System Operations Manual Part 1 Volume 2

SYSTEM OPERATIONS MANUAL
PART – 1
OPERATIONAL SAFETY RULES

CODES OF PRACTICE – S.R.C.Ps
VOLUME – 2
CEYLON ELECTRICITY BOARD
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1988 EDITION
SAFETY RULES CODES OF PRACTICE
EXPLANATORY NOTES
1. ORIGIN
These Safety Rules Codes of Practice are the 'Safety Rule Series' of Codes of
Practice setting down recommended methods of achieving the objectives of the
CEB Operational Safety Rules, 1988 Edition , and the Safety Instructions, to
ensure 'Safety from the System' of personnel carrying out work or testing on
specified plant or apparatus.
2. ISSUE
The Series of codes is issued under the authority of the General Manager.
The Safety Rules Codes of Practice have been restricted to normal working
practices.
3. STATUS AND IMPLEMENTATION
These Codes should be applied to the CEB' S Power System in accordance with
the instructions of Managers, unless otherwise determined by the General
Manager.
Where 'must' is used in these Codes, it indicates a Safety Rule, Safety Instruction
or statutory requirement, or a requirement which is considered to be a vital
principal in the achievement of safety.
Where 'should' is used, the requirement is considered to be sound advice on the

achievement of safety but where some judgement may be necessary or where
some additional information or amplification to a procedure will enhance the
effectiveness at a location.
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OPERATIONAL SAFETY RULES 1988 EDITION
SAFETY RULES CODES OF PRACTICE
SR-CP 1 High Voltage Switching
SR-CP 2 Earthing High Voltage Apparatus
SR-CP 3 High Voltage Metalclad Switchgear with Spouts
SR-CP 4 High Voltage Overhead Lines
SR-CP 5 High Voltage Cables
SR-CP 6 High Voltage Transformers
SR-CP 7 Static Capacitors
SR-CP 8 Demarcation of Work Areas in Substations
SR-CP 9 Access to H.V. Compartments and Structures
SR-CP 10 Access Equipment, Cranes and Long Objects in Substations
SR-CP 11 Testing of H.V. Apparatus
SR-CP 12 Plant and Apparatus Containing Sulphur Hexafluoride
SR-CP 13 Low and Medium Voltage Apparatus
SR-CP 14 Automatically or Remotely Controlled Apparatus
SR-CP 15 Plant and Apparatus operated by or containing Compressed Ai
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INDEX OF SAFETY RULES CODES OF PRACTICE
NUMERICAL INDEX
SR-CP1 High Voltage Switching
This Code of Practice sets down the procedures to be adopted when

carrying out High Voltage Switching operations on both the Board's
System and other Systems operated by the Board.
SR-CP2 Earthing High Voltage Apparatus
This Code of Practice applies the principles established by the Safety

Rules and Safety Instructions, to give guidance on the positioning of
Earthing Devices to achieve Safety from the System for personnel
requiring to work on High Voltage Apparatus.
SR-CP3 High Voltage Metalclad Switchgear with Spouts
This code of practice applies the principles established by the Safety Rules
and Safety Instructions, Setting down procedures to achieve Safety from
the System for personnel working on the busbar, voltage transformer and
feeder spouts of High Voltage metalclad switchgear. The procedures cover
the use of Metalclad Switchgear Movable Earths.
SR-CP4 High Voltage Overhead Lines
The Code of practice applies the principles established by the Safety Rules
and Safety Instructions, setting down procedures to achieve Safety from
the System for personnel requiring access to overhead lines and towers.
The Code provides for access to towers with circuit(s) Live, but 'Live Line
Working' involving the 'Hot Stick' method of work is outside the scope of
this document and is covered by CEB's 'Live Line Working Instructions'.
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SR-CP5 High Voltage Cables

Rules and Safety Instructions, setting down procedures to achieve Safety
from the System for personnel working on High Voltage cables.
SR-CP6 High Voltage Transformers
This Code of practice applies the principles established by the Safety

Rules and Safety Instructions setting down procedures to achieve Safety
from the System for personnel working on transformers.
SR-CP7 Static Capacitors

Rules and Safety Instructions, setting down procedures to achieve Safety
from the System for personnel working on or testing High Voltage static
capacitors.
SR-CP8 Demarcation of Work Areas in Substations

Rules, setting down the requirements where it is necessary to protect
personnel carrying out work, other than routine operation, in substations
containing exposed High Voltage conductors, from any Dangers outside
the defined work area.
SR-CP9 Access to High Voltage Compartments and Structures

Rules, setting down the requirements and procedures which must be
applied in order to control the access of personnel to enclosures, chambers,
cubicles or cells containing exposed High Voltage conductors and to
towers, gantries or other means of supporting or giving access to such
conductors.
Access to substations is outside the scope of this document.
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SR-CP10 Access Equipment, Cranes and Long Objects in Substations

Rules and Safety Instructions, setting down the methods to be adopted
when transport vehicles, cranes, access equipment and long objects are
being moved or used within substations containing Live, open type, High
Voltage Apparatus.
SR-CP11 Testing High Voltage Apparatus

Rules, setting down procedures to achieve Safety from the System for
personnel testing High Voltage Apparatus under a Sanction for Test.
SR-CP12 Plant and Apparatus Containing Sulphur Hexafluoride (SF6)
This Code of Practice sets down the requirements to achieve Safety from
the System for personnel working on, or who may be affected by, Plant
and Apparatus including circuit-breakers, disconnectors/isolators, current
and voltage transformers, bushings and sealing ends and their associated
compressors, busbar and other chambers and pipework containing sulphur
hexafluoride (SF6) gas or its by-products.
SR-CP13 Low and Medium Voltage Apparatus

Rules; and Safety Instructions setting down procedures designed to
achieve Safety from the System for personnel working on or testing Low
Voltage and Medium Voltage Apparatus in the Live or Isolated mode.
SR-CP14 Automatically or Remotely Controlled Apparatus

Rules, setting down the requirements in those situations where it is
necessary to protect personnel from Dangers which could arise from the
remote or automatic operation of the Apparatus on which work is being
carried out.
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SR-CP 1
SAFETY RULES CODE OF PRACTICE
HIGH VOLTAGE SWITCHING
CONTENTS PAGE
Cope ………………………………………………………………………………………… 1.1
Definitions ………………………………………………………………………………….. 1.1
Plant and Apparatus Identification ………………………………………………………….. 1.1
Preparation for Switching …………………………………………………………………… 1.1
High Voltage Switching – Other than for Emergency

or Agreed Routine Purposes ……………………………………………………………. 1.3
High Voltage Switching – Emergency Conditions …………………………………………. 1.4
Issue 1 January 1988
SR – CP 1
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SR – CP 1
HIGH VOLTAGE SWITCHING
1. SCOPE
This Safety Rule Code of Practice sets down the procedures to be adopted when
carrying out High Voltage (HT) Switching operations on the Board's System and
other Systems operated by the Board other than under the terms of a Sanction for
Test.
2. DEFINITIONS
Terms defined in the Operational Safety Rules.
3. PLANT AND APPARATUS

IDENTIFICATION
Plant and Apparatus must be readily identifiable.
4. PREPARATION FOR SWITCHING
4.1. All HT Switching , must be done to the instructions of a control person, except for
an emergency such as a danger to life or previously agreed routine switching.
(Agreed routine Switching is that Switching carried out in accordance with a

management instruction).
4.2. Before issuing HT Switching instructions, the Control Person must consult with
the Control Person(s) of any adjacent System(s) which may be affected by the
proposed Switching.
4.3. The sequence of instructions must be such that all the Switching causing the
Apparatus to be Isolated from all points of supply, including voltage and auxiliary
transformers and common neutral earthing equipment from which the Apparatus
may become Live, is confirmed as having been completed before the Control
Person issues any earthing instructions.
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4.4. HV Switching instructions must be given directly to the Authorized Person who is
about to carry out the operation. Where the Switching is to be carried out by a
Person under training, he must be under the Supervision of an Authorized Person
who has also received the Switching instruction direct from the Control Person. If
the Authorized Person has any objections or queries at any stage of the instruction
or operation he should raise them with the Control Person immediately, Switching
on the Apparatus must stop until the queries or objections are resolved. The
instructions must be given in two parts as detailed below.
4.4.1. An explanation of the purpose of the subsequent operations including the

identity and Location of the Apparatus involved to the Person who is
about to carry out the instructions.
4.4.2. The formal precise instructions which should follow a standard pattern and
Include:
(i) The Location from which the Apparatus is operated
(ii) The Location at which the Apparatus operates.
(iii) The actual operational requirement.
(iv) The time and date of the instruction.
4.5. A switching schedule may be used where appropriate. Where a switching

schedule is used instructions may be given by referring to items enumerated in the
schedule. When the schedule has been amended, the amendment must be read out
in full and agreed before the switching commences.
4.6. The Control Person should also record at this stage the name of the Authorized
Person, and other Person if appropriate (see 4.4), who is about to carry out the
operations.
4.7. When considered necessary by the control person the Authorized Person receiving
the Switching instructions should write the instruction down. At the termination
of the message the switching instruction should be read back in full.
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5. HIGH VOLTAGE SWITCHING – OTHER THAN FOR
EMERGENCY OR AGREED ROUTINE PURPOSES
5.1. When carrying out the Switching instructions , the Authorized person should
observe the following requirements :
(i) He should be deliberate, neither rushing nor causing undue delay and
should take nothing for granted.
(ii) He should take with him the written instruction, consulting it and checking
that he has located the correct Apparatus.
(iii) He should check, where necessary the oil levels or gas pressure of the
apparatus before operating.
(iv) He should then pause and recheck his proposed action before carrying it
out.
(v) After carrying out each operation he should record that operation and
check by all means readily available that it has been satisfactorily
completed.
(vi) When any Apparatus shows any sign of distress, its condition should be
reported immediately to the control person before continuing with the
switching instructions. All persons must be kept clear of such Apparatus.
(vii) Before an overhead line earth switch is closed the Authorised person
should check the circuit identification and add it to his Switching
instruction.
(viii) Locked apparatus should only be un-locked immediately before being

operated and be locked in position immediately after it has been operated.
(ix) The Authorized Person should endorse his Switching instruction with the
times of operations.
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5.2. Following HV Switching the Authorized Person should comply with the
following requirements:
(i) Record the time of completion of operation, together with any Circuit
Identification.
(ii) Report back to the Control Person the operations carried out, the time of
completion and any Circuit Identification involved, without undue delay.
5.3. The Control Person should record the completion of the Switching and any
Circuit Identification, and should give the Authorized Person the time of receipt
which should be recorded together with the name of the Control Person. He
should also acknowledge by repeating any relevant additional information passed
to him by the Authorized Person.
5.4. All recorded entries should be written legibly and indelibly and the records,
together with copies of Switching instructions, retained in accordance with the
appropriate management instructions.
5.5. Before returning to service any HV switchgear on which work or testing has been
carried out, the Authorized Person cancelling the Safety Document must confirm
with the Control Person the operational state of the switchgear.
6. HIGH VOLTAGE SWITCHING –

EMERGENCY CONDITIONS
6.1. Where HT Switching has taken place under emergency conditions and without
instruction from the Control Person the Authorized Person should inform the
Control Person as soon as Possible after the operation. All relevant details should
be recorded.
6.2. When a switch opens under fault conditions, the Authorized Person should cancel
any audible alarms and immediately report to the Control Person the time of the
switch operation and details of annunciations together with any relay indications
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available. These details should be recorded. If any relay indications are not
available at the substation, the Authorized Person should report this to the Control
Person who will decide where these indications are to be obtained. The
annunciator display and relay indications should be recorded before resetting the
relays.
6.3. When the Control Person gives instructions to restore a circuit which has opened
under fault conditions, the Authorized Person receiving the instruction should
ensure that the relays requiring manual resetting are reset before attempting to
operate any circuit-breaker.
6.4. When a piece of Apparatus in its normal operating mode is showing signs of
distress it must not be operated, any automatic feature should, where practicable,
be rendered in-operative, and all persons must be kept clear of such Apparatus.
HT Switching should be effected as soon as possible such that the Apparatus
concerned will be removed from service without it being subjected to further
operations.
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SR-CP 2
POSITIONING OF EARTHS ON HIGH VOLTAGE APPARATUS
CONTENTS PAGE
Foreword .........……………………………………………………………………………… 2.1
Scope ..........…………………………………………………………………………………..2.1
Definitions.......................................…………………………………………………………..2.1
Apparatus Identification ...……………………………………………………………………2.1
Dangers .......…………………………………………………………………………………..2.2
General Earthing Requirements .......…………………………………………………………2.2
Typical Examples of the Application of Earths ……………………………………….....…. 2.6
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POSITIONING OF EARTHS ON HIGH VOLTAGE APPARTUS
1. FOREWORD
Earthing of high voltage apparatus is carried out as part of the safety precautions
to protect persons working on or testing such apparatus against the effects of
inadvertent re-engergization, and / or backfeed and induced voltages. The
protection afforded by earthing is dependent upon the combination of:
(i) The efficiency of the connection of circuit main earths and their capability
to carry the fault current until the electrical protective devices operate.
(ii) The speed of operation of electrical protective devices in service called

upon to operate in such circumstances.
(iii) The system voltage, voltage gradient to the point of earthing and the fault
level at the point of work.
2. SCOPE
This Safety Rule Code of Practice applies the principles established by the
Operational Safety Rules and the Safety Instructions to give guidance on the
positioning of Earthing Devices to achieve Safety from the System for personnel
requiring to work on or test High Voltage (HT) Apparatus.
3. DEFINITIONS
Terms are as defined in the Operational Safety Rules.
4. APPARATUS IDENTIFICATION
HT Apparatus on which work or testing is to be carried out must be readily

identifiable or have fixed to it a means of identification which will remain
effective throughout the course of the work or testing.
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5. Dangers
The main Dangers to personnel applying earths to HT Apparatus are electric
shock, burns or falling, arising from:
(i) The application of earths to Live HT Apparatus.
(ii) Badly connected or insecure Earthing Devices.
(iii) The incorrect sequence or method of application or removal of Portable

