap tool:
 Where shall the danger live notices be affixed?
 Can a non-standard lock be used to lock off
points of isolation?
 Demonstrate how you use a lock out box?

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Rule B2 - Access to HV Enclosures &
Apparatus
HV Enclosures
 Lock gates & barriers
 Lock ladders & doors

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Rule B2 – Contd….

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Rule B2 - Access to HV Enclosures &
Apparatus

Transformer with lockable ladder

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Rule B2 - Access to HV Enclosures &
Apparatus
Underground Chambers
 No smoking or naked flames allowed

 Ensure ventilation – Natural or forced

 Test for foul air – Air Quality detector

 At least two people one inside & other out

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Rule B2 - Recap Tool

 What lock is applied to HV enclosures?

 What is foul air?

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 Rule B3 - Switching

Operations of CBs and Isolators

 Switching must only be with consent of Control
Engineer, except under emergency
 Control Engineer to communicate directly to SAP
when switching.
 When Intermediary is used, phone/radio message
rules shall apply
 When instructed SAP to act without delay
 SAP to report every switching operation after
switching
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 Rule B3 Switching ……

Switch showing distress or defective:

 To be reported
 Not to be used until it is repaired

Refusal Of Instructions
 Power to object to unsafe instructions
 Control Eng. may reference to higher authority

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 Rule B3 Cont’d…….
Telephone and Radio Instructions
 Write down every instruction
 Read back until proven accurate
 No communication = No switching

Recording of Switching
 At substation record all switching in substation
log
 Control to record times & particulars
 SAP to write down instruction in Switching
Instruction Book
Same as getting a phone number 20
The Switching Instruction Book

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 Rule B3……..

Switching for Test Purposes

 Control Engineer gives general sanction to SAP
of all switches, isolators, earths in isolated area
 SAP receiving SFT is wholly responsible
 Switches, isolators, earths in isolated area can
be operated without consent except..
 Return all switches, isolators, earths in isolated
area to original state before SFT is cancelled, if
not indicate any changes on the exceptions.

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 Rule B3……..
Recap Tool:
 Your understanding of a switch in distress?
 In an isolated area, switches, earths can be operated
without consent from CE. What is exempted from the
rule?
 Recite a quick example of where exception can be
used.

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Rule B4 - Earthing

Circuit Main Earth(CME)

 Applied or operated by SAP or supervised AP
only under sanction of Control Engineer
 Each operation to be reported ASAP
 Position & number of earths to be recorded on
SFT, PTW or SAPP ICCIEC

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 Rule B4………
Temporary Earths (TE)
 To be connected only after issue of PTW, SFT or
SAPP ICCIEC
 Applied and removed by PIC of work
 Each earth to be accounted for before and after
work.
Equipment for Earthing
 CB - Render trip circuit or mechanism inoperative
after using for earthing
Be careful when removing from earth!!!
 Integral Earth Switch – render inoperative
after closing it
 Portable Earths 25
Rule B4…….

Procedure for Earthing

 Establish Earthing point??
 Examine earths – Loose nuts/bolts, broken strands
and insulation
 Verify absence of voltage:
• First test the voltage indicator or Live line
tester
• Test Live point using the voltage indicator
• Then test the switched off point(all phases)
• Lastly re-test on live point
 Apply earth, first to ground point then to phase
 All phases to be earthed, even if only working on
one phase!
 N:B Control will only give you instruction to “apply CME”, not the procedure!

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 Rule B4…..
Removal of earths:
 First remove from phases
 Lastly detach from ground point
Earthing Metal Clad Switchgear:
 Do not insert hand or tool in spout
 Count CME as “one” per every point of
isolation
 Count TEs as “one” per phase connection
 Rule B8(g) may be applied, but with caution!!

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 Rule B4…..
Recap Tool
 What is the difference between connection of earth
and procedure for earthing?
 What is your picture of metal-clad switchgear?

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Rule B5 – PTW and SFT
Issue of PTW & SFT: Direct issue
 PTW, SFT or ICCIEC to be issued only with consent
of Control Engineer
 SAP to issue PTW, SFT or ICCIEC
 Person In-charge of work to be SAP or AP
 Issue of PTW to Contractor appoints him CP
 Eqpt in consumer space, Responsible Official to
sign Section 2
 Holder of PTW or SFT not to leave site
 Person in charge of testing to be SAP or AP (if he
is written to) for SFT

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Rule B5 – PTW and SFT
Issue of PTW & SFT:
 SAP may issue SFT to himself
 Only one SFT shall be issued on any High
Voltage Apparatus
 A PTW shall not be issued on the same High
Voltage apparatus where a SFT is already in
force

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Rule B5 – PTW and SFT
Indirect Issue of PTW & SFT:
 Due to special circumstances or distance involved
 PIC of work shall record details on PTW card

Workmen’s Declaration on PTW & SFT:

 PIC explains to working party apparatus on which
is safe to work, safe working limits and dangers
likely to be encountered during work

Clearance and cancellation of PTW and SFT:

 Every time work ceases or is stopped, cancel

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Rule B5 – PTW and SFT

Recap Tool:
 Why is it that a SFT and PTW cannot be in force
on the same HV apparatus?
 What is the subsequent process that follows after
work stops?

