M.C.

Engineering
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING & CONTRACTORS
Project : CRM 2 Document. No. MCE/HSE/SOP/01

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PURPOSE: The purpose of this standard is to prevent injury and property damage when
conducting work at height.
SCOPE: This procedure covers cable laying, manual material handling,
welding, grinding, height work, and precaution to be taken during cable laying,
cable tray erection work.
Manpower:
 Helper
 welder
 Electrician
 Fitter
 Supervisor
 Safety officer
 Work in charge

GENERAL HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS:

 Tool box talk to be provide priorcommencing any
activities to make awareness for the potential
hazard involved.
 All equipment’s and associate gears to be inspected and color
coded as per the site requirements.
 While using spanners, riveting hammer etc. at height should be
ties with a rope fixed to nearby structure as that it will not stop on
the ground in case of any slip.
 Only those persons who are skilled in working at
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height should be engaged for jobs to be done at

height, person suffering from diseases ex. Epilepsy,
blood pressure etc. or addicted to drug/alcohol etc.
should not allowed to work at height.
 Every work at height person should undergone work
at height training and keep records.
 Every safety gears like harness to be inspected prior
starting work to find any defect.
 Proper access platform and safety arrangements
shall be provided for working and inspected
whenever required
 Close supervision shall be perform by experienced
supervisor.
 Mobile using during working time strictly restricted.
 Refreshment shall be made available for the
workforce
 Reflective tape on the every equipment’s to
improve the visibility to others.
 Workers must be warned about opened holes on
the roof .Any of opened holes without cover must
be protect carefully
 Workers are not allowed go up and down by
columns or others structures, ladder, scaffolding
must be used for this purpose.
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POTENTIAL RISKS:
 Personal falling
 Falling material
 Collapse of scaffolding
 Fragile surface
 Overbalancing or losing grip
 Unprotected opening
 Sharp Edges, Pinch Points
 Work at height
 Hot atmosphere
SPECIAL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS:
 Fall prevention device, i.e. fall arrest system with harness and
anchor points.
 Rotating or sharing between internal and external work.
 Worker should wear clothing that over all covers as much skin as
possible

EQUIPMENTS (Tools & Tackles)

 Welding machine
 Cutting machine
 Grinding machine
 Electrical extension board with 30mA ELCB

PROCEDURE: (Mechanical and Manual material shifting)
 Shifiting of materials (cable drum, tools & equipments etc.,) will
be carried out mechanically & manually.
 After unloading materials are to place at work location.
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Cable Tray Erection: (Fabrication & Erection of cable tray)

 Cable trays are fabricated and erected for the purpose
of carrying and supporting electrical cable between a
power source and an article or item of electrical
equipment.
 Cable trays can be installed in a vertical or horizontal
application as per the drawing.
 A support for a cable tray should be capable of supporting the
load.

TASK: (Tasks associated with cable laying)
 Provision of safe access and aggress, Before going to do cable
tray work
 Scaffolding should be used for working at height as safe access
 Limited manpower to be deployed for cable tray activities on
trench and routes to be identified and discussed with work crew.
 To preparation and planning prior to installation and installation
of a cable tray.
 Cutting of materials used in the installation of a cable tray.
 Installation and fixing of a cable tray.
 Operation of power operated plant for cutting of a cable tray
materials.
 Housekeeping of work place and work area.
 Monitoring of control measures in the performance of the work
task.
Task :( Usage of appropriate personal fall protection equipment)
 Fall protection equipment must be inspected by user and trained
person.
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 Double full body harness that have been used.

 Horizontal lifelines must be made of steel rope 12mm diameter.
 Use C’ clamp for installation of lifeline.
 Safe access and egress must be provided to all place of work
including access to lifeline.
 All work platforms must have a top guardrail, midrail fixed at a
height of 1.8m.
 All work at height is properly planed and organized.
 The risks from falling objects are properly controlled.

Method 1:
 Welding of angles for the purpose of jointing/fabricating the
angles to make type supports to support cable tray
 Grinding for welded angles for the purpose of removal of
additional welding flex materials and sharp edges of angles
 Fixing of fabricated type angles in the installation of cable tray
 Painting the angles/channels with final coat
 Working of heights when installing cable tray
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CHECK LIST:
 Work at height Checklist
 Scaffolding erection/modification Checklist
 Lifting tools and tackles Checklist
 Vehicle Checklist
 Welding machine Checklist
 Grinding machine Checklist
 Cutting machine Checklist
 TBT conducted as per job
 Workman training conducted sheet