Earths.
(iv) The inadvertent earthing of Live HT Apparatus by the loss of control or

difficulty in the handling of portable earthing equipment.
6. GENERAL EARTHING REQUIREMENTS
The requirements detailed below must be met with regard to the earthing of HT
Apparatus:
6.1 Circuit Main Earths shall where practicable be applied within the Isolated
zone and, where practicable, be positioned between the point of work and
all point(s) of isolation excluding Low Voltage (LT) connections but
including, where applicable, the point of isolation from common neutral
earthing equipment.
6.2 Circuit Main Earths must be of adequate cross sectional area and be
efficiently connected between earth and the Isolated HT Apparatus so as
to discharge safely the resultant fault current due to any inadvertent
energization. Portable Circuit Main Earths for use in substations shall be
in accordance with CEB requirements where appropriate, otherwise they
shall have a cross section of not less than 50 SQ. MM copper equivalent.
Portable circuit main Earths for use on overhead lines shall have a cross
section of not less than 33 SQ.MM (0.05SQ.MM in) copper equivalents.
The clamps shall be of adequate capacity and of a type Approved by the
General Manager. The equipment design shall conform as far as possible
with CEB requirements.
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6.3 Where possible a circuit-breaker or specially provided earth switch or
fixed Earthing Device must be used to make the first circuit main Earth
connection.
6.4 Where it is not practicable to apply circuit main Earths between the point
of work and the points of isolation, they may be placed in an alternative
position so as to have a similar electrical effect to that which would occur
if they were placed between the point of work and the points of isolation.
6.5 When compliance with the above requirements does not give adequate
protection from inadvertent back feed and induced voltages, Additional
Earths must be applied. On Systems rated at 66kv and above the
Additional Earths must be applied in accordance with an Earthing
Schedule.
6.6 It is not necessary to earth every part of the HT Apparatus within an

Isolated zone provided that the requirements of the Safety Rules and
Safety Instructions have been met.
6.7 The application and removal of fixed circuit main Earths including the
closing and opening of earth switches and fixed Earthing Devices when
used as Circuit Main Earths must be carried out under the Instructions of
Authorized Person who has received instruction from the Control Person,
or in the case of a Person under instruction, carried out in accordance with
the requirements of Safety Code of Practice SR-CP 1. 'High Voltage
Switching '. Under the terms of a Sanction for Test, however, the recipient
of the Sanction for Test may remove or replace those circuit main Earths
defined on the Sanction for Test.
6.8 Portable Earthing Devices shall be examined immediately before use by

the Person responsible for the application of such Earths. At any time, a
defective Portable Earthing Device must be withdrawn from service
forthwith.
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6.9 The Authorized Person responsible for the earthing must take all
reasonably practicable steps, including making arrangements with the
Control Person for switching out additional equipment if necessary, to
ensure that earthing by means of a Portable earth using an Approved pole
is carried out in situations where clearances form adjacent Live HT
apparatus are adequate to prevent Danger should control of the pole be
lost.
6.10 As an additional precaution the Authorized Person in charge of applying

Portable Circuit Main Earths should, before doing so, ensure so far as is
reasonably practicable that adequate protective devices are in service on
busbars and circuits in the vicinity of the earthing operation in case of
inadvertent earthing of adjacent HT Apparatus.
6.11 The points of application of portable circuit Main Earths should not be
such as to inhibit the operation of any protective devices or other ancillary
equipment which is in service and which may be required to operate.
6.12 Except for the removal or re-application of Portable Circuit Main Earths
under a Sanction for Test, two Persons must be present in open type
substations during the application and removal of Portable circuit main
Earths, one of whom must be an Authorized Person and the other a Person
acting under the Personal Supervision of that Authorized Person.
6.13 If the Circuit Main Earths through which the HT Apparatus is Earthed are
not close to and visible from the points of work, on an overhead line, the
HT Apparatus should be Earthed by means of Additional Earths at those
points of work. Unless there can be no reasonable doubt that the correct
Apparatus is to be worked on and that no Danger of inadvertant backfeed
or induction can arise at the point of work. In the case of metalclad
switchgear spouts, Operational Code of Practice SR-CP3 'High Voltage
Metalclad Switchgear with Spouts', should apply.
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The purpose of this clause is to avoid the necessity of requiring that an
additional Earth be applied to Apparatus on one side of a wall e.g. when
the Apparatus has a Circuit Main Earth connected to it on the other side of
the wall, and there cannot be any possibility of error of identification or of
Danger from induction.
6.14 Portable Additional Earths must have a cross section of not less than
33SQ.MM (0.05 SQ. in) copper equivalent.
6.15 Additional Earths in Connection with a Permit to work may be attached

and removed by Competent Person.
6.16 Additional Earths in connection with a Sanction for Test may be attached
and removed by an Authorized Person or a Person under the Supervision
of an Authorized Person. Where testing is to be carried out on systems
rated at 66kV or above, Additional Earths shall be applied in accordance
with the Earthing Schedule issued with the Sanction for Test.
6.17 When either the Circuit Main Earths or Additional Earths would prevent
access to the points of work, the HV Apparatus on which work is to be
done must be efficiently connected to earth at the nearest points to the
points of work where access can be obtained. Additional Earths should
also be applied at the points or work and these Additional Earths may be
removed in turn when work is to be done but each earth so removed must
be replaced before another earth is removed.
6.18 When HT Apparatus has been disconnected from all supplies and bodily
removed from its service position, the use of Circuit Main Earths on that
HT Apparatus is not necessary, provided that the HT Apparatus is
electrically discharged.
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6.19 When contractors are working in High Voltage enclosures where
Additional Earths are required and which may be applied or moved by the
contractors within a defined safe working area, the Additional Earths may
be issued to the contractor and recorded on his Permit for Work. At the
discretion of the Authorized Person issuing the Permit to Work, these
Additional Earths may be issued to the Board's Competent Person who
may be supervising the work and must then be recorded on his Permit to
work.
6.20 When Additional Earths are required for work by contractors on overhead
lines, rated at 66kV or above, they must be issued and applied in
accordance with Safety Rule Code of Practice 'High Voltage Overhead
Lines.
7. TYPICAL EXAMPLES OF THE APPLICATION AND POSITIONING OF

EARTHS
Examples of the applications of circuit main Earths and Additional Earths to HT

Apparatus are given below.
7.1 Outdoor Type Substations.
When working on outdoor busbars or their associated disconnectors/

isolators, it is generally possible to apply circuit main Earths between the
point of work and point(s) of isolation.
7.2 Mesh Substations

When working on a mesh corner it is possible that the operation of a
switch or disconnector/ isolator during maintenance will disconnect the
Circuit Main Earth from the point of work. This is permissible provided
that the basic requirement of a circuit main Earth being between the point
of work and point(s) of isolation is maintained and Danger form induced
voltages is excluded.
7.3 Busbars, Busbar Spouts, Feeder Spouts and Voltage Transformer Spouts
of Metal clad Switchgear
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For the application of Earths to busbars, busbar spouts, feeder spouts and
voltage transformer spouts of metalclad switchgear see Operational Code
of Practice-SR-CP3 'High Voltage Metalclad Switchgear with Spouts.
7.4 Switchgear
7.4.1 Metal clad withdrawable switchgear
For work on the withdrawn portion of metal clad switchgear it is

not necessary to apply Earths.
7.4.2 Cubicle or Outdoor Switchgear
When this switchgear has open type connections work must not
be commenced until circuit main Earths have been applied on
each side of the circuit breaker. Earthing switches (Where
provided) or Portable Circuit main Earths may be used for this
purpose.
7.4.3 Metal clad non-withdrawable indoor or outdoor switchgear.

(Non-isolatable)
This type of switchgear represents a large proportion of the

Board's distribution switchgear and maintenance is usually only
possible when Circuit Main Earths have been applied at the
remote ends of incoming circuits.
7.4.4 Replacement
Before commencing work on replacing one or more units of HT

switchgear, Additional Earths shall where practicable be
efficiently connected on the switchgear at the nearest point to the
point of work where access to the conductors can be obtained
safely.
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7.5 Transformers and Reactors
Transformers and reactors will require to be earthed between the windings

and all HT points(s) of isolation, but earthing is not required on the LT
sides of transformers. Transformers must also be Earthed where there is a
point of isolation from common neutral earthing equipment. See Safety
Rule Code of Practice SR-CP 6 'High Voltage Transformers'.
7.6 Cables
For the application of Earths to cables see Safety Rules Code of Practice
'High Voltage Cables'.
7.7 Overhead Lines
For the application of Earths to Overhead Lines see Safety Rules Code of
Practice 'High Voltage Overhead Lines'.
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APPENDIX 2/1
POSITION OF CME AND H.V. POINT OF ISOLATION
H.V. U/G CABLE SPUR CIRCUIT - (WORK ON CABLE)
L.V. LINKS/C.B. OPEN

CURTION LABEL ATTACHED
CIRCUIT BREAKER
LOCKED OPEN CUATION
LABEL ATTACHED
(a) C.M.E. TO BE APPLIED BETWEEN H.V. POINT OF ISOLATION AND POINT OF WORK
(b) IF SEPARATE EARTHING DEVICE USED, CIRCUIT BREAKER TO BE ISOLATED AND BUS BAR
SHUTTERS TO BE LOCKED CLOSED AND DANGER LABLE ATTACHED
(c) EARTHING DEVICE TO BE LOCKED CLOSED ON TO CIRCUIT ENDS AND CAUTION LABEL
ATTACHED
(d) WHERE CIRCUIT BREAKER IS USED FOR APPLYING EARTHS, CIRCUIT BREAKER TO BE LOCKED IN
EARTH POSITION AND CAUTION LABEL ATTACHED
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APPENDIX 2/2
POSITION OF CME'S AND H.V. POINT OF ISOLATION
INTERCONNECTED H.V. U/G CABLE SPUR CIRCUIT - (WORK ON CABLE)
(a) C.M.E. TO BE APPLIED BETWEEN H.V. POINT OF ISOLATION AND POINT OF WORK
(b) IF SEPARATE EARTHING DEVICE USED, CIRCUIT BREAKER TO BE ISOLATED AND BUS BAR
SHUTTERS TO BE LOCKED CLOSED AND DANGER LABLE ATTACHED
(c) EARTHING DEVICE TO BE LOCKED CLOSED ON TO CIRCIT ENDS AND CAUTION LABEL ATTACHED
(d) WHERE CIRCUIT BREAKER IS USED FOR APPLYING EARTHS, CIRCUIT BREAKER TO BE LOCKED IN
EARTH POSITION AND CAUTION LABEL ATTACHED
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POSITION OF CME'S AND H.V. POINTS OF ISOLATION
INTERCONNECTED H.V. U/G CABLE CIRCUIT ASSOCIATED WITH
RING MAIN UNIT SUB STATIONS - (WORK ON CABLE
(a) C.M.E'S TO BE APPLIED BETWEEN H.V. POINTS OF ISOLATION AND POINT OF WORK
(b) RING MAIN UNTI OIL SWITCHES TO BE LOCKED OPEN AND CAUTION LABELS ATTACHED
(c) EARTHING SWITCHES TO BE LOCKED CLOSED ON TO CIRCIT ENDS AND CAUTION LABEL
ATTACHED
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APPENDIX 2/4
POSITION OF CME'S AND H.V. POINTS OF ISOLATION
INTERCONNECTED H.V. U/G CABLE CIRCUIT - (WORK ON HV SUBSTATION)
(a) C.M.E'S TO BE APPLIED BETWEEN H.V. POINTS OF ISOLATION AND POINT OF WORK
(b) RING MAIN UNTI OIL SWITCHES TO BE LOCKED OPEN AND CAUTION LABELS ATTACHED
(c) EARTHING SWITCHES TO BE LOCKED CLOSED CAUTION LABELS ATTACHED
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SR-CP 3
HIGH VOLTAGE METALCLAD SWITCHGEAR WITH

SPOUTS AND ASSOCIATED WITHDRAWABLE APPARATUS
CONTENTS PAGE
Scope ..........……………………………………………………………………..... 3.1
Definitions .......................................…………………………………………........ 3.1
Plant and Apparatus Identification .......................................……………………… 3.1
Dangers.......………………………………………………………..........................3.1
Busbars and Busbar Spouts of a Multi-panel Switchboard....…………………...... 3.2
Circuit Spouts, Voltage Transformer Spouts and Single

Panel Busbar Spouts ................................................ 3.4
Work on Withdrawable Apparatus ....................................................................... .3.7
Work on Auxiliary Equipment ................................................................................3.7
Issue 1 - January 1988
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HIGH VOLTAGE METALCLAD SWITCHGEAR WITH SPOUTS
AND ASSOCIATED WITHDRAWABLE APPARATUS
1. SCOPE
Operational Safety Rules to achieve Safety from the System for personnel
working on busbar, voltage transformer and circuit spouts of High Voltage
(HT) metalclad switchgear. It also covers working on withdrawable
Apparatus when removed from the service position.
This Code of Practice is not intended for situations where the apparatus to
be worked on has been isolated and earthed by switching at remote
locations thus rendering the apparatus completely isolated and earthed.
2. DEFINITIONS
3. PLANT AND APPARATUS IDENTIFICATION
Plant and Apparatus on which work or testing is to be carried out must be

readily identifiable or have fixed to it, a means of identification which will
remain effective throughout the course of the work or testing.
4. DANGERS
The main Dangers to personnel working on metalclad switchgear are
electric shock or burns, arising from:
(i) The application of Earthing Devices to Live HT Apparatus.
(ii) The incorrect sequence and method of application or removal of

