Petroleum Development Oman L.L.C.

HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT SPECIFICATION

Activities in the Vicinity of Overhead Power Lines

Document ID SP-1242

Document Type Specification

Security Unrestricted

Discipline Electrical

Owner UEE – CFDH Electrical

Issue Date June 2020

Version 6.0

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i Document Authorisation
Authorised For Issue
Document Authorisation

Document Owner Document Custodian Document Author

(CFDH)
Haddabi, Salim UEE Kindi, Nabil UEE3 Siyabi, Nada UEE32
Date : 08-06-2020 8:29 AM Date : 07-06-2020 10:12 AM Date : 07-06-2020 9:38 AM

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ii Revision History
The following is a brief summary of the 5 most recent revisions to this document. Details of all
revisions prior to these are held on file by the issuing department.

Version No. Date Author Scope / Remarks

Siyabi, Nada UEE32 Minor corrections and STD no. update
Version 6.0 03-06-2020
made.
Minor changes on referenced documents
Version 5.0 20/05/2018 Abdullah Al Jabri
numbers & figures.
Version 4.0 23/10/2004 Mohammed Al Laghbari Minor editorial changes at section 1.2.
Version 3.0 15/03/2004 Mohammed Al Laghbari Minor editorial changes.
Version 2.0 15/07/2002 Mohammed Al Laghbari Minor editorial changes.

iii Related Business Processes

Code Business Process (EPBM 4.0)

iv Related Corporate Management System (CMS) Documents

The related CMS Documents can be retrieved from the Corporate Management Portal (CMS).

PR-1171 - Contract HSE Management

PR-1172 - Permit to Work System Procedure Manual

GU-861 - Electrical Safety Guideline

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
i Document Authorisation ......................................................................................................... 3
ii Revision History ..................................................................................................................... 4
iii Related Business Processes ................................................................................................. 4
iv Related Corporate Management System (CMS) Documents ................................................ 4
1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 6
1.1 Purpose ............................................................................................................................ 6
1.2 Scope ............................................................................................................................... 6
1.3 Definition .......................................................................................................................... 6
1.4 Deliverables ...................................................................................................................... 6
1.4.1 Records .......................................................................................................... 6
1.4.2 Reports ........................................................................................................... 6
1.5 Responsibilities ................................................................................................................ 6
1.6 Performance Monitoring ................................................................................................... 7
1.7 Review and Improvement ................................................................................................ 7
Reporting Format ....................................................................................................................... 7
2.0 Performance Requirements ............................................................................................. 8
2.1 Clearance Certificate ........................................................................................................ 8
2.2 General Requirements ..................................................................................................... 8
2.3 Safety Clearances ............................................................................................................ 9
2.4 Passage Underneath Overhead Power Lines .................................................................. 9
2.5 Work Sites in the Vicinity of Live Overhead Lines ......................................................... 10
2.6 Work Sites Directly Underneath Overhead Power Lines ............................................... 10
3 Appendix .............................................................................................................................. 12
3.1 Figure 1. Example of Ground Level Barriers and High Level Bunting ........................... 12
3.2 Figure 2. Example of Rigid Goal Posts and Barriers ..................................................... 13
3.3 Figure 3. Example of the Use of Tensioned ropes ......................................................... 15
3.4 Figure 4. Clearance Certificate ...................................................................................... 16
3.5 SP User-Comment Form ................................................................................................ 17

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1 Introduction

1.1 Purpose
This Specification describes PDO's requirements for activities in the vicinity of overhead
power lines.

1.2 Scope
This Specification applies to:
• All PDO, Contractor and Sub-Contractor activities that involve passage underneath,
or any work in close vicinity of overhead power lines.
• All equipment/vehicles which are required to pass underneath, or intend to operate
within 15 metres of, overhead power lines. This SP excludes all underground
services in the vicinity.

1.3 Definition
This Specification addresses:
• Passage underneath overhead power lines
• Work sites in the vicinity of live overhead power lines
• Work sites directly underneath overhead power lines
• Safety clearances
• Clearance Certificates

1.4 Deliverables

1.4.1 Records
Records shall be maintained to document the implementation of this Specification.

1.4.2 Reports
PDO staff: Any non-compliances with this Specification shall be notified, investigated and
reported as per PR-1171 Contract HSE Management .

