HANDLING OF ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS AND ELECTRIC SOPAL EQUIPMENTS

STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE

SUBJECT :                                             HANDLING OF ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENTS

DEPARTMENT  : SAFETY SOP NO.                      : 07/S Page No                       : 1 of  2 Effective Date             : 05.01.2012 Next Review                : 04.01.2014 SOP VERSION            : 07

                                                           

1. OBJECTIVE: 

To provide guidelines to handle the electrical installations and equipments safely.

       

2. SCOPE:

To ensure safety and prevention of electrical shocks, fire and explosions

3. INTRODUCTION:

Electrical installations, equipments, line conductors cause potential dangers and can cause fire accidents, shocks and deaths if handled carelessly. Even low voltages as 220 V and 110 V can cause injury and deaths. Extreme care must be exercised and protective equipments must be used by all personnel handling the electrical equipments.

4. PRECAUTIONS:

4.1. Only authorized and competent personnel should handle electrical installations and repairs.

4.2. Tools used must be well insulated to prevent direct contact with the electricity.

4.3. Rubber gloves must be worn by the personnel and rubber mats should be used on the floors while

       Handling electrical installations to prevent electrical shocks.

4.4. The areas surrounding the equipments should be kept always dry.

5. PROCEDURE:

5.1     Switch off main power supply before taking up any maintenance or repair of  Electrical equipments

         or installations.

5.2    Affix tag out / lock out tables on the equipments and machinery.

5.3     Remove energy supplies like steam and air to the equipments

5.4    Put a caution board “DANGER DO NOT OPERATE.

5.5    As an additional precaution remove the fuses.

5.6    People attending the work should wear protective equipment like rubber gloves, safety shoes and

         use wooden plates or rubber mats to stand on.

 PREPARED BY                                     REVIEWED BY                                    APPROVED BY

PRODUCTION EXECUTIVE             PRODUCTION MANAGER                                      G.M - Q.A

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5.7   After completion of repair or maintenance works replace the covers and enclosures on cabinets.

5.8   Replace the fuses and switch on the main power supply and check for the power supply in all the

        phases with a test lamp or tester before actually switching on the Equipment or machinery.

5.9   When everything is satisfactory remove the tag out / lock out labels and caution boards and tools

        from the place.

6. RESPONSIBILITY                        :           1) Maintenance Dept.

                                                            2) All Production Depts.

7. FREEQUENCY                  :           SOP revised as per due date.

 8. REVIEW GUIDE              :           Log book.

9. SOPs DISTRIBUTION:

    This SOP shall be distributed to following Departments:

Name of the Department	Master Copy	Circulatory Copy
QA/QC	√	×
Production	x	√
Warehouse	x	√
Administration	x	×
Maintenance	x	×

10. VERSION HISTROY                        :

Revision number	Change
Revision no 03 to 04	1. SOP format revised 2. SOP revised as per due date.
Revision no. 04 to 05	1. SOP revised as per due date. 2. SOP distribution table included in the SOP
Revision no. 05 to 06
Version no. 06 to 07

PREPARED BY                                      REVIEWED BY                                    APPROVED BY

PRODUCTION EXECUTIVE             PRODUCTION MANAGER                                      G.M - Q.A