Earthing Devices.
(iii) Gaining access to Live conductors.
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5. BUSBARS AND BUSBAR SPOUTS OF A MULTI-PANEL
SWITCHBOARD
When work is to be carried out on the busbars or busbar spouts, the

following operations shall be carried out in strict sequence.
(i) The section of busbars on which work is to be carried out shall be

isolated from all points of supply from which it can be made
Live, including any voltage transformers, the isolating
arrangements where practicable Locked and Caution Notices
affixed.
(ii) Where duplicate switches in one tank or on-load busbar selector

isolators are installed and it is impossible to isolate them from all
points of supply, then all switches that can be closed on to the
busbars on which work is to be carried out shall be Isolated by
having their machanisms Locked in the open position and the
closing mechanisms rendered inoperative.
(iii) The shutters of spouts which are, or may become, Live shall where
practicable be Locked shut. Shutters of spouts on which work is
not to be done shall also be Locked shut except for the busbar
spouts at which the circuit main Earths are to be applied.
(iv) The busbars shall be checked by means of an Approved voltage

indicator to verify that they are not Live. The indicator itself shall
be tested immediately before and immediately after the
verification. The checking with the voltage indicators shall be done
on the panel on which the circuit main Earths are to be applied and
also on the panel on which work is to be carried out.
(v) Circuit Main Earths of Approved type shall be applied on the

Isolated section of busbars at a panel other than that on which
work is to be carried out. The insertion of the hand or any tool into
contact spouts for this purpose is forbidden. If reasonably
practicable, all Circuit Main Earths shall be Locked in the Earthed
position.
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(vi) Where available, Metalclad Switchgear Movable Earths shall be
applied to all phases of the busbar at the points of work.
(vii) Danger Notices shall the be attached where applicable on, or

adjacent to, the Live Apparatus at the limits of the work area.
(viii) A Permit to Work shall be issued.
(ix) All work carried out on busbar spouts shall be under the on site
Supervision of an Authorized Person.
(x) To enable the work to be carried out, any Meatalclad Switchgear

Movable Earths may be removed one phase at a time. Each phase
earth so removed shall be replaced before a further phase earth is
removed.
(xi) Where Metalclad Switchgear Movable Earths have not been

applied, the Authorized Person supervising the work shall prove
each spout dead by means of an Approved voltage indicator
before the spout is worked on, the voltage indicator itself being
tested immediately before and immediately after use.
(xii) If it is necessary to carry out work on the spouts of the panel on

which the circuit main Earths have been applied, then after the
work on the available busbar spouts has been completed, the
Permit to Work must be cleared and cancelled.
The circuit main Earths must be removed and replaced on the

busbar spouts of another panel on the Isolated section of busbar.
The procedure described in (vii), (viii), (x) and (xi) or (xii) shall
then be carried out.
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6. CIRCUIT SPOUTS, VOLTAGE TRANSFORMER SPOUTS AND
SINGLE PANEL BUSBAR SPOUTS.
6.1 Work without using Metalclad Swichgear Movable Earths.
When work is to be carried out on circuit spouts, voltage

transformer spouts and single panel busbar spouts without using
Metalclad Switchgear Movable Earths, the following operations
shall be carried out in strict sequence.
(i) The spouts on which work is to be carried out shall be Isolated

from all points of supply from which the spouts can be made Live
and where practicable, the isolation arrangements Locked, and
Caution Notices affixed.
(ii) The shutters of spouts which are, or may become, Live shall where
practicable be Locked shut. Shutters of spouts on which work is
not to be done shall also where practicable be Locked shut.
(iii) The spout contacts shall be checked by means of an Approved

voltage indicator to verify that they are not Live, the voltage
indicator itself shall be tested immediately before and immediately
after the verification.
(iv) Circuit Main Earths shall be applied to the circuit at each point of
work and where practicable at all points of isolation except where
such a point of isolation is on the Low Voltage side of a
transformer. Inserting the hand or any tool into contact spouts for
this purpose is strictly forbidden. If reasonably practicable, all
circuit main Earths shall be Locked in the Earthed position.
(v) Where the work to be Carried out will involve the removal of the
circuit main Earths at the point of work, then before a Permit to
Work is issued alternative circuit main Earths shall be applied as
close as is reasonably practicable to the point of work. However, if
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this cannot be achieved, then whilst this work is in progress no
other work shall be carried out on the circuit connected to the
spouts being worked on. Where the spouts are connected to a
circuit on which there is any likelihood of induced voltages
occurring, Additional Earths shall, where reasonably practicable,
be connected at the nearest point to the point of work where access
to the conductors can safely be obtained.
(vi) Danger Notices shall be attached where applicable on, or adjacent

to, the Live Apparatus at the limits of the work area.
(vii) A Permit for Work shall be issued.
(viii) Work on the spouts shall then be carried out under the on site
Supervision of a Authorized Person who must prove each spout
dead by means of an Approved voltage indicator immediately
before the spout is worked on. The voltage indicator itself shall be
tested immediately before and immediately after use. \
6.2 Work using Metalclad Switchgear Movable Earths
When work is to be carried out on the circuit spouts, voltage

transformer spouts and single panel busbar spouts using Metalclad
Switchgear Movable Earths, the following operations shall be
carried out in strict sequence:
(i) The spouts on which work is to be carried out shall be Isolated from
all points of supply from which the spouts can be made Live and,
where practicable, the isolation arrangements Locked and Caution
Notices affixed.
(ii) The shutters of spouts which are, or may become, Live shall where
practicable be Locked shut, Shutters of spouts on which work is not
to be done shall where practicable also be Locked shut.
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(iii) The spout contacts shall be checked by means of an Approved
voltage indicator to verify that they are not Live, the voltage
indicator itself shall be tested immediately before and immediately
after the verification.
(iv) Circuit Main Earths shall be applied to the circuit at each point of
work and where practicable at all points of isolation except where
such points of isolation are on the Low Voltage side of a
transformer. Inserting the hand or any tool into contact spouts for
this purpose is strictly forbidden.
(v) On the circuit, voltage transformer or busbar spouts on which work

is to be carried out, the circuit main Earths shall be replaced by
Metalclad Switchgear Movable Earths.
(vi) If the only earths that can be applied to the circuit are those applied
on the spouts and these are circuit main Earths, then while work on
the spouts is in progress no other work shall be carried out on that
circuit.
Where the spouts are connected to a circuit on which there is any

likelihood of induced voltages occurring, Additional Earths shall,
where reasonably practicable, be connected at the nearest point to
the point of work where access to the conductors can safely be
obtained.
(vii) Caution Notices shall be attached at all points where the circuit can
be made Live.
(viii) Danger Notices shall be attached where applicable on, or adjacent

to, the Live Apparatus at the limits of the work area.
(ix) A Permit to Work shall be issued.
(x) Work on the spouts shall then be carried out under the on site
Supervision of a Authorized Person
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(xi) To enable the work to be carried out, the Metalclad Switchgear
Movable Earths may be removed one phase at a time. Each phase
earth so removed shall be replaced before a further phase earth is
removed.
7. WORK ON WITHDRAWABLE APPARATUS
When work is to carried out on withdrawable Apparatus the

following operations shall be carried out in strict sequence:
(i) The Apparatus shall be disconnected form all supplies and where
practicable Locked off from Live conductors.
(ii) Caution Notices shall be attached to all points of isolation.
(iii) Danger Notices shall be attached (where applicable) on or adjacent

to the Live Apparatus at the limits of the work area.
(iv) If the work on the withdrawn Apparatus includes testing and

adjustments, auxiliary supplies may be connected to the withdrawn
Apparatus by the person in charge of the work.
8. WORK ON AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT
When work is to be carried out on auxiliary equipment, such as a circuit

breaker truck, voltage transformer, relay, control and other equipment
associated with Live high voltage metalclad switchgear and there is a need
to specify restriction of the access to be granted, The Authorized person
shall provide written instructions or on site supervision.
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SR-CP4

HIGH VOLTAGE OVERHEAD LINES
CONTENTS PAGE
Scope ..........……………………………………………………………………..... 4.1
Definitions .......................................…………………………………………........ 4.1
Apparatus Identification ......................................................……………………… 4.2
Dangers.......……………………………………………………….......................... 4.2
General Requirements for Work on Towers, Poles

and High Structures ...................................................................... 4.2
Adverse Weather Conditions ................................................................................... 4.3
Patrols .......................................................................................................................4.3
General Requirements for work on HV Overhead Lines ........................................ 4.3
Specific Requirements for work on Overhead Lines

With all Conductors solated.......................................................... 4.6
Specific Requirements for work on Double Circuit HV

Overhead Lines with one Circuit Live ......................................... 4.7
Work on Towers or Poles Carrying Live HV Conductors where

the Work does not Require Contact with any Conductors, Insulators or Associated
Fittings (Excluding Work on Earth Wires) ............................................................ 4.10
Work on Earth Wires ..............................................................................................4.12
Completion of Work ............................................................................................... 4.13
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HIGH VOLTAGE OVERHEAD LINES
1. SCOPE
Operational Safety Rules to achieve Safety from the System for personnel
requiring to carry out work or testing on H.V. overhead line Apparatus.
Reference is also made to line patrols.
Work on conductors, insulators, and fittings of Live circuits is out site the
scope of this document and is covered by Specialized Procedure 1 of the
Safety Rule Handbook.
2. DEFINITIONS
For the purpose of this Code of Practice the following additional

definitions apply:
(i) Earthing Party
A party consisting of a Competent Person in charge accompanied

by one or more Competent Persons whose duty it is to apply and
remove Additional Earths to Overhead line Conductors and where
necessary red pennants to towers, poles or structures.
(ii) Working Party
The Persons Under the Immediate Supervision of either a

Competent Person or an Authorized Person and includes a
Competent Person or Authorized Person when working by himself.
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Apparatus on which work or testing is to be carried out must be readily

4. DANGERS
The main Dangers to personnel working on overhead lines and towers are
electric shock, burns or falling, arising from:
(i) The possibility of personnel mistaking that part of High Voltage

Apparatus on which it is unsafe to apply an Earthing Device or
work for that on which it is safe to do so, thus inadvertently
infringing Safety Distance.
(ii) Inadequate precautions to suppress or safely discharge any induced

or other impressed voltages in the conductors and associated
fittings.
5. GENERAL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR WORK ON TOWERS,

POLES AND HIGH STRUCTURES.
5.1 All Persons working on towers, poles and high structures must
wear and make proper use of Approved safety belts or harnesses
and other safety equipment and clothing which is provided for their
safety and protection. This equipment must be examined each
occasion before use.
5.2 Any Person working on a tower, pole or high structure must be

accompanied by at least one other Person who may be at ground
level, or be in visual manage.
5.3 Before any wood pole is climbed it must be sounded. No pole

badly impaired by decay or damage should be climbed until it has
been supported by Approved means. The pole should then be
climbed by only one Person.
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6. ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITION
6.1 In the event of the near approach of a lightning storm, all work on
overhead lines must cease immediately. The Control Person/
Authorized Person must be informed of the weather conditions
and, as appropriate, he will decide on the course of action.
7. PATROLS
7.1 A Person must not patrol an overhead line across country when
visibility is dangerously impaired by weather conditions.
7.2 If overhead lines are to be patrolled during the hours of darkness,

use should be made of suitable lighting equipment.
8. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR WORK ON HV OVERHEAD

LINES
8.1 Any HV overhead line over or under which and overhead

conductor is to be run must be Isolated and Earthed, and a Permit
to Work issued.
8.2 Where work on overhead conductors, insulators or associated

fittings is to be carried out the curcuit(s) must be Isolated including
all possible backfeed from transformers of an interconnected
system and all voltage and auxiliary transformers from which the
overhead conductors or associated fittings on which work is to be
done may become Live. Circuit Main Earths must be applied
between the points of work and all points of isolation and a Permit
to Work issued to the Competent Person in charge of each
Working Party.
8.3 The Competent Person in charge of the Working Party must ensure
that where line conductors are to be disconnected, Additional
Earths are applied to each side of the break before the conductors
are disconnected. The line conductors of the section on which
work is to be carried out must be left Earthed and short circuited
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near the point or points of disconnection while work is in progress.
An Approved earthing device must be applied on each side of any
break before the conductors are reconnected.
8.4 If a Working Party leaves a line at any time then before work is
restarted, the Competent Person in charge must identify the line,
must verify that the Additional Earths are in Position and must
reinstruct the Working Party on the work covered by the Permit for
Work.
8.5 On completion of the work the Competent Person in charge of the