Contractors: Any non-compliance with this Specification shall be reported to the Contract
Holder.

1.5 Responsibilities
Asset Managers: are responsible for ensuring that the activities they control are managed
in accordance with the requirements of this Specification. In the event that circumstances
prevent compliance with this Specification, Asset Managers shall seek step-out approval
(refer to PR-1171 HSE Contract HSE Management ).

Corporate Functional Discipline Heads: are responsible for ensuring that the
requirements of this Specification are reflected in the documents for which they are
responsible.

Contract Holders: are responsible for communicating this Specification to Contractors,

and for ensuring that the requirements of this Specification are adhered to within the
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scope of their contracts. In the event that circumstances prevent compliance with this
Specification, Contract Holders shall seek step-out approval.
Contractors: are responsible for ensuring that activities undertaken within the scope of
their contracts are managed in accordance with the requirements of this Specification.

Electrical Control Persons: are responsible for resolving disputes and clarify
misunderstandings between the issuer and receiver of overhead lines clearance
certificate.

1.6 Performance Monitoring

Compliance with this Specification shall be monitored through workplace supervision and
periodic site inspection.

1.7 Review and Improvement

Any user of this document who encounters a mistake or confusing entry is requested to
immediately notify the Document Custodian using the form provided in PR-1171 Contract
HSE Management .

This document shall be reviewed as necessary by the Document Custodian, but no less
frequently than every three years. Triggers for full or partial review of this Specification
are listed in PR-1171 Contract HSE Management .

Reporting Format
PDO Staff: There are no routine reporting requirements against this Specification.

Contractors: There are no routine reporting requirements against this Specification.

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2.0 Performance Requirements

2.1 Clearance Certificate

The Responsible Supervisor for the work, or the Journey Manager where applicable, shall
obtain a Clearance Certificate from the Asset Custodian’s Authorised Electrical Person
when any of the following conditions apply:
• Passage, underneath overhead power lines, of high vehicles/loads or large
equipment having a total height exceeding 5 metres on roads where goal posts
have NOT been erected.
• All off road passage of vehicles and equipment underneath overhead power
lines. The Clearance Certificate shall be subject to a site inspection by a
Competent Electrical Person (CEP) before authorisation.
• All equipment/vehicles which are intend to operate within 15 metres of,
overhead power lines.

The certificate can only be issued by the Asset Custodian’s authorised Area Electrical
Supervisor, who shall be authorised as the Authorised Electrical Person (AEP), as
defined in PR-2331 Electrical Safety Guidlines.
The driver or person in charge on site shall carry a copy of the authorised Clearance
Certificate, including route map/ situation sketch as supplied with the certificate.

On roads where goal posts have been erected, vehicles/equipment with a height lower
than the sign posted maximum do not require a Clearance Certificate.

2.2 General Requirements

The Asset Custodian for a road, track or right of way underneath overhead power lines
shall be responsible for clear sign-posting (including maximum allowable height
indication signs at the entrance of roads) and for erecting a suitable type of goal post
arrangement on either side of the overhead line. The safety clearances between the
cross bars and the lowest conductor shall be in accordance with Section 2.3. Due to
changes in road conditions the Asset Custodian for the road shall frequently updates the
sign posts to reflect the actual goal post height.
The responsible supervisor for the vehicle or rig moving or working underneath the power
lines shall submit the clearance certificate not less than 72 hrs to allow enough time for
the Area electrical supervisor to conduct site visit whenever required
On minor in field roads, goal posts may be erected at the road entrances, acting as safety
barriers for more than one overhead power line crossing. The asset custodian of the road
shall confirm the suitability of such an arrangement with the responsible Area Electrical
Supervisor, authorised at least as Authorised Electrical Person (AEP).
Wood/Concrete poles shall be used in the construction of safety barriers and goal posts.
A job safety plan shall be put in place for the erection of goal posts near live conductors.
If work is to take place underneath or close to a live overhead line, then the safety
clearances given in Section 2.3 shall be applied.

Suitable means should be put in place, where necessary, to ensure that safety
clearances are maintained. This is particularly important if cranes and jibs, or similar
equipment are to be used.
If verbal instructions are not considered sufficient by the Authorised Electrical Supervisor,
then an (AEP) shall issue a “Limitation of Access” (ref PR-2331 Electrical Safety
Guidlines) to (CEP) who shall remain at the work location and oversee the work activities.

