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 Hierarchy of Hazard Control
OHSAS 18001 advocates ongoing HIRA & implementation of necessary control measures

Elimination
Substitution

Engineering Control

Administrative

Personal
Protection

Engineering control can help prevent accidents

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 Concept of Energy Isolation is “My Life is My Life”
1) Assurance for the Correct Isolation:
a) Energy Source Identification
b) Accreditation/ Authorisation for Isolating Persons
2) Assurance that Equipment can not be energized till
person has completed the Job:--
a) Personal Locks
b) System Locks

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My Life is My Life:

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Who all are involved in this:

• Protected Person: Who will attach their Personal

Lock to an Isolator or a Group Isolation Box for doing job
on equipment.
• Isolating Person: Who performs Isolation and is
Authorized under this Procedure.
• Isolation Planners: Shall be responsible for
preparing and maintaining the Isolation procedure for the
Complex Isolation and Energy Source Identification
document.

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Three Level of Training Program
• Isolation Training Level 1: A
training course for Protected
Persons covering the
Isolation Locking
regulations.
• Isolation Training Level 1A:
A training course for
Isolating Persons.
• Isolation Training Level 2: A
training course for Isolation
Planners.
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WHO requires WHAT type of training
• ALL Company’s own Employees who may work under Work
Permit system shall be Trained for ----- Isolation Training
Level-1.

• ALL Contractor’s supervisors who may work under Permit

system shall be Trained for --- Isolation Training Level-1.

• All Isolating Persons shall be Trained ------Isolation Training

Level-1A.

• All Isolating Planners Shall be Trained --- Isolation Training

Level-2.

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 ISOLATION LOCKS

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 Types of Isolation Locks
1) Personal Lock (Red) --for Company Employees.

2) Personal Lock (Blue) --for Contractor’s Supervisors only.

3) Equipment Lock (Yellow) -- Attached at Isolator by Isolation

person.

4) Group Board Lock (Black)-- For locking the group isolation

Box.

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 Scissor Locking Device:

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 Personal Locks (Company’s Employees)

• Are Red in colour;

• Are used for self protection only;
• Must have no master or duplicate keys;
• Must be identified by label or Tag with owners
P No. Name, Department and Section.

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 Personal Locks (Contractor’s Employees)

• Are Blue in colour;

• Are used for personal protection only;
• Must have no master or duplicate keys;
• Must be identified by label or Tag with Name of
the person, Name of the contractor, and Contact
telephone No.

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 Rules for Equipment Locks (Yellow)
• Must never be used as a personal protection lock.

• Must only be attached or removed by the Isolating

Person authorized for that Equipment/system.

• Are used to secure Isolators in the safe position.

• Must display the name of Isolating Person or Group

Isolation Box identification

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Valve Lockout

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 Rules for Group Locks (Black)
• Must never be used as personal protection lock.
• Must only be attached or removed by the Isolating
Person authorized for that Equipment/system
• Are used on Group Isolation Boxes.

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 Board not
in use

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Portable type Group Isolation Box Thermal Printer

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 Methods of Isolation

1) Control Stop---- Isolation;

2) Individual ---- Isolator Isolation;

3) Group Isolation;

4) Isolation for working alone

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 1. Control Stop
Where Control Stop can be used:
Control Stop system shall be applied to routine Tasks where full Isolation of
energy is impractical to implement. No permit and Locking is to be used for
control Stop. It should meet all of the Following Criteria:

Description Requirement
Frequent Routine Tasks As per the department
Short Duration Tasks ≤ 30 minutes
Low Level of Consequences Even if Isolation fails it should be restricted
to Minor Injury
Routine Task Procedure Control Stop Procedure has approval of
Chief Operation/Safety
Competency The Operator and Working agency should be
trained on Control stop Procedure

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2. Individual Isolator Isolation:

• Is to be used when Isolation is to be done at a single place

• The agencies asking for Isolation may be allowed to enter

the area for applying the Personal Locks, without any risk to
the plant, machinery, safety of person as well as Equipment
and mal-operation.

If any one of the above conditions are not met then

Group Isolation method is to be adopted.

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3. Group Isolation
• When isolation is to be done at more than one place or
•Some of the agencies asking for isolation can not be allowed
to enter the locking area for putting personal locks.
•The Isolating Person ensures all steps of the Isolation
procedure are carried out and all Isolators are locked in the
safe position with an Equipment Lock.

