STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE LAYING NEW PIPEINE IN COMMON ROW PARALLEL TO EXISTING PIPELINES 1. Purpose: Ensuring Safety and preventing damage to existing pipeline(s) during laying of new pipeline in Common ROW 2, Seope: This SOP attempts to define roles and responsibilities of the concerned construction in-charge from CLIENT, Contractor, PMC and concemed Process Owner of the ROW. This SOP shall be applicable where the pipeline isbeing luid in common ROW. parallel to an existing pipeline —of all sizes: in operation including. de-commissioned pipeline. 2.1 Exel This SOP shall not be applicable for abandoned pipeline seetions in the 3. Different Kind of Aetivit 1. ROW grading 2. Identification of existing pipeline (3) 3. Marking of existing pipeline (s) 4 Digging of Trench Welding and joint coating 7. Line Pipe Lowering 8. Back filling 9, Restoration of ROW 4, Roles and Respon st Roles and responsibilities of various stakeholdersare as given below: 41 Construction in-charge: Construction in-charge from CLIENT: shall be responsible to censure compliance t0 the activities in the attached checklist by all concemed at all the time during execution of the Job in ROW 42 PMI of the activities Job in ROW roject Management Consultant being the FIC of the contract shall ensure compliance is defined in the checklist, by the contractor at all the time during execution of the4.3 Contractor: Contractor engaged for executing of pipeline laying activities, shall, at all the time, strictly comply and ensure the activities described in the attached checklist The Contractor shall be held responsible for any untoward incident due to not following the instructions contained in this SOP/Checklist, 4.4 Concerned Process Owner: Concemed Process Owner shall be responsible to ensure accurate marking of the existing pipelines and compliance to other activities as described in the checklist. Concerned Process Owner is also responsible to ensure that work is being carried out as per the permission given t Construction department 5. Reso ree Requirement: a) GPS Device b) XYX report of Pigging of Existing Line, for Coordinates of existing Line which also shows if any leak clamps / repairs fixed on line, for precautions to be taken during excavation near to such locations ©) Repair history of Pipe Line afier In Line inspection-Chainage wise (& GPS) details, 4) Alignment sheets of Existing Pipe Line — Updated with Crossings permitted after laying of Line. All new crossings to be physically marked prior to start of job for additional precaution, to avoid damage to 3rd party. ©) Coating Repair kit, in case of any coating damage to Existing coating during Excavation 1) Leak Clamp with Non-sparking tools; in ease of fine puncture during excav Leak observed during Excavation, #8) Gas Leak Detector hy Fire extinguishers, i) Route maps of Existing Pipe Line. j) List of markers with chainage details of existing Line. (Latest report signed by P/L HOD of Existing fine and Project in charge of new Line). For verification after completion of job, k) Pipeline Locator 1), Measurement Tape m) Tools for Digging n) Wooden Rods /Ranging Rods with red flags 0} Nylon Rope f Warning Tape p) Lime Powder 6. Safety PPEs: 4 Cotton dress b. Safety Shoes © Cotton hand gloves d. Hard Helmet €. Specific PPRs used during Welding. NDT etc,7. Do's and Don't's As per enclosed checklist 8 Defin Abandoned Pipeline: A pipeline which has been duly decommissioned after following proper procedure and serapped & and not to be taken in operation in future, De-co mai issioned Pipeline: A pipeline which has been taken out of service to carryout icnanee work ete. Operational Area: Area of existing pipeline in ROW. Concerned Process Owner: Process Owner in-charge or his authorized representative not below the rank of Manager. 9. Procedure: Laying of new pipeline in common ROW parallel to exiting pipelines roquires utmost care 10 be undertaken by all concemed, Various activities as detailed below are to be ensured for compliance by following officials (as listed out): ’). CLIENT -Construction site I/C not below manager ii), CLIENT -Process Owner or his representative not below Manager i). Project Management Consultant iv), Construction Contractor Site In-charge Following steps are to be taken 1, Tdentitication of existing pipelines/ Utilities running along the ROW completed with the help of pipe locator 2. Marking of left and right side of ROW verified with reference to direction of flow and completed with boundary pillars, 3. Location of the existing lines marked with continuous lime powder wherever feasible and installation of wooden stick/ranging rod firmly grounded with at least 1.0 mtr clear height, from ground level: with red flags at interval of 50 mtr completed. 