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If the CEP is not in charge of the work, then it shall be made clear to the person in charge
that the CEP is on site to enforce the safety precautions and the safety clearances called
for on the “Limitation of Access”. The CEP shall be given full authority to stop the work
if it is considered unsafe.
If the work, or passage of vehicles, is such that the safety clearances cannot be
reasonably maintained in practice and there is a danger of personnel, materials, or
vehicles infringing the safety clearances, then the overhead line shall be made dead,
isolated and earthed. In this case a Permit to Work shall be sought in accordance with
PR-1172 Permit to Work System Procedure Manual and issued to a CEP.
The Permit to Work shall state (in the 'Work Description’ Section) that the High Voltage
overhead line has been made safe so that passage / work can take place near/ under
the earthed conductors, but no work shall be carried out on the conductors themselves.

2.3 Safety Clearances

The following factors shall be taken into account when deciding the safety clearances.
• Has the ground level been graded or raised in any way which could reduce the
design clearances of overhead line?
• Check the area under the line for humps or bumps which could reduce safety
clearances.
• Allow for optical distortion when measuring safety clearances.

2.4 Passage Underneath Overhead Power Lines

For regular passage underneath overhead power lines, goal posts shall be erected to
allow safe passage of mobile plant. The height of crossbars will depend on the condition
of the surface of the ground underneath the overhead line. ( For more details ref. to
STD-00-000000-EA-2373-91358-0001 & 0003 and STD-00-000000-EA-4018-91411-
0001,0002 & 0003).

For made-up, good level road surfaces, the minimum vertical safety clearance between
the top of the goal post crossbar and the lowest conductor of the overhead line shall be:
• For 132kV lines - 2.0 metres.
• For lines up to 66kV - 1.3 metres.

For sites where the surface is uneven, and plant could be 'tilted upwards' while travelling
underneath the line, the minimum safety clearance between the goal post crossbar and
the lowest overhead line conductor shall be:
• For 132kV lines - 3.2 metres.
• For lines up to 66kV - 2.5 metres.

On sign posted roads goal posts shall be erected with a minimum horizontal distance
from the overhead power line of 75 metres. This enables vehicles which are too high
and hit the goal post, to stop safely before reaching the overhead line crossing.

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When high loads, travels long distance and crosses overhead lines through a number of
locations, the mobilisation team (and prior to mobilisation ) shall conduct crossing points
survey and submit to the issuer of clearance certificate with following details:
• Line tag
• Pole number a crossing location
• Voltage type
• Height if applicable
• Availability and integrity of goal posts

The Clarence certificate shall be issued at the location by an AEP who shall verify the
survey with available records. For any mismatch a re-survey is a must on mismatching
location(s).
At all other sites subjected to passage underneath overhead power lines (e.g., access
roads to construction sites), goal posts and safety barriers shall be erected at an absolute
minimum horizontal distance of 6 meters from the overhead line to ensure that mobile
plant crosses under the overhead line via the goal posts (ref Figure 2).

2.5 Work Sites in the Vicinity of Live Overhead Lines

If work is to take place within 15 metres of a live overhead line, safety barriers shall be
erected. The absolute minimum horizontal distance of the safety barriers from the line
should be 6 metres (ref Figure 1).
Allowing for typical span lengths, maximum sag conditions and a conductor swing of 30
degrees, the following figures can be used as the minimum safety clearances to be
maintained under all circumstances from live conductors.
• For 132kV Portal designed line - 3.5 metres.
• For 132kV Steel Tower line - 3.5 metres.
• For 66kV Portal designed line - 3.0 metres.
• For 33kV lines and below - 3.0 metres.

In the event the overhead line has longer than normal span lengths, or if work could take
place in exceptionally windy conditions, then these clearances may need to be increased
at the discretion of the AEP.

2.6 Work Sites Directly Underneath Overhead Power Lines

Where possible overhead power lines should be made dead when work is to be carried
out beneath them. If this is not practicable, then strict precautions shall be enforced
whilst work is in progress.
The safety precautions for such work shall be closely supervised by the Area Operations
Electrical representative who shall ensure that a minimum vertical safety clearance of
3.5 meters is maintained at all times.
Figures 2 and 3 illustrate methods that can be adopted, using goal posts and safety
barriers, to assist in promoting safe working practices.
When agreeing safe working methods with the Contractor or PDO personnel who are to
work under the live overhead line, the authorised Area Operations Electrical Supervisor
shall take into account the following:
• Mobile plant or equipment to be used. Can adequate restraining devices, such
as mechanical stops be fitted to them?
• Size of materials to be used e.g. pipe sections, scaffold poles.
• Steel wire ropes that could 'spring' upwards if tension is released.
• The hand tools and any ladders to be used.