• The keys for these locks are then secured in a compartment

on a Group Isolation Box/Portable Group Isolation Box and
locked by the Group Lock and the Personal Lock of every
Protected Person covered under Isolation.
• Where the Isolating Person also wants to work as Protected
Person, all the rules for the Protected Person shall apply

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 4. Isolation for working alone

• Shall be used only where an Isolating Person wishes to

isolate and be the only person (Maximum one more person is
allowed) under the isolation.

•This procedure is permitted only when a single isolator need

to be put off for taking the maintenance job. The person who is
taking self Isolation must be Authorised Isolating Person for
that particular job and the owner of the Energy source.

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 Energy Source Identification

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Energy Source Identification

Purpose:
1) To have established and approved procedure in writing.
2) The document can be referred both by isolating agency and
the agency asking for isolation.
Contents: For various types of Maintenance jobs for each
equipment:
3) Isolation points
4) Method of isolation
5) The locking points

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Prepare - Energy Source Identification Document

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 Energy Source Identification
Format for Energy Source Identification (Having Single energy source)
Department
Section:
S No Equipment Details Type of Job Details of Positive Isolation Remarks
Equipment Equipment Method of Location of Isolation
Name Number Isolation locks
Panel S/S or
No./Valve MCC
no. location/V
alve
location

Note:

1) In the Method of Isolation the details of Isolation (Like breaker to be racked out, discharging to be done, permanent earthing to be done at particular
location , valve to be closed etc.) to be mentioned.
2) The type of job may be categorized based on the basic philosophy which may effect the Isolation method. Such as the jobs which may or may not require
direct exposure to electrical parts.
3) No column shall be left blank. If some column is not applicable in a particular case then “NA” shall be written to ensure that it is not simply a miss but a

considered view.

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 Energy Source Identification- Example

C-25 Incomer (13.2 KV) from New Dam Pump House.

13.2 KV Breaker at T-30 Sub Station

13.2KV/6.6KV, 10 MVA
Transformer .

6.6 KV Breaker at T-30 Sub Station

6.6 KV Bus at T-30 Sub Station

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 Energy Source identification – An example
Department : XYZ Section : ABC
Equipment Details Details of Positive isolation

Type of job
Location of
Equipt. Equipt. Method of isolation isolation Locks
Name Number Sub
Panel no. Station/
MCC
XYZ/E or M/ABC/1001

•13.2 Kv breaker to be rack out 3 T-30

C-25 Transformer

Trf. Maintenance

• 6.6 Kv breaker to be rack out 22 T-30

• 6.6 Kv PT fuse to be taken out 22 T-30
• Trf. neutral link to be cut N.A T-30
• Discharge & gnd Trf. wdg.
Trf. top T-30
• Control power to be cut Off.
C-25 CRP T-30
E- Electrical, M- Mechanical
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 Annexure-
1A
Format for Energy Source Identification (Having multiple types of energy sources)
Department
Section:
S Equipment Detail Energy source Type of Isolation details of Energy sources & Location of Isolation Locks
No Job

Name No Elect Gas Fluid Other Electrical Gas Fluid Others

Method Panel Method Valve/ Method Pump

No U-seal/ /Valve
Flange No
No

Note:

1) In the Method of Isolation the details of Isolation (Like breaker to be racked out, Valve is to be closed, Pump is to be switched off) to be done shall be
mentioned.
2) No column shall be left blank. If some column is not applicable in a particular case then “NA” shall be written to ensure that it is not simply a miss but a
considered view.

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 Example

Motor

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 Energy Source Identification for Equipment
having multiple energy source

Department: WRM Section: Hydraulic AA

Other energy sources: Thermal, Chemical, Mechanical, Gravity, etc.

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 Energy Source Identification for equipment
having multi energy source

Department: WRM Section: Hydraulic AA

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 Energy Source Identification for equipment having multi energy
sources

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 Some Photographs

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 MCC Coke plant (Battery 8 &9) LV-
• Make – Siemens, Breaker, SFU and Motor feeder.
• Locking facility available -- Yes

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 Locking Arrangement for the Valve

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 Locking Arrangement for the Valve

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 Rights of the Protected Person

• He can ask for trial to ensure that correct

Isolation has been done.
• He can Refer to Energy source Document to
ensure that correct Isolators are put in safe
condition.
• He can refer to Authorization list to ensure
that competent person is giving Isolation.

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