Working Party must ensure that all Additional earths have been
removed before he clears the Permit for Work.
8.6 Establishing Points of Isolation.
(i) A point of isolation from the live system shall be established on

each curcuit that is to be worked on. The break formed in the phase
conductor shall be appropriate to the system voltage. The operation
of an air break switch handle shall not be relied upon to assume the
point of isolation. A visual check of the switch blades shall be
made to confirm that a break in the curcuit has been made.
Where enclosed switchgear is used to establish the point of

isolation, the operating mechanisum shall be locked to prevent
operation. Where facilities, the mechanisum shall be locked in the
earthed position.
(ii) Where reasonably practicable all points of isolation shall be locked

off to prevent accidental re-energisation. A personal lock shall be
used with only one Safety Key which shall be unique to the
location. Where it is deemed necessary by the Authorized Person a
Key Safe procedure shall be implemented.
(iii) All points of isolation shall have a CAUTION NOTICE (DO NOT
INTERFERE WITH THIS APPARATUS) attached to the
operating handle/ mechanism where this is not readily visible,
additional notices shall be attached to the apparatus.
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(iv) Where it is considered necessary at the point of work, the
Authorized Person shall attach DANGER NOTICES to Adjacent
apparatus calling attention to the danger of approach.
8.7 Earthing Overhead Line Conductors
(i) No Circuit Main Earths (C.M.E) shall be attached or removed

without the consent of a Control Person or an Authorized Person
acting as a Control Person.
(ii) C.M.E. earthing leads and associated clamps shall be of an

approved type and of adequate capacity for the duty at the point of
application. Earthing leads shall be properly maintained and
always inspected immediately prior to use.
(iii) Verify that the circuit is not live and, whenever possible, test by
mean of a voltage indicator of an approved type. The voltage
indicator shall be tested before and after immediate use.
(iv) Earthing leads shall be connected to the general body of earth

before being secured to the phases. The clamps shall be secured to
the phases by means of a pole or other approved method. Care
should be taken to ensure a good contact.
(v) All phases shall be earthed even if work is to carried out on one
phase only.
(vi) Earthing devices shall be placed as close as possible to the point of

work and shall be visible by the working party.
(vii) Where Circuit Main Earths are remote from the point of work,
Additional Earths shall be applied at the point of work in
accordance with (vi).
(viii) All Circuit Main Earths shall remain in position until safety
Documentation has been cancelled.
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(ix) A Competent Person about to work on a line should satisfy himself
that eaths have been attached to the conductor before he
commences work.
9. SPEICIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR WORK ON HV OVERHEAD

LINES WITH ALL CONDUCTORS ISOLATED AND EARTHED.
9.1 Before issuing a Permit to Work, the Authorized Person must

identify the line to be worked upon. The Authorized Person must
ensure that the Competent Person in charge of the Working Party
knows the exact location of the places where they are or may be
required to carry out work under the Permit to Work. The
Authorized Person issuing the Permit to work must also issue to
the Competent Person receiving the Permit for Work the following
items:
(i) Where Circuit Identification labels are fitted, sufficient Circuit

Identification wristlets for each member of the Working Party.
(ii) Where non-interchangeable flag sockets or brackets are fitted,

sufficient Circuit Identification flags which fit the sockets or
brackets on the towers, poles or structures to be climbed.
9.2 The Competent Person in charge of the Earthing Party or a

Competent Person under his Supervision must prove that any
unearthed supporting metalwork and the conductors and
fittings on a tower, pole or structure on which he is to work is
not Live with an Approved voltage indicator before the
application of Additional Earths. The indicator itself must be
tested immediately before and after the verification. If from the
point of work the conductors can be seen to be Earthed, the use
of a voltage indicator can be dispensed with.
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9.3 Before work commences on the overhead line, the Competent
Person in charge of the Working Party must ensure that Additional
Earths are applied at or as near as practicable to the points of work.
The Additional Earths must be fitted to conductors of all phases of
the circuit(s) concerned.
9.4 The Competent Person who has received the Permit to Work must
ensure that where applicable a Circuit Identification flag is fitted to
each tower, pole or structure to be worked on and that each person
is in possession of a circuit identification wristlet before allowing
that Person(s) to climb the tower, pole or structure.
9.5 Each Person climbing the tower, pole or structure should where
applicable:
(i) Check that the Circuit Identification flag is fitted.
(ii) Wear the Circuit Identification wristlet in such a manner that

it will at all times be readily visible to him whilst climbing.
(iii) Ensure that the wristlet matches the Circuit Identification on

the circuit on which he is to work.
9.6 On completion of the work the Competent Person in charge of the

working party must ensure that all Additional Earths have been
removed before he clears the Permit to Work.
10. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR WORK ON DOUBLE CIRCUIT HV

OVERHEAD LINES WITH ONE CIRCUIT LIVE
10.1 Shorting/ Bonding of conductors must not be used in place of

Additional Earths.
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10.2 Work may be carried out by a Competent Person on a double
Circuit overhead line with one circuit Live provided that the
following precautions are taken in addition to the general and
specific requirements of sections 8 and 9
(i) The work carried out on the Isolated circuit must be such that
there is no possibility of infringement of Safety Distance.
Work which involves cutting conductors under tension is
therefore forbidden.
(ii) Work on a tee-off tower must only be carried out in the

presence of a Authorized Person. Special care must be taken
at terminal and large angle towers.
(iii) The Authorized Person in charge of the work must at the

point of work personally identify the circuit to be worked
upon.
(iv) Where the double circuit line consists of two circuits side by
side, the following working procedure must be adopted:
(a) The Authorized Person in charge must ensure that a

green flag is affixed near ground level on the Isolated
circuit side of the tower, pole or structure. Similarly, he
must ensure that a Danger Notice is fixed on the Live
circuit side.
(b) The Competent Person in charge of the earthing party

or a Competent Person under his Immediate
Supervision must prove that any unearthed supporting
metalwork conductors and fittings on a tower, pole or
structure on which he is to work is not Live with an
Approved voltage indicator before the application of
Additional Earths. The indicator itself must be tested
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immediately before and after the verification.
Additional Earths must then be applied to efficiently
connect to earth steelwork and conductors. If from the
point of work the conductors can be seen to be Earthed
the use of a voltage indicator can be dispensed with.
Red pennants must be affixed to the crossarms drawing
attention to the Danger of the Live circuit.
(c) The conductors and supporting metalwork must remain

efficiently Earthed, the green flags, Circuit
Identification flags where provided, Danger Notices
and red pennants must remain in position throughout
the progress of the work, and the Additional Earths,
Danger Notices and red pennants must be removed by
the Competent Person in charge of the Earthing Party or
a Competent Person under his Supervision only after all
other members of the Working Party have descended
the tower or pole on completion of the work.
(ii) Where the double circuit line consists of one circuit above the
other, work must not be done on the upper circuit with the lower
circuit Live. It is permissible to work only on the lower circuit with
the upper Live using the following additional work procedure:
(a) The Competent Person in charge of the Earthing Party

or a Competent Person under his Supervision must
prove that the unearthed supporting metalwork on a
pole or support is not Live with an Approved voltage
indicator and then apply Additional Earths. Before any
other Person is allowed access, the Competent Person
in charge of the Earthing Party or a Competent Person
under his Supervision must at the point of work verify
that the conductors on the lower circuit to be worked
upon are not Live with an Approved voltage indicator
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and then efficiently connect to earth all conductors on that
lower circuit with Drain Earths.
(b) The limit of working above the Earthed lower circuit must be
indicated by red pennants affixed by a Competent Person on
the pole at a distance from the upper Live circuit necessary to
avoid infringement of Safety Distance.
(c) The conductors and supporting metalwork must remain

efficiently Earthed and the red pennants must remain in
position throughout the progress of the work. The Additional
Earths and red pennants must be removed by the Competent
Person or a Competent Person under his Immediate
Supervision only after all members of the Working Party
have descended the polw or support on completion of the
work.
11. WORK ON TOWERS OR POLES CARRYING LIVE HV

CONDUCTORS WHERE THE WORK DOES NOT REQUIRE
CONTACT WITH ANY HV CONDUCTORS, INSUALTORS OR
ASSOCIATED FITTINGS (EXCLUDING WORK ON EARTH WIRES)
12.1 Provided that in all the following cases there is no infringement of

Safety Distance, work may be carried out by a Competent Person:
(a) On any overhead line structure of unearthed construction

supporting Live HV Apparatus after the steelwork has been
tested and proved safe with an Approved instrument. The
testing and proving safe must be carried out by the competent
person in charge of the working party or a competent person
under his supervision.
(b) On any overhead line structure of unearthed construction

without testing the steelwork provided that any part of the
body, conducting equipment or tool maintains a distance of
300mm (12ins) from all that portion of unearthed metalwork
which is outside the Safety Distance.
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(c) On any overhead line structure of Earthed construction
supporting Live HV Apparatus provided that :
(i) No tool more than 0.455m in length is taken up the

structure.
(ii) Where red pennants are used the Authorized Person

specifies the positions at which red pennants are to be fixed
to define the limits of access and ensures that before any
Person is allowed to start work the red pennants have been
so fixed. The Competent Person(s) fixing the pennants must
be under the observation of another Competent Person who
must be able to communicate with that Person(s) to warn of
any possible infringement of Safety Distance.
(iii) Any Person(s) involved in tower or pole painting is under

the observation of a Competent Person who must be able to
communicate with that Person(s) to warn of any possible
infringement of Safety Distance.
12.2 In assessing Safety Distance, consideration should be given to

insulator and conductor movement due to wind conditions.
(a) On Earthed construction steel towers step bolts may be used

provided that Safety Distance to any part of the climber's
body or anything being carried, is not infringed. Where the
appropriate Safety Distance cannot be maintained whilst
using step bolts. climbing must be within the body of the
tower or on the face of the tower at right angles to the
conductors.
(b) At tee off, terminal and large angle towers or poles reduced
clearance to Live conductors can occur. When work is
being carried out on such towers or poles, the Authorized
Person must decide what special arrangements are to be
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undertaken and whether the work must be carried out under
the Personal Supervision of an Authorized Person.
13. WORK ON EARTH WIRES
13.1 Work on earth wires involving the erection or lowering of the

wires, or any other work likely to cause a significant increase in
the normal sag of the earth wire in any span, should only be carried
out with all associated circuits Isolated and Earthed. Where, due to
special circumstances it is not possible to Isolate and Earth all
associated circuits, the work must be carried out in accordance
with an Approved Local Management Instruction.
13.2 For any work other than that referred to in 13.1 and where Safety
Distance can be maintained the work shall be carried out to
specific Instructions. Any restrictions must be stated in these
Instructions and include the requirements that during the course of
such work, the connection to earth and the electrical continuity of
the earth wire at the point of work is maintained.
13.3 In assessing Safety Distances, consideration should be given to

insulator and conductor movement due to wind conditions.
13.4 Step bolts may be used provided that Safety Distance to any part of
the climber's body, or anything being carried, is not infringed.
Where the appropriate Safety Distances cannot be maintained
whilst using step bolts, climbing must be within the body of the
tower or on the face of the tower at right angles to the conductors.
13.5 At tee-off, terminal and large angle towers or poles reduced

clearances to Live conductors can occur. When work is being
carried out on such towers, the Senior Authorized Person preparing
the Safety Document must decide what special arrangements are to
be undertaken and whether the work must be carried out under the
Personal Supervision of an Authorized Person.
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14. COMPLETION OF WORK
14.1 Care should be taken to ensure that any anti-climbing guard gates
are secured when work is completed or when Persons have
descended from the tower or structure and the site is left
unattended.
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APPENDIX 4/1
POSITION OF C.M.Es AND H.V. POINTS OF ISOLATION
ON HIGH VOLTAGE DISTIBUTION LINES UP TO AND INCLUDING 33KV
H.V MAIN LINE

H.V POINT OF ISOLATION (LOCKED OPEN & CAUTION LABEL ATTACHED)
POINT OF WORK
(a) C.M.E TO BE APPLIED BETWEEN POINT OF WORK AND POINT OF ISOLATION
(b) IF C.M.E IS OUT OF SIGHT OF POINT OF WORK ADDITIONAL EARTHS MUST BE APPLIED
(c) ADDITIOANL EARTHS CAN BE APPLIED AND REMOVED AS CONSIDERED NECESSARY BY

COMPETENT OR AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL
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POSITION OF CME's AND H.V. POINTS OF ISOLATION
ON HIGH VOLTAGE DISTRIBUTION LINES UP TO AND INCLUDING 33 KV.
H.V SPUR LINE
H.V. MAIN
LINE
POINT FO H.V
SUPPLY
REMOVE L.V. FUSES

AND ATTACH CAUTION LABLE
(a) C.M.E. TO BE APPLIED BETWEEN POINT OF WORK AND POINT OF ISOLATION

(b) IF C.M.E. IS OUT OF SIGHT FROM POINT OF WORK ADDITIONAL EARTHS MUST BE APPLIED.
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ON HIGH VOLTAGE DISTRIBUTION LINES UP TO AND INCLUDING 33 KV
H.V POINTS OF ISOLATION (LOCKED OPEN + CAUTION LABEL ATTACHED)
H.V POINTS OF ISOLATION (LOCKED OPEN & CAUTION LABEL ATTACHED)
(a) C.M.E. TO BE APPLIED BETWEEN POINT OF WORK AND POINT OF ISOLATION

(b) IF C.M.E. IS OUT OF SIGHT OF POINT OF WORK ADDITIONAL EARTHS MUST BE APPLIED.
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ON HIGH VOLTAGE LINES UP TO AND INCLUDING 33KV
H.V DOUBLE CIRCUIT LINE WITH ONE CIRCUIT ALIVE
H.V POINTS OF ISOLATION (LOCKED OPEN & CAUTION LABEL ATTACHED)
(a) C.M.E.'s TO BE APPLIED BETWEEN POINTS OF ISOLATION & POINTS OF WORK.