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A Competent Electrical Person shall be present on site to supervise the safety

precautions and if verbal precautions are considered insufficient CEP shall receive
Limitation Of Access , unless specifically stated by the AEP.

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3 Appendix

3.1 Figure 1. Example of Ground Level Barriers and High Level Bunting

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3.2 Figure 2. Example of Rigid Goal Posts and Barriers

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3.3 Figure 3. Example of the Use of Tensioned ropes

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3.4 Figure 4. Clearance Certificate

No. 0000
PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT OMAN
CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE FOR WORK IN THE VICINITY OR PASSAGE UNDER O/H LINES

N.B. CLEARANCE MUST BE OBTAINED FROM THE ASSET CUSTODIAN DEPARTMENT AUTHORISED AREA ELECTRICAL
SUPERVISOR FOR ANY MOVEMENT OF HIGH LOADS AND LARGE EQUIPMENT PASSING UNDER OR WORKING IN
CLOSE PROXIMITY TO LIVE HIGH VOLTAGE OVERHEAD LINES.

1. WORK/PASSAGE DETAILS
The following information shall be completed by the person applying for the clearance:
a) Originating Department............................................................................................................
b) Person in Charge on Site....................................................................Ref. Ind..........
c) Type of Work..........................................................................................................
..............................................................................................................
d) Type of vehicle *Crane/Side Boom/Rig No.........../Other...........................................
e) Max. height of load and vehicle...............................Width..........................................
f) Details of work.........................................................................................................
g) Exact location...........................................................................................................
Attach a sketch or map
h) Date & time of work/passage
Start date.....................time.......................Finish date........................time.................
i) Name of person to contact for discussions/meeting if required.
........................................Ref. Ind.....................................Tel.No.............................

_________________________ ___________________________
**Originator-Ref.Ind. **Person in charge on Site Ref.Ind.
(or contractor)
Date...................................... Date..........................................
__________________________________________________________________________________________
2. CLEARANCE
a) We have no objections for the above work*/passage*.
Applicant must take the following precautions..............................................................
................................................................................................................................
b) The above work/passage cannot be permitted due to...................................................
.................................................................................................................................
Date................................... _______________________________________
** Area Electrical Supervisor (AEP)/ Ref. Ind.
__________________________________________________________________________________________
3. WORK COMPLETION
I hereby declare that the work/passage as stated above is completed/cancelled and this certificate may be cancelled.
Date............................... _________________________
**Person in charge on Site
4. CANCELLATION
This certificate is cancelled. No further work/passage is allowed.
Date.............................. ______________________________________
**) State name and sign. **Area Electrical Supervisor (AEP)/ Ref.Ind.
___________________________________________________________________________________
NOTE: USE ONLY ORIGINAL SHEETS OF THIS CERTIFICATE. FAXED COPIES NOT ALLOWED.
White - Originator
Blue - Person in charge on site/ driver
Pink - Area Electrical Supervisor

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3.5 SP User-Comment Form

SP User-Comment Form

If you find something that is incorrect, ambiguous or could be better in an SP, write your
comments and suggestions on this form. Send the form to the Document Control Section
(DCS). They make a record of your comment and send the form to the correct CFDH. The
form has spaces for your personal details. This lets DCS or the CFDH ask you about your
comments and tell you about the decision.

SP Details Title Issue Date:

Number:

Page number: Heading Number: Figure Number:

Comments:

Suggestions:

User’s personal details

Name: Ref. Ind: Signature: Date:
Phone:
Document Control Section Actions
Comment Number: Dates CFDH
Recd: To CFDH: Ref. Ind:
CFDH Actions
Recd Decision: Inits: Ref. Date:
Date: Reject: Ind:
Accept, revise at next issue:
Accept, issue temporary amendment

Comments:

Originator Date: Inits: Document Control Date: Inits:

Advised: Section Advised:

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