4. Physical verification by manual digging check pit at a distanee of 500 mtrs completed for confirmation of indicated location by locator. All bends are to be physically identified, 5. Marking of working area boundary at a distance of atleast 1.5 mtrs from last existing pipeline/utility towards the proposed working side for new pipeline completed. 6, Clear distance of 3.0 mtr between existing line and new line to be maintained.7. Barricading by installation of wooden rods f ranging rods on working area boundary, at a distance of 2-3 mirs & tied with nylon rope! warning tape completed 8. Briefing given to operators / supervisors for not crossing the barricading area and non- movement of heavy equipment over operational area, 9. ROW cleared for entry of equipmentsand pipeline laying activities, 10, Ensuring that the permissions Work Permit have been taken fiom Process Owner / Other utility owners ng marking and barvicading. existing pipolines as enumerated at annexure-T, are assessed and mitigation measures ensured. 12, Ensure that Safety Work Permit has been obtained and there isa safety officer (0 oversee the of safery measures /Fire Fighting equipment during execution of job, me supervisor of executing agency with contact number identified who shall be responsible under overall contol by Construction Department for above during? throughout the work exceution, 14, Ensuring that all the requizements of Work permit have been complied-on daily bas before start of work, Note: a) Joint Survey of the site by the team. b) Compliancete the requirements stipulated in Work Permit System. ©) Retr the Checklist at Annexure -1 d) Make the complete checklist as part of Work Permit,Annexure-1 CHECKLIST FOR LAYING NEW PIPEINE IN COMMON ROW PARALLEL TO EXISTING PIPELINES 1. To be filled prior to entry of any equipment in ROW. 2. Validity period not more than one Week. PROIECT NAME SECTION CHAINAGE From S.NO. CHECK POINTS Responsibility ‘Compliance Ensure Compliance Primary ‘Secondary T. | [dentifcation oF existing) Contractor PMC CLIENT Pipelines / Utilities running along Construction / the ROW completed with —the| Process Owner help_of pipe locator Marking of Tet and right side PMC CLIENT of ROW verified with reference to Construction / diction of flow andl Process Owner completed with boundary pillars 3. [Uocation of the ex Contractor PMC CLIENT marked with continuous Construetion / powder wherever feasible _and| Process Owner installation of wooden 4 ranging rod firmly: grounded. with atleast 1.0 mtr clear height from] ground level; with red flags a terval of 30 mtr completed. es Se PMC ‘CLIENT manual digging cheek pit at al Construetion / distance of 300 mirs completed for Process Owner confirmation of indicated location| by pipe locator, All bends are to be physically identified 5, [Marking of _ working areal Contractor PMG ‘CLIENT boundary at a distance of at least Construction / 1.5 mis from last existing pipeline Process Owner ity towards the proposed ide for new pi completed. ©. [Clear distance of 3.0 mir PMC ‘CLIENT between existing line and new fine to be maintained, Construction / Process OwnerT Barricading by installation of PMC [CLIENT Construction 7] Wooden rods / ranging rods on working Process Owner rea boundary, at a distance of 2-3 Joirs & tied “with nylon rope warning tape completed, @. [Briefing given to operons 7 PMC [CLIENT Construction] supervisors for not erossing the Process Owner barricading area and non-movement ‘of heavy equipment over operational ROW cleared for entry of | Contractor | PMC [CLIENT Construction equipments and pipeline laying Process Owner TO. [Ensuring thatthe pennissions 7 PMC [CLIENT Construction Work Permit have been taken from Process Owner Process Owner / Other uility owners TT [All risk regarding marking and | Contractor | PMC [CLIENT Construction barricading existing pipelines Process Owner enumerated at annexure-l,—are| assessed and mitigation measures ensured, 12, [Rasure thar Safety Work Permit has PMC [CLIENT Construction | been obtained and there is a safety| Process Owner officer to oversee the requirement: of safety measures / Fire Fighting] equipment during execution of job. TS, [A full time supervisor of executing PMC [CLIENT Construction] ‘ageney with contact number identified Process Owner ‘who shall be responsible for above checklist during! throughout the work exceution, 14. _ | Fnsuring that all the requirements of | Gontractor | PMC [CLIENT Consiruction | ‘Work permithave been complied- Process Owner on daily basis before start of work. Not typical line diagram for ready reference is attached, Annexure- 2: Perceived risks related to Marking and Barricading of existing pipelines / Utilities in ROW Construction PMC CLIENT -Construction] CLIENT —Provess Contractor site Owner or his WC not below manager| representative not ‘Sign Sign: Sign: Name: Name’ Name: Name: Date: Date: Date Date