(b) IF C.M.E. IS OUT OF SIGHT OF POINT OF WORK ADDITIONAL EARTHS MUST BE APPLIED.
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HIGH VOLTAGE CABLES
CONTENTS PAGE
Scope ..........……………………………………………………………………..... 5.1
Definitions .......................................…………………………………………........ 5.1
Identification ......................................................…..................…………………… 5.1
Dangers.......………………………………………………………...........................5.1
Excavation to Expose High Voltage Cables ............................................................ 5.2
Work on High Voltage Cables .. .............................................................................. 5.3
General Requirements for Testing H.T. Cables ....................................................... 5.4
Establishing Points of Isolation ...............................................................................5.5
Earthing H.V. Underground Cables ........................................................................5.6
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SR-CP5

HIGH VOLTAGE CABLES
1. SCOPE
Operational Safety Rules and the Safety Instructions to achieve Safety
from the System for Personnel working on High Voltage (HT) cables.
2. DEFINITIONS
3. IDENTIFICATION
3.1 Apparatus associated with the cables on which work or testing is to be

carried out must be readily identifiable or have fixed to it a means of
identification which will remain effective throughout the course of the
work.
3.2 Cables must be identified at their terminations by means of the permanent

identification label on the Apparatus to which they are connected or by
their appropriate circuit identification.
4. DANGERS
4.1 The main Dangers to personnel working on HT cables are electric shock,
burns, asphyxiation or falling arising from:
(i) The possibility of personnel mistaking HV cables on which it is

unsafe to work, for those on which it is safe to work under the
conditions laid down.
(ii) Voltage difference when the sheath or cores at the point of work
are connected to a different earthing area from the one at the point
of work, and an earth fault occurs in one of these earthing areas.
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(iii) Induced voltages from cables which run physically parallel to the
cable being worked on carrying fault current, or from the cable
being worked on being normally connected to an overhead line
circuit.
(iv) Proximity of exposed Live Apparatus, other cables or services.
(v) Physical conditions in the vicinity of the point of work due to deep
excavations or working at a height.
(vi) Chemicals and fumes from fluxes and other sources.
EXCAVATION TO EXPOSE HIGH VOLTAGE CABLES
5.1 Reference must be made to records of the cable(s) and recognition must be
given to the possible presence of other services. Use should be made of
Approved specialized detection instruments to determine where necessary
the position of the required cable(s) and other cables and services in order
to safely excavate at the appropriate position. Allowance should be made
for the possibility of errors or inaccuracies in the records, of changes in
local geography which have not been recorded and for the possibility of
movement of the cable(s) by other services.
5.2 Excavations for this purpose within the boundaries of a power station or a
substation which contains HV Apparatus operating at 66KV or above may
require written instruction or on site supervision by an authorized person.
Where the Board is not the Occupier, consideration should be given to a
possible requirement by the Occupier for other safety documents to be
obtained and other safety procedures followed in addition to those which
are necessary to comply with the Board's Rules and procedures.
5.3 Care should be taken in deciding the extent to which mechanical means of
excavation may be used, in order to avoid Danger from, or damage to ,
cables or other services.
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5.4 If cable tiles or other cable markers or protectors are exposed during
excavation, it should not be assumed that they are in their correct position
directly above the cable(s) they were originally intended to protect.
Previous excavations and careless backfilling may have misplaced such
cable markers or protectors. The position of a cable is not certain until it is
uncovered and identified.
5.5 As excavations progress, precautions should be taken to prevent collapse

of the trench or hole by shuttering or similar means. Should the depth of
the excavation be such that a fall might bury or strike and injure anyone in
or in the vicinity of the trench, the excavation and surrounding parts must
be suitably supported. Attention should be given to supporting excavations
in the vicinity of walls, particularly retaining walls, where a landslip,
whether it is initiated by the digging of a trench or not, may cause
Danger. Such support should be inspected regularly and, if the trench is
more than 2 meters (6 ft. 6 in.) deep, it must be inspected daily by the
Person in charge of the work. Any defect found at any time must be
rectified immediately.
5.6 As work progresses, the work area must be defined and precautions taken
to adequately sign, fence, guard and illuminate the area as necessary so as
to give proper warning of the excavation to employees, the walking
public, road users and other persons.
5.7 The excavation should be made large enough to expose all the cables,
pipes and ducts necessary to establish the position of the required cable(s).
6. WORK ON HIGH VOLTAGE CABLES
6.1 Work must not commence on any HT cable unless the Person in charge of
the work is in receipt of a Safety Document.
6.2 When any HT cable is to be cut or any HT cable joint or chamber opened,
the Authorized Person issuing the Safety Document must identify the
cable joint or chamber as that covered by the Safety Document and on
which it is safe to work. Identification and proving not to be live must be
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carried out in accordance with the Boards procedure for ' Identifying and
Spiking Before Working on H.V. Cables'.
6.3 When work is to be done on a HT cable or cable terminations and that

cable lies wholly within on earthing system and the cable is directly
connected to an overhead line, Danger from induced voltage on the
overhead line may be, if necessary, excluded from the cable by using the
following procedure after issuing a Permit to Work for its execution.
(i) Apply Additional Earths at the cable sealing ends and on the
overhead line circuits at a point as close as practicable to the
terminal tower or support structure, and
(ii) Remove the cable/overhead line circuit connections between the

applied Additional Earths.
6.5 Where work is to be done on cables using fluxes which could give rise to
fumes, precautions should be taken.
7. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR TESTING H.T. CABLES
7.1 Where applicable, testing on any HT cable must be in accordance

with 'Testing High Voltage Apparatus'. Testing must not
commence unless the Person in charge of the testing is in receipt of
a Safety Document.
8. ESTABLISHING POINTS OF ISOLATION
8.1 A point of isolation from the live system shall be established on

each circuit that is to be worked on. The break formed in the phase
conductor shall be appropriate to the system voltage.
Where enclosed switchgear is used to establish the point of

isolation, the operating mechanism shall be locked to prevent
operation. There the switchgear has integral earthing facilities,
the mechanism shall be locked in the earthed position.
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8.2 Where reasonably practicable all points of isolation shall be locked
off to prevent accidental re-energization. A personal lock shall be
used with only one safety key which shall be unique to the
location. Where it is deemed necessary by the Authorized Person a
key safe procedure shall be implemented.
8.3 All points of isolation shall have a CAUTION NOTICE (DO NOT
INTERFERE WITH THIS APPARATUS) attached to the
operating handle/mechanism where this is not readily visible,
additional notices shall be attached to the apparatus.
8.4 Where it is considered necessary at the point of work, the

Authorized Person shall attach DANGER NOTICE to adjucent
apparatus calling attention to the danger of approach.
9. EARTHING H.T. UNDERGRAOUD CABLES
9.1 No Circuit Main Earths (C.M.E) shall be attached or removed

without the consent of a control person or an authorized person
acting as a control person.
9.2 CME earthing leads and associated clamps shall be of an approved

type and of adequate capacity for the duty at the point of
application. Earthing leads shall be properly maintained and
always inspected immediately prior to use.
9.3 Verify that the circuit is not live and, whenever possible test by
mean of a voltage indicator of an approved type. The voltage
indicator shall be tested before and after immediate use.
9.4 Where earthing leads are used, they shall be connected to the
general body of earth before being secured to the phases. The
clamps shall be secured to the phase by means of a pole or other
approved method. Care should be taken to ensure a good contact.
9.5 All Phases shall be earthed even if work is to carried out on one
phase only.
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SR-CP6
WORK ON TRANSFORMERS
CONTENTS PAGE
Scope ..........……………………………………………………………………..... 6.1
Definitions .......................................…………………………………………........ 6.1
Identification ......................................................…..................…………………… 6.1
Dangers.......……………………………………………………….......................... 6.1
Work on Transformers ............................................................................................6.2
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SR-CP6
WORK ON TRANSFORMERS
1. SCOPE
Operational Safety Rules and the Safety Instructions to establish Safety
from the System for Personal working on or testing transformers.
2. DEFINITIONS
3. IDENTIFICATION

4. DANGERS
The main Dangers to personnel working on transformers are electric

shock, burns, or falling, arising from:
(i) The possibility of personnel working on wrongly identified

Apparatus.
(ii) The possibility of the transformer becoming Live whilst work is

proceeding due to incomplete isolation of all possible sources of
supply.
5. WORK ON TRANSFORMERS
5.1 When work or testing is to be carried out on the windings or on the

connections of a transformer, the transformer must be Isolated
from all points of supply from which it can be made Live, the
isolation arrangements Locked and Caution Notices affixed.
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5.2 Where the Isolating Device cannot be Locked, means must be used
to ensure that the point of isolation remains secure whilst work is
in progress. Where the Isolating Device is removable links of
fuses, these must be taken away whilst work is being carried out.
5.3 Additionally, associated voltage and auxiliary transformers must

be Isolated.
5.4 The transformer must be Isolated from all common neutral

earthing equipment from which it may become Live. This does not
require disconnection of solidly earthed neutrals or neutral
equipment connected solely to the transformer on which work is to
be done.
5.5 Caution Notices must be fixed at all points of isolation including

those at Low Voltage, and neutral earthing equipment.
5.6 The transformer must be Earthed with Approved earthing devices

between the point of work and all points of isolation form High
Voltage system, including points of isolation from common
neutral earthing equipment.
5.7 Before a Permit to Work or Sanction for Test is issued, the

Authorized Person must at the point of work, identify the
transformer to be worked upon.
5.8 Where work is to be carried out on a pole-mounted transformer,

then in addition to the above precautions, full account must be
taken of working in the vicinity of Live High Voltage and Low
Voltage overhead lines.
5.9 Where work is to be carried out on auxiliary equipment associated

with a Live High-Voltage transformer and there is a need to
specify restrictions of access to be granted, written instruction or
"on site" supervision must be provided by the authorized person.
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5.10 The removal of oil samples from live distribution transformers
does not require safety documentation providing that the
competent person is familiar with the work and the Safety Distance
is maintained from exposed live conductors and apparatus.
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SR-CP7
STATIC CAPACTORS
CONTENTS PAGE
Scope ..........……………………………………………………………………..... 7.1
Definitions .......................................…………………………………………........ 7.1
Plant and Apparatus Identification ..........................................................................7.1
Dangers.......………………………………………………………...........................7.1
Preparation for Work or Testing .......................................................................... 7.1
Work or Testing ...................................................................................................... 7.1
Removal of Spillage of Polychlorinated Bipheny1 (PCB) .......................................7.2
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HIGH VOLTAGE STATIC CAPACITORS
1. SCOPE
Operational Safety Rules and the Safety Instructions to achieve Safety
from the System for Personal working on or testing High Voltage Static
Capacitors.
2. DEFINITIONS

readily identifiable or have fixed to it a means of identification which will
remain effective throughout the course of the work or testing.
All such Plant and Apparatus containing Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)

must bear an Approved notice to this effect and similar notices must also
be displayed at access points to such Plant and Apparatus.
4. DANGERS
The main Dangers to personnel from static capacitors are:
(i) Electric shock or burns from the discharge of electrical energy

retained by the static capacitors after they have been Isolated.
(ii) Contamination by contact with Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB)
5. PREPARATION FOR WORK OR TESTING
5.1 The capacitors must be Isolated and Circuit Main Earths applied
where practicable.
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5.2 Additional Earths must be applied to appropriate points including
the following.
(i) The capacitor posts and racks or frames.
(ii) The common connection of each group of capacitors.

Where this is not achieved by (i) above.
5.3 A Permit to Work or Sanction for Test must be issued for the
group or groups of capacitors upon which work or testing is to be
carried out.
6. WORK OR TESTING
6.1 When considered necessary by the Authorized Person preparing

the Safety Document, additional Earths must be applied by, or
under the Supervision of an Authorized Person so as to earth the
capacitor units at the point of work, at the same time short-
circuiting and bonding the units to the racks or frames.
6.2 When a disconnection is necessary, Additional Earths must be

applied on both sides of, and in close proximity to, the
disconnection before it is done. These earths should only be
applied or removed by or under the Supervision of, an Authorized
Person.
6.3 Capacitor units must be short-circuited and remain short-circuited

on removal of the units from the capacitor group.
6.4 When testing requires the removal of earths and special

requirements to permit subsequent access to capacitors, these
actions should be carried out by, or under the Supervision of, an
Authorized Person under the Sanction for test.
7. REMOVAL OR SPILLAGE OF POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL (PCB)

Special procedures and precautions are necessary for handling PCB's or PCB
contaminated materials.
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SR-CP 8
DEMARCATION OF WORK AREAS

IN SUBSTATIONS
CONTENTS PAGE
Scope ..........……………………………………………………………………..... 8.1
Definitions .......................................…………………………………………........ 8.1
Plant and Apparatus Identification .......................................................................... 8.1
Dangers.......………………………………………………………..........................8.1
Boundaries and Safe Work Areas .......................................................................... 8.1
Danger Notices ........................................................................................................ 8.3
SI. 34/B25
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DEMARCATION OF WORK AREAS IN SUBSTATIONS
1. SCOPE
This Safety Rules Code of Practice applies the principles established by
the Operational Safety Rules setting down the requirements in those
situations where it is necessary to protect personnel carrying out work in
substations with exposed HT conductors from Danger which may be
outside the work area.
Demarcation of test areas is outside the scope of this document and is

covered by Code of Practice SR-CP11, 'Testing of High Voltage
Apparatus'.
2. DEFINITIONS
Plant and Apparatus on which work is to be carried out must be readily

effective throughout the course of the work.
4. DANGERS
The main Dangers to personnel in substations are electric shock, burns or

falling, arising from the possibility of mistaking apparatus which is Live,
or must be considered to be Live, for that on which it is safe to work.
Apparatus must be regarded as Live unless declared safe by the issue of a