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Rule B6 –Work in Substations and
switching Stations containing Exposed
Live Conductors
Safety Clearance to Live
 Use barriers to define area of work
 Observe clearances
 If cannot observe clearance, switch off

Ladders & Long Objects

 Non-metallic
 Carry as close as possible to ground by two people
 Scaffoldings, Cranes and Low-bed trucks must be
earthed near entrance and route defined

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Rule B6 –Work in Substations and
switching Stations containing Exposed
Live Conductors
Recap Tool:
 In a practical sense, how is the clearance to live
conductor measured?

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Rule B7- Remotely and Automatically
Controlled Equipment

Render inoperative remotely or

automatically controlled:
CBs
Isolators
Tap changing gear
Compressors

 What is to render inoperative?

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Rule B7- Remotely and Automatically
Controlled Equipment
Recap Tool:
 Why render inoperative remotely controlled tap
changing gear?

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Rule B8 - Work on HV Apparatus
other than OHL
 Switch off

 Isolate from all sources of supply, lock & attach

caution notices

 Prove absence of voltage

 Apply CME’s

 Issue PTW or SFT

 TEs may be used depending on position of work

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Rule B8 - Work on HV Apparatus
other than OHL

 If TEs obstruct, they may be removed and

replaced one at a time

 Bodily removal of eqpt from system, no earths

required.

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Rule B9- Work on Metal-Clad
Switchgear Spouts

Work on Busbar Spouts & VT Spouts, strict

sequence
 Switch off
 Lock off shutters to live sections
 Isolate, lock & attach caution notices
 Prove absence of voltage
 Attach CME’s
 Do not insert hand or tool into spout. Forbidden!!
 Only use approved appliances
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Rule B9- Work on Metal-Clad
Switchgear Spouts

Work on Busbar Spouts & VT Spouts, strict

sequence
 Where spouts are connected to OHL and
likelihood of induced voltages, additional earths
required.

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Rule B10 - Work on HV windings of
Generation and on directly coupled
Generator Transformer Circuits

Work on HV windings of Gen & Tx circuits

 Follow Rule B8 (Other than OHL)
Additional Precautions
 Bring Generator to rest
 For motor driven exciters, switch controlling
exciters to be locked in open state
 Field circuit switch open and locked
 Attach caution notices

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Rule B11- Work on Transformers
Work on Transformers
 Switch off all windings
 Isolate all windings including VT’s
 Isolate common neutral or NER (No isolation
required for solidly earthed or independent NER)
 Lock & attach caution notices
 Prove absence of voltage
 Attach CME’s
 Follow Rule B7(remotely) and B8

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NER (at Woodlands Substation)

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Rule B12 – Work on HV cables and OHL
Work on HV Cables
 Apply Rule B8
 Cables to be spiked by SAP witnessed by AP
 Do not interfere or touch other cables

 To be elaborated in “Procedure for work on HV

Cables”

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 Rule B12…….
Work on HV OHLs with all conductors dead
 Switch off all including VT’s & Aux Tx’s
 Isolate, lock & attach caution notices
 Prove absence of voltage
 Attach CME’s
 Issue PTW or SFT with CIW’s & TE’s
 TEs shall not be six spans away
 In case of adverse weather, abandon work

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 Rule B12…….
Towers or Poles carrying Live Conductors
Above anti-climbing Device

 PTW Part A
 Observe safety
clearance
 No arm or tool to
extend beyond
limit.
 Withdrawal from tower
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Rule B13 - Testing of HV apparatus

Ensure no other SFT or PTW exists

Guard all exposed points and attach
danger notices (How?)
Discharge cables before and after test
Temporary conductors used for testing -
visible & adequately sized

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Rule B14 - Inspecting Equipment on
Live Lines Involving Climbing

 Inspect under PTW and from inside tower

 No tools to taken up
 Apply Rule B12(3)(b) – Roping barriers and
pennants

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Rule B15 - Work on HV apparatus
containing or operated by
compressed air
 Rule B8 applies
 Valves supplying air to be shut
 Bleed air from circuit and leave valves open under
atmospheric pressure
 Lock valves
 Attach caution notices

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Rule B16 - Work in Oil Tanks
 Expel dangerous vapors
 Application of heat forbidden!! Render surfaces
non- flammable / non-explosive
 Smoking and exposed flames prohibited.

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Rule B17 - Fire protection Equipment
Automatic Control
• Select manual/hand
• Render inoperative - attach caution notices
• Leave doors to the room open e.g. CO2
 Note in PTW as “other precautions taken”
 Restore to normal after work

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Rule B17 - Fire protection Equipment

General
• No contact with chemicals used as
extinguishant
• Water fire fighting eqpt not to be used on
electrical apparatus.
• CO2 and DCP – Evacuate after activation

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