Safety Document and properly demarcated in accordance with this Code
of Practice.
5. BOUNDARIES AND SAFE WORK AREAS
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5.1. Where work is to be carried out in proximity to apparatus which
may be Live, or must be regarded as Live, then the limits of the
work area must be clearly defined by a conspicuous and
identifiable boundary mark.
5.2. Boundary marks must only be fixed or moved under the

Supervision of the Person issuing the Safety Document.
5.3. Boundary marking should where possible
(i) Be independently supported.
(ii) Not be attached to any structure supporting Plant or

Apparatus.
(iii) Not carry any notice.
(iv) Be arranged and constructed so that it is clear from any

position which side of the boundary indicates the safe work
area and which side contains Live Apparatu.
5.4. In general the boundary working should be arranged so that it is

impossible for structures supporting Apparatus which is Live to
be climbed from within the work area. In situations where this is
impossible due to structures such as those of steel lattice
construction carrying more than one circuit or terminal towers
within substations, Special precautions should be taken to define
unsafe access by affixing red pennants at working levels before
work commences.
The area to be defined at ground level must only be that in which

work is to be carried out.
5.5. The enclosed work area should be additionally distinguished by

green flags, Placed 1m (3 ft) inside the work area in sufficient
numbers to be clearly seen from any position in the safe working
area.
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5.6. Where the work area is separated form adjoining areas by fixed
divisions or screens, it is adequate to distinguish the work area by
green flags or green lights placed within the safe area and visible
from the outside at each point of access. Such fixed divisions or
screens must remain in position during the course of the work.
5.7. Safety Distance must be maintained at all times to Apparatus on

which it is unsafe to work. This includes any overhead conductors
which pass over the work area and on which work is not to take
place.
5.8. If the nature of the work to be carried out is such that these
clearances are not sufficient to avoid Danger, then the Authorized
Person in charge of the work must make suitable alternative
arrangements to provide the requisite degree of safety.
6. DANGER NOTICE
6.1. Danger Notices should be placed to inform personnel working in

or approaching a work area that adjacent Plant or Apparatus is not
included in the specified work area. The Notices should be
attached to, or fixed adjacent to, adjoining Plant and Apparatus In
sufficient numbers to be visible form the work area at all times.
6.2. Danger Notices must only be fixed or moved under the

Supervision of the Person issuing the Safety Documents.
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SR-CP9
ACCESS TO HIGH VOLTAGE COMPARTMENTS,

STRUCTURES AND SPOUTS
CONTENTS PAGE
Scope ..........……………………………………………………………………..... 9.1
Definitions .......................................…………………………………………........ 9.1
Apparatus Identification........................................................................................... 9.1
Dangers.......………………………………………………………..........................9.1
Access to Compartments Containing HV Apparatus .............................................. 9.1
Access to Structures ................................................................................................ 9.2
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ACCESS TO HIGH VOLTAGE COMPARTENTS, STRUCTURES AND SPOUTS
1. SCOPE
This Safety Rule Code of Practice set down the requirements and
procedures which must be applied in order to control the access of
personnel to enclosures, chambers, cubicles or cells containing exposed
High Voltage (HT), conductors and to towers, gantries or other means of
supporting or giving access to such conductors.
2. DEFINITIONS
For the purpose of this document the following definitions apply:

(i) Compartment – an enclosure, chamber, cubicle or cell (but not a
substation) containing Apparatus having exposed HT conductors.
This term also applies to metalclad switchgear spouts when such
spouts are accessible.
(ii) Structure - a tower pole gantry or other means of supporting or

giving access to exposed HT conductors. Terms are as defined in
the Operational Safety Rules.
Each Compartment or Structure must be readily identifiable.
4. DANGERS
The main Dangers to personnel presented by Compartments and

Structures are electric shock and burns due to gaining accidental or
unauthorized access.
5. ACCESS TO COMPARTMENTS CONTAINING HT APPARATUS
5.1. Barriers, including plates on access ladders, designed, to prevent

access to Compartments must normally be kept Locked.
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5.2. The keys controlling the locks must normally be kept Locked in a
box or cupboard and removed only by an Authorized Person.
Such keys must be held in the safe custody of an Authorized
Person.
5.3. Only an Authorized Person or Competent Person acting under his

supervision must have access to a compartment in which the
exposed HT conductors are Live.
5.4. When work or testing is to be done on HT Apparatus in

Compartment, where practicable all the exposed HT conductors
must have been Isolated, Earthed and a Permit to Work or a
Sanction for Test issued for the work or testing. The lock
controlling access to the Compartment must have been unlocked
by an Authorized Person or by a Competent Person under the
supervision of an Authorized Person.
6. ACCESS TO STRUCTURES
Gates and devices designed to prevent the climbing of Structures must be kept
Locked except when opened under a relevant Safety Document or by an
Authorized Person, Or by a Person under the supervision of an Authorized
Person.
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SR-CP10
ACCESS EQUIPMENT, CRANES AND LONG

OBJECTS IN SUBSTATIONS
CONTENTS PAGE
Scope ..........…………………………………………………………………….....10.1
Definitions .......................................…………………………………………........10.1
Plant and Apparatus Identification.......................................................................... 10.1
Dangers.......………………………………………………………..........................10.1
Movement and Use of Ladders and Other Long Objects.........................................10.1
Movement, Erection and Use of Scaffolding .......................................................... 10.2
Movement of Cranes, Vehicles and Mobiles Access Equipment

to and from the Working Area ...........................................................................10.3
Use of Cranes, Vehicles and Mobiles Access Equipment

Within Defined Safe Boundaries .......................................................................10.5
Contractor's Use of Equipment ................................................................................10.7
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ACCESS EQUIPMENT, CRANES AND OTHER LONG OBJECTS
IN SUBSTATIONS.
1. SCOPE
the Operational Safety Rules and Safety Instructions to give guidance on
the safe use of mobile adjustable access equipment, cranes, vehicles,
ladders and long objects when these are being moved or used within
substations and High Voltage enclosures containing exposed Live H.T.
conductors.
2. DEFINITIONS
The terms are as defined in the Operational Safety Rules.

remain effective throughout the course of the work or testing
4. DANGERS
The main Dangers to personnel during the movement and use of transport
vehicles, cranes, access equipment and long objects in substations
containing exposed Live H.T. conductors are electric shock, burns or
falling arising form:-
(i) Infringing Safety Distance.
(ii) Becoming electrically charged due to induced voltage.
5. MOVEMENT AND USE OF LADDERS AND OTHER LONG

OBJECTS
5.1. Only Approved ladders must be used which are of no greater

length than is required for the work involved.
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5.2. When not in use all portable ladders and, where practicable other
long objects within substations, must be securely Locked to a
suitable anchorage.
5.3. Ladders and other long objects must not be used without the
permission of an Authorized Person who shall define the
conditions of use to the Person in charge of the work.
5.4. The movement and erection of ladders and other long objects must
be carried out under the Supervision of the Person in charge of the
work. When moved at ground level, ladders and long objects shall
be carried in the horizontal position and as near to the ground as is
practicable.
5.5. If ladders or other long objects have to be moved within a defined

safe working area after the initial placement, the movement should
be carried out in accordance with the specific instructions of the
Person in charge of the work.
5.6. Before being used, portable ladders provided to give access to

fixed ladders which terminate above ground level, must be
padlocked is position by a Authorized Person and remain
padlocked during the period that the ladders are in use.
5.7. Alternatively, an Authorized Person may define on site to

competent Person which fixed ladders are to have portable ladders
padlocked in position.
5.8. If an Authorized Person is responsible for the padlocking of

portable ladders to fixed access ladders then the Authorized Person
must be in charge of the working party and receive any Safety
Documents issued.
5.9. On completion of work the portable ladders must immediately be

removed and securely Locked to a suitable anchorage.
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6. MOVEMENT, ERECTION AND USE OF SCAFFOLDING
(METALIC)
6.1. The Authorized Person issuing the Safety Document shall

supervise, and be present for, the movement of the scaffolding to
the location in which it is to be erected.
6.2. Alternatively, the Authorized Person issuing the Safety Document

shall define on site to a competent Person the movement and
location of the scaffolding to be erected. Any movement of the
scaffolding to its erection location must be carried out under the
Supervision of the Authorized Person or the selected competent
person.
6.3. If an Authorized competent Person is responsible for the

movement of scaffolding, then the Authorized competent Person
must be in charge of the working party and receive any Safety
Documents issued.
6.4. When moved at ground level, long scaffolding components shall

be carried in a horizontal position and as near to the ground as is
practicable.
6.5. When scaffolding is to be erected or dismantled within a defined

safe area of work, an Authorized Person shall, dependent upon the
proximity of exposed Live H.T. conductors, specify that the work
is to be carried out under his Supervision or by a competent
person.
6.6. Scaffolding erected adjacent to exposed Live H.V. conductors

must be electrically bonded to earth, preferably by connection to
the substation earthing system, immediately that it is practicable to
do so. As erection proceeds, the scaffolding shall be electrically
bonded to earth at approximately 5 metre (15') intervals, vertically
and horizontally, or as determined by the Authorized Person.
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7. MOVEMENT OF CRANES, VEHICLES AND MOBILE ACCESS
EQUIPMENT TO AND FROM THE WORKING AREA
7.1. When cranes or mobile access equipment are to be moved the

route to and from the work area shall be specified on site by an
Authorized Person who should provide on site Supervision during
the whole period of the movement of such cranes or equipment to
ensure that the cranes or equipment keep to the specific route.
7.2. Alternatively, the Authorized Person in 7.1 must specify on site to

a competent Person the route to and from the work area for the
cranes or mobile access equipment, the competent Person must
provide Personal Supervision during the whole period of the
movement of such cranes or equipment to ensure that the cranes or
equipment, keep to the specific route
7.3. If an, Authorized Competent Person is responsible for the

movement of cranes, vehicles and mobile access equipment, then
the Authorized Competent Person must be in charge of the
working party and receive any Safety Documents issued.
7.4. At no time must safety Distance be infringed. In addition, before

any part of a crane, vehicle or mobile access equipment or its load
infringes the following distances to exposed Live H.V. conductors,
the crane, vehicle or mobile access equipment must be electrically
bonded to earth.
Rated Voltage Clearance
Up to 11kV 2.6 metres (8'6'')

33kV 2.8 metres (9'0'')
66kV 3.0 metres (9'9")
132kV 3.5 metres (11'3")
220kV 4.6 metres (15'0")
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7.5. When equipment is being moved in close proximity to exposed
Live H.T. conductors, the Authorized Person should ensure, so far
as is reasonably practicable, that the busbar zone protection and/or
adjacent circuit protection, as appropriate, is in service.
7.6. Cranes, mobile access equipment and other special purpose

vehicles should be operated only by suitably trained personnel who
should be made aware by the Authorized Person, of the hazards of
working near Live High Voltage Apparatus. Only those Persons
essential to the movement of the equipment should be allowed on
the equipment.
7.7. When cranes, mobile access equipment and other special purpose
vehicles are to be left unattended, they should be made immobile
and in a state to prevent unauthorized interference or access to
Live Apparatus.
8. USE OF CRANES, VEHICLES AND MOBILE ACCESS EQUIPMENT

WITHIN DEFINED SAFE BOUNDARIES.
8.1. Safe boundaries and safe working areas must be identified and
should be in accordance with the Safety Rule Code of Practice
'Demarcation of Work Areas in Substations'.
8.2. Where a Permit-to-Work has been issued, and after the application
of any necessary Additional Earths to the exposed H.T. conductors
to be worked on, the equipment may be allowed to approach
within Safety Distance of the Earthed exposed HT conductors at
the point of work.
8.3. Cranes, mobile access equipment and other special purpose

vehicles should be operated only by suitably trained personnel who
should be made aware by an Authorized Person or the nominated
Person of the hazards of working near Live High Voltage
Apparatus and
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should be fully conversant with the operation of the particular
equipment involved. Safe working loads must be observed at all
times.
8.4. Cranes, vehicles and mobile access equipment should be suitable

for the work in hand. The operator should ensure that effective use
is made of any equipment stabilizing devices or outriggers.
8.5. The Authorized Person issuing the Safety Document should where
necessary, ensure that safe ground bearing pressures will not be
exceeded, particularly on duct covers, by wheels or other supports.
Where necessary, load spreading devices should be provided and
used.
8.6. No part of any equipment should encroach over exposed Live H.T.
conductors.
8.7. As soon as is practicable after reaching the work area, cranes,

mobile access equipment and special purpose vehicles must be
electrically bonded to earth.
8.8. The Authorized Person should consider the desirability of

providing a second person to assist in ensuring the safe movement
of equipment within the defined area of usage, having regard to
the work to be done, the location of the work and the equipment
being used, in relation to exposed Live H.T. conductors. Where
reasonably practicable, the second person should be provided with
means of halting the movement of mobile equipment where
necessary to avoid Danger.
8.9. The Authorized Person must also ensure that the limits of
operation are defined and clearly understood by the Person in
charge of the work and also by any second Person provided who
must ensure that such Limits are observed.
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8.10. Where the equipment is provided with limit stops and these are to
be used to limit the range of operation, the Authorized Person
should confirm that they are capable of correct operation and are
correctly set. In addition, he should satisfy himself that the Person
operating the equipment is conversant with the work in hand and is
obtaining correct response from all the equipments controls. The
second Person should, when the limit stops are to be used, confirm
the correct setting of these stops.
8.11. A second Person should be available at ground level to assist with

the lowering of any raised platform should this be necessary.
8.12. In addition to the earth bonding required under 8.7; equipment

provided for access must be electrically bonded to the Earthed H.T.
conductors as near to the point of work as is practicable.
8.13. If other nearby Earthed H.T. connections associated with the

apparatus being worked on are not electrically bonded to the access
equipment by the initial bond and are accessible from the access
equipment, these connections should also be bonded to the
equipment.
8.14. All person must wear and make proper use of safety belts or safety
harness and safety helmets.
9. CONTRACTORS USE OF EQUIPMENT
Before any person employed by a Contractor is permitted to operate

cranes, vehicles or access equipment in a Board's substation, the
Authorized Person must establish with the Contractor the conditions under
which such cranes, vehicles or access equipment are operated to ensure
compliance with this procedure.
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SR-CP11
TESTING HIGH VOLTAGE APPARATUS
CONTENTS PAGE
Scope ..........…………………………………………………………………….....11.1
Definitions .......................................…………………………………………........11.1
Apparatus Identification.......................................................................................... 11.1
Dangers.......……………………………………………………….........................11.1
Preparation for Testing ............................................................................................11.1
Testing .................................................................................................................... 11.2
Completion of Testing ............................................................................................11.4
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TESTING HIGH VOLTAGE
APPARATUS
1. SCOPE
Operational Safety Rules to achieve Safety from the System for personal
testing High Voltage (HT) Apparatus under a Sanction for test.
2. DEFINITIONS
Terms are as defined in the Operational Safety Rules
3. IDENTIFICATION
Apparatus on which testing is to be carried out must be readily identifiable

or have fixed to it a means of identification which will remain effective
throughout the course of the testing
4. DANGERS
The main Dangers to personnel during the course of testing are electric
shock, burns, or physical damage arising from:
(i) Inadvertent or erroneous contact with the system to which

Apparatus is normally connected.
(ii) Electrical energy and mechanical pressures and forces imposed by
testing sources.
5. PREPARATION FOR TESTING
5.1. The Authorized Person must ensure that there is no other Safety
Document in force for the Apparatus on which he is to issue a Sanction for
Test.
5.2. The Apparatus on which testing is to be done must be Isolated and

prepared for test. This preparation must include:
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(i) The placing of Danger Notices on any Apparatus which may give
rise to Danger and which will be in the vicinity of persons carrying
out the testing.
(ii) Where necessary to avoid Danger the visible identification of the

test area and its boundaries and limits.
5.3. The test area must be Isolated from all supplies other than those test supplies
necessary to allow the testing to take place. The Safety Keys where
practicable for those isolations which must be maintained for the period of
the test must be Locked in a key Safe secured by the Control Key and the
Key Safe Key.
5.4. A Sanction for Test, the Key Safe Key(s) where appropriate and such Safety
Keys as are necessary to enable the testing to be done, must be issued to and
received by the Authorized Person together with, where applicable, any
necessary Additional Earths.
6. TESTING
6.1. Under the terms of the Sanction for Test the recipient is responsible for all
matters of safety concerned with the test and for the control function within
the test area. To enable testing to be done he may, if specified on the Sanction
for Test, remove, replace or instruct to be removed or replaced, Circuit Main
Earths. He may also operate, or instruct to be operated, Apparatus within the
test area. Essential minor work associated with the testing may also be done
under the Sanction for Test.
6.2. If the testing requires access to overhead lines and towers, Circuit
Identification wristlets and flags must be issued, where applicable, and
procedures carried out in accordance with Safety Rule Code of Practice
'High Voltage Overhead Lines.'
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6.3. Before testing commences, the Authorized Person in charge of the testing
must ensure, where practicable, that notices reading 'Danger- Testing Area'
are attached in conspicuous positions inside the test area facing outwards,
such that they will be seen by persons approaching the test area.
6.4. Connections used for test purposes should be of adequate size for the
purpose and easily visible when in the test position.
6.5. Test connections may be applied in a cell or cubicle only when all exposed
conductors are Isolated from the System. However, Approved voltage
measuring devices or approved devices for phasing out circuits may be
applied in a cell or compartment in which there is exposed metal which may
be Live at High Voltage.
6.6. The application of the test supplies must be done under the Supervision of the
Authorized Person who has received the Sanction for Test.
6.7. Apparatus which is associated with a test and likely to have retained an
electrical charge must be discharged to earth before and after the application
of the test supply.
6.8. Where Apparatus is to have a test voltage applied to it and that Apparatus has
a remote end that may be made Live by the test voltage, then the remote end
of that Apparatus should be safeguarded so as to prevent Danger.
6.9. If the remote end of the Apparatus which may become Live by the test
voltage is readily accessible from ground level, i.e. is not within a Locked
compartment or on a structure or tower, then it is the responsibility of the
Authorized Person who receives the Sanction for Test to obtain confirmation
that it is roped or barriered off and under the control of a Competent Person
before a test voltage is applied. It is the responsibility of that Competent
Person to ensure that any Person, including himself, does not approach the
Apparatus unless instructed to do so by the Authorized Person in charge of
the testing.
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7. COMPLETION OF TESTING
When a Sanction for Test is to be cleared, all changes of the condition of

isolation and earthing within the test area from that at the time of issue of the
Sanction for Test must be fully specified on the Sanction for Test by the
Authorized Person who clears it.
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SR-CP12
PLANT AND APPARATUS CONTAINING

SULPHUR HEXAFLUORIDE (SF6)
CONTENTS PAGE
Scope ..........…………………………………………………………………….....12.1
Definitions .......................................…………………………………………........12.1
Plant and Apparatus Identification.......................................................................... 12.1
Dangers.......……………………………………………………….........................12.1
Properties of SF6 Gas and its By- products...........................................................12.2
Preparation for Work .............................................................................................. 12.2
SF6 Gas Leaks .........................................................................................................12.3
Removal of Particulate Toxic Substances ...............................................................12.3
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PLANT AND APPARATUS CONTAINING SILPHUR
HEXAFLUORIDE (SF6)
1. SCOPE

the Operational Safety Rules and the Safety Instructions to achieve safety
from the System for personnel working on Plant and Apparatus which
contains or has contained sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) gas.
Note : The terms 'Disconnection' and 'Isolator' are synonymous but this
document uses the preferred term 'Disconnector'.
2. DEFINITIONS
3.1. Plant and Apparatus on which work or testing is to be carried out

must be readily identifiable or have fixed to it a means of
identification which will remain effective throughout the course of
the work or testing.
3.2. All Plant and Apparatus containing SF6 must bear an Approved
notice to this effect and similar notices must also be displayed at
access points to such plant and Apparatus.
4. DANGERS
The main Dangers to personnel from plant and Apparatus containing SF6
gas are:
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(i) Poisoning by toxic breakdown products which can be formed
within the Apparatus.
(ii) Electric shock.
(iii) Burns.
(iv) Asphyxiation.
(v) The release of stored mechanical energy or pressure.
5. PROPERTIES OF SF6 GAS AND ITS BY-PRODUCTS.
5.1. SF6 Gas
Sulphur hexafluoride is stable, non-toxic, colourless, testeless,

odourless and inert and is a gas at atmospheric and operating
pressures. It will not easily disperse, being five times heavier than
air, and consequently will collect in trenches, ducts, sumps, etc.,
which can create Danger.
5.2. SF6 Gas Arc Breakdown by-Products.
When SF6 gas is subjected to electric arc, toxic substances can be

produced which may be in gaseous or particulate form. An
indication of the presence of these substances is a pungent odour
similar to rotting eggs which, even at very low concentrations, will
constitute a warning.
6. PREPARATION FOR WORK
6.1. Before work can be carried out on Plant and Apparatus containing
SF6, the following precautions should be taken as necessary to
achieve Safety from the System, either:
(i) By limiting the work or work area, or

(ii) Rendering the Plant and Apparatus Isolated, Earthed and
Locked in accordance with the Safety Rules.
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6.2. After the Apparatus has been Isolated and Earthed, the Plant and
Apparatus containing SF6 must, if internal work is to be done, be
Drained of gas.
6.3. Drainage should be through agents (filters) using Approved

methods and equipment, to a pressure or vacuum recommended for
the Apparatus, into storage or to atmosphere as instructed by an
Authorized Person.
6.4. Following any drainage of the Plant and Apparatus, and dependent
upon whether personal entry is required, consideration should be
given to requesting instructions on any precautions necessary to
avoid Danger.
6.5. If the Plant and Apparatus is safe to enter, a Permit for Work may
be issued for the required work.
6.6. If there is a presence of particulate toxic substances which could

cause Danger, the procedure outlined in 8. ' Removal of Particulate
Toxic Substances', Should be followed.
6.7. Where the Apparatus has been Isolated and Earthed and
depressurizing is not necessary to enable the work to be done, a
Permit for Work may be issued for the required work.
7. SF6 GAS LEAKS
When work is to be carried out on Plant and Apparatus from which a large
volume of SF6 is leaking or has leaked and Danger could arise, then
before a Person(s) is allowed to enter the affected area, the condition of
the atmosphere in that area must be declared free from Danger by a
Selected Person. It is to be noted that in most equipments the gas content
is so small that it is not possible to have a major escape of gas.
Alternatively, the Person(s) entering must wear Approved breathing
apparatus and be supported by two Persons outside
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The area, one of whom should have an Approved breathing apparatus
immediately available. If the affected area is a confined space, the
requirements set out in the appropriate clauses of Section 6 of Operational
Code of Practice 5 'General Confined Spaces', should be applied.
8. REMOVAL OF PARTICULATE TOXIC SUBSTANCES
8.1. When it is known that the SF6 enclosure contains particulate toxic
substances, the precautions given below must be taken before any work
can be permitted on Plant and Apparatus which could expose Persons to
these substances.
8.1.1. A Permit to work for the removal of particulate toxic

substances must be issued.
8.1.2. Whilst carrying out the removal of the substances, all

Persons involved in the removal should:
(i) Wear Approved protective clothing.
(ii) Wear an Approved respirator is heavy

contamination is present or a Person has to enter the
enclosure to remove the substances.
(iii) Observe a high standard of personal hygiene.
(iv) Not eat, drink, smoke,
(v) Dispose of all filters, filter materials and cleaning

material as instructed.
8.1.3. The particulate toxic substances must be removed using

Approved vacuum cleaning equipment followed by the use
of Approved cloths.
8.1.4. Following removal of the substances, the Person(s)

involved must,
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(i) Use only disposable materials to clean themselves and
protective clothing and equipment.
(ii) Carry out such cleaning of protective clothing and

equipment only in the work area.
(iii) Make proper use of the special changing and washing

facilities available.
8.1.5. After it has been verified that particulate toxic

substances are not present, the Permit to Work issued
under 8.1.1 must then be cancelled.
8.1.6. A Permit to Work covering the subsequent work may

then be issued.
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SR-CP13
LOW AND MEDIUM VOLTAGE APPARATUS
CONTENTS PAGE
Scope ..........…………………………………………………………………….....13.1
Definitions .......................................…………………………………………........13.1
Identification........................................................................................................... 13.1
Dangers.......……………………………………………………….........................13.1
General Requirements ............................................................................................13.2
Work for Testing on Isolated Apparatus.................................................................13.2
Work on Live Apparatus.........................................................................................13.4
Testing and Adjustments on Live Apparatus..........................................................13.5
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LOW AND MEDIUM VOLTAGE APPARATUS
1. SCOPE

the Operational Safety Rules and Safety Instructions to achieve safety
from the System for personnel working on or testing Low Voltage (LT)
Apparatus.
2. DEFINITIONS
Where the word Apparatus is used in this document without qualification,

If refers to LT Apparatus.
3. IDENTIFICATION

4. DANGERS
The main Dangers to personnel working on or testing Apparatus are

electric shock or burns arising from:
(i) The possibility of personnel mistaking that part of Apparatus on

which it is unsafe to work without special precautions, for that
which is out of service by Switching and on which it is safe to
work.
(ii) The possibility of the Apparatus being worked on accidentally or

inadvertently being made Live.
(iii) Inadequate precautions being taken under Live conditions.
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(iv) The possibility of personnel mistaking HT Apparatus on which it
is unsafe to work for LT Apparatus on which it may be safe to
work under the conditions laid down.
5. GENERAL RQUIREMENTS
5.1. Apparatus on which work or testing is to be carried out should, where

reasonably practicable, be taken out of service by Switching.
When it is not reasonably practicable to isolate the Apparatus to remove

hazards which could give rise to Danger, such as the possibility of
inadvertent backfeeds from other Systems then the requirements for work
on Live Apparatus must be employed.
5.2. Where work or testing is to be carried out on Apparatus which is part of

High Voltage (HT) Apparatus, adequate precautions must be taken to
avoid Danger from such HT Apparatus and an appropriate Safety
Document issued by a Authorized Person.
5.3. When work or testing is to be carried out on Apparatus which is in

proximity to exposed HT Apparatus which may be Live, or become Live,
the relevant requirements 'Demarcation of Work Areas in Substations',
must be met and an appropriate Safety Document issued by an Authorized
Person.
5.4. The Authorized Person must determine under what conditions the work or
testing is to take place and if a Safety Document is to be issued.
6. WORK OR TESTING ON ISOLATED APPARATUS
6.1. LT Switching to achieve Safety from the System should be carried out by
an Authorized or Competent Person.
The Authorized Person may delegate such responsibilities to a suitably

trained Competent Person by routine instructions.
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6.2. Where reasonably practicable Apparatus must be Isolated by the
withdrawal of fuse links or operation of other Isolating Devices.
When the Apparatus is to be Isolated by the operation of HT Isolating

Devices then the requirements, of the Appropriate Safety Rules and
SR-CP1 'High Voltage Switching' must be applied.
6.3. Where reasonably practicable, all Isolating Devices must be Locked. If

this is not reasonably practicable, the fuse links or other Isolating Devices
must be removed. Where reasonably practicable, Caution Notices must be
affixed at all points where the Apparatus has been Isolated.
6.4. Where is not reasonably practicable for the Apparatus to remain Isolated
throughout the course of the work or testing, the Authorized Person may
issue the removable Isolating Devices and/or Safety Keys to the delegated
Competent Person who is to do the work.
The Competent Person must keep these in safe custody, preferably by

retaining them in his personal possession, except when the Apparatus is
made Live.
6.5. Where the Apparatus is Isolated by the Competent Person who is also to
carry out the work or testing, he should take any removable Isolating
Devices and/or Safety Keys into safe custody, preferably by retaining
them in his personal possession.
6.6. Where work or testing is to be continued by another Competent Person,

the Competent Person who was doing the work must surrender any
removable Isolating Devices and Safety Keys either to a Supervisor or that
other Competent Person. If they are surrendered to the Supervisor, he must
retain them in safe custody until he reissues them to the Competent Person
who is to continue the work or testing.
6.7. Before work or testing commences, the Competent Person who is to do the
work or testing must, so far as is practicable:
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(i) Screen off any adjacent exposed or unprotected Apparatus which
may be Live or must be considered to be Live and/ or make use of
Approved rubber gloves and insulated tools in order to avoid
Danger.
(ii) Check, by means of an Approved voltage detection instrument, that

the Apparatus on which he is to work or test is not Live.
6.8. If work or testing is interrupted, the Competent Person who is to continue

the work or testing should first carry out the procedure in 8(ii).
6.9. Before work or testing is commenced on exposed Apparatus which has

been Isolated, it must be proved not to be Live at the point of work by the
use of an Approved testing device.
6.10. On completion of the work the Apparatus must only be re-energized under
the supervision of the Authorized or Competent Person.
7. WORK ON LIVE APPARATUS
When it is not reasonably practicable for the Apparatus on which work is

to be done to be Isolated, work other than adjustment may be carried out
with the Apparatus Live under the following conditions:
(i) The Apparatus shall be treated as Live and the requirements for
Live working used at all times.
(ii) Before work is commenced on Low Voltage Apparatus it shall be

visually inspected for soundness. Apparatus which is damaged or
faulty to the extent where it is considered dangerous shall not be
worked on Live.
(iii) The work must only be carried out by a Competent Person

appointed by the Board.
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The Competent Person should be accompanied by another Person
capable of rendering assistance should the need arise.
(iv) Person's who are required to carry out work on Live Apparatus
should first remove any metallic objects such as wristwatches, etc.
Which could cause short circuit if they accidentally come into
contact with Live conductors.
(v) When work is carried out on Live Apparatus there must be

adequate working space and a safe means of access provided. The
working space, and the Apparatus on which work is to be carried
out, must be adequately lighted.
(vi) When work is carried out on Live conductors precautions must be

taken to ensure where possible that only one conductor is exposed
at any one time.
(vii) All adjacent metal which is electrically bonded to earth or

conductors which are at a different potential to that on which work
is to be carried out must be screened with insulating material to
avoid danger.
(viii) Where necessary to prevent Danger, Approved insulated tools,

insulating stands or mats, as appropriate, must be used.
(ix) The appropriate Approved Safety equipment must be used and

work should not proceed unless the necessary equipment has been
provided.
8. TESTING AND ADJUSTMENTS ON LIVE APPARATUS
8.1. Testing and running adjustments may be made with the Apparatus Live
provided Approved insulated tools are used. If the testing or adjustment
requires the removal of Live or metallic components, the requirements of
7, ' Work on Live Apparatus', above should be met.
Where the testing or adjustment requires covers to be removed so that

terminals or connections which are Live, or can be made Live, are
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exposed, then precautions shall be taken to prevent unauthorized access to
or interference with, the Live Apparatus. Such precautions shall include,
where necessary, Personal Supervision and/or the erection of suitable
barriers and the displaying of Danger Notices.
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SR-CP14
AUTOMATICALLY OR REMOTELY
CONTROLLED PLANT AND APPARATUS
CONTENTS PAGE
Foreword ..................................................................................................................14.1
Scope ..........…………………………………………………………………….....14.1
Definitions .......................................…………………………………………........14.1
Apparatus Identification...........................................................................................14.1
Dangers.......……………………………………………………….........................14.1
Work on and Testing of Apparatus..........................................................................14.2
Work on Plant and Apparatus without a Safety Document ....................................14.2
Work on and Testing of Automatic or Remote Control Equipment .......................14.2
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AUTOMATICALLY OR REMOTELY CONTROLLED APPARATUS
FOREWORD
Control of the operation of apparatus can be by direct or remote means

which can be controlled locally to or remotely from the apparatus being
controlled. The 'local' position may be physically remote from the
apparatus. Where danger could occur to personnel working on or testing
such apparatus due to its operation, such operation must be prevented
whilst the work or testing is actually being done.
1. SCOPE

the Operational Safety Rules setting down the requirements in those
situations where it is necessary to protect personnel from Danger arising
due to the operation of Apparatus which is actuated by electrical,
pneumatic, hydraulic or remote mechanical means.
2. DEFINITIONS

4. DANGERS
When Personnel are working on or testing Apparatus which has automatic

or remote control features, the main Danger which could arise is from the
operation of these features if they have not been Isolated.
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5. WORK ON AND TESTING OF APPARATUS
5.1. Where work is to be carried out on automatically or remotely

controlled Apparatus, the precautions taken to achieve Safety from
the System must include making the automatic or remote control
features and also any local control features Isolated from that
Apparatus. Where practicable, such isolations should be Locked
and have affixed to them Caution Notices.
5.2. These control features must, except where the additional

requirements of 5.3 are met, remain Isolated and, where
practicable, Locked for the duration of the work or testing.
5.3. If it is necessary to restore remote or automatic control features in

order to complete the work on Apparatus, means must be adopted
to maintain Safety from the System.
6. WORK ON APPARATUS WITHOUT A SAFETY DOCUMENT
In those few instances where the Safety Rules cannot or for very good
reasons should not be applied so far as the issue of a Safety Document is
concerned, work must be carried out in an Approved manner which must
be confirmed in writing or by on site supervision of an Authorized Person.
The procedure should so far as is reasonably practicable take account of
the safety precautions detailed in 5.1 and 5.2 and specify the means of
maintaining Safety from the System.
7. WORK ON AND TESTING OF AUTOMATIC OR REMOTE

CONTROL EQUIPMENT
7.1. Unless otherwise specifically exempted by an Approved Local
Management Instruction, work on or the making of adjustments to
the controlling features with the Apparatus which it controls in the
operating mode should only be done by an Authorized Person or
by a Competent Person acting under the Supervision of an
Authorized Person. Before such work commences, consultation
must take place between the Authorized Person and the Control
Person.
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7.2. When it is necessary to work on, test, or make adjustments to the
controlling features with those features operational but with the
controlled Apparatus not in the operating mode, no work should be
done on that Apparatus unless the requirements of 5.3 are met. If
work is not to be carried out on the controlled Apparatus, work or
testing on or the adjustment of the controlling features may be
done without a Safety Document at the discretion of an Authorized
Person.
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SR-CP15
PLANT AND APPARATUS OPERATED BY OR

CONTAINING COMPRESSED AIR
CONTENTS PAGE
Scope ..........…………………………………………………………………….....15.1
Definitions .......................................…………………………………………........15.1
Plant and Apparatus Identification...........................................................................15.1
Dangers.......……………………………………………………….........................15.1
General Requirements..............................................................................................15.1
Precautions to be taken before Work is commenced on Plant containing

Compressed Air ......................................................................................................15.2
Precautions to be taken before Work is commenced on HV Apparatus which

Contains or is operated by Compressed Air ...........................................................15.2
Operating Adjustments.............................................................................................15.2
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PLANT AND APPARATUS OPERATED BY OR
CONTAINING COMPRESSED AIR
1. SCOPE
Operational Safety Rules and Safety Instructions to achieve Safety form
the System for personnel working on or testing Plant and Apparatus
operated by or containing compressed air.
2. DEFINITIONS

remain effective throughout the course of the work.
4. DANGERS
The main Danger to personal from Plant and Apparatus operated by or

containing compressed air are:
(i) The release of stored mechanical energy
(ii) The release of air at a pressure greater than atmospheric
(iii) Electric shock and burns from accidental contact with Live
conductors.
5. GENERAL REQUIREMENT
5.1. Before work is carried out on Plant or Apparatus operated by or containing

compressed air the Plant or Apparatus must be Isolated.
5.2. Before work commences a Permit to Work must be issued.
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6. PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN BEFORE WORK IS COMMENCED
ON PLANT CONTAINING COMPRESSED AIR
6.1. When work is to be carried out on Plant that is electrically or mechanically

driven, the drives must be Isolated and where practicable be immobilized
and Locked.
6.2. To achieve isolation from compressed air Systems, manually or remotely

operated valves must be adjusted to the required closed position and
Locked. Caution Notices must where practicable be attached to attached to
the Locked valves. The electrical supplies to electrically operated valves
should be Isolated and where practicable Locked or have their mechanical
drives disconnected.
6.3. Plant containing compressed air must have its contents Vented before any
work commences, and where necessary precautions must be taken to avoid
Danger which could arise from the release of stored energy or from the
emission of compressed air from vents.
6.4. Receivers and pressure vessels should be regarded as confined spaces and
where access is necessary the requirements Special Instructions should be
applied. This may require a request for a Selected Person's report.
7. PRECATUTIONS TO BE TAKEN BEFORE WORK IS COMMENCED

ON HV APPARATUS WHICH CONTAINS OR IS OPERATED BY
COMPRESSED AIR
7.1. In addition to the requirements for the HV Apparatus to be Isolated and

Earthed from the electrical System the HV Apparatus must also be
Isolated from any source of compressed air as outlined by paragraphs 6.2,
6.3 and 6.4.
8. OPERATING ADJUSTMENTS
8.1. Operating adjustments on Plant or Apparatus operated by or containing

compressed air, which require the normal air supply must be carried out
under the Supervision of an Authorized Person.
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OPERATIONAL SAFETY RULES

CEYLON ELECTRICITY BOARD

SAFETY RULES CODES OF PRACTICE

3. STATUS AND IMPLEMENTATION

Where 'should' is used, the requirement is considered to be sound advice on the

OPERATIONAL SAFETY RULES 1988 EDITION

SAFETY RULES CODES OF PRACTICE

SR-CP 1 High Voltage Switching

SR-CP 2 Earthing High Voltage Apparatus

SR-CP 3 High Voltage Metalclad Switchgear with Spouts

SR-CP 4 High Voltage Overhead Lines

SR-CP 5 High Voltage Cables

SR-CP 6 High Voltage Transformers

SR-CP 7 Static Capacitors

SR-CP 8 Demarcation of Work Areas in Substations

SR-CP 9 Access to H.V. Compartments and Structures

SR-CP 10 Access Equipment, Cranes and Long Objects in Substations

SR-CP 11 Testing of H.V. Apparatus

SR-CP 12 Plant and Apparatus Containing Sulphur Hexafluoride

SR-CP 13 Low and Medium Voltage Apparatus

SR-CP 14 Automatically or Remotely Controlled Apparatus

SR-CP 15 Plant and Apparatus operated by or containing Compressed Ai

SR-CP1 High Voltage Switching

This Code of Practice sets down the procedures to be adopted when

SR-CP2 Earthing High Voltage Apparatus

This Code of Practice applies the principles established by the Safety

SR-CP3 High Voltage Metalclad Switchgear with Spouts

SR-CP4 High Voltage Overhead Lines

This Code of Practice applies the principles established by the Safety

SR-CP6 High Voltage Transformers

This Code of practice applies the principles established by the Safety

SR-CP7 Static Capacitors

This Code of Practice applies the principles established by the Safety

SR-CP8 Demarcation of Work Areas in Substations

This Code of Practice applies the principles established by the Safety

SR-CP9 Access to High Voltage Compartments and Structures

Access to substations is outside the scope of this document.

This Code of Practice applies the principles established by the Safety

SR-CP11 Testing High Voltage Apparatus

This Code of Practice applies the principles established by the Safety

SR-CP12 Plant and Apparatus Containing Sulphur Hexafluoride (SF6)

SR-CP13 Low and Medium Voltage Apparatus

This Code of Practice applies the principles established by the Safety

SR-CP14 Automatically or Remotely Controlled Apparatus

This Code of Practice applies the principles established by the Safety

OPERATIONAL SAFETY RULES

SAFETY RULES CODE OF PRACTICE

HIGH VOLTAGE SWITCHING

Cope ………………………………………………………………………………………… 1.1

Definitions ………………………………………………………………………………….. 1.1

Plant and Apparatus Identification ………………………………………………………….. 1.1

Preparation for Switching …………………………………………………………………… 1.1

High Voltage Switching – Other than for Emergency

High Voltage Switching – Emergency Conditions …………………………………………. 1.4

Issue 1 January 1988

HIGH VOLTAGE SWITCHING

Terms defined in the Operational Safety Rules.

3. PLANT AND APPARATUS

Plant and Apparatus must be readily identifiable.

4. PREPARATION FOR SWITCHING

(Agreed routine Switching is that Switching carried out in accordance with a

4.4.1. An explanation of the purpose of the subsequent operations including the

(i) The Location from which the Apparatus is operated