DRAFT STANDARD PROTECTION

CODE

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 FOREWORD

This manual of the Standard Protection Code is issued to govern the actions of all members of the
Authority's Staff and any other person(s) who have occasion to undertake work to which its contents
apply.

Safety must be given first place in our work, and a sense of safety awareness must be developed in
the minds of all of us so that it becomes part of our daily jobs. Each person must develop a thorough
understanding of these rules before he/she can be considered a qualified workman.

Time is important in carrying out work, but time must not be saved at the risk of human life: safety
must come first.

Director, Technical Services

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 INTRODUCTION

The content of this Standard Protection Code deals with the protection of men at work from the
dangers of live apparatus. It embodies the basic rules governing the Hold-Off, Self-Protection,
Work Permits, Work-and-Test Permits and Station Guarantees, all of which are of the utmost
importance to safety.

Basic principles of previous codes have been retained with expansion of some of the rules. The revised
code includes the use of PC 1A (Request for Equipment Outage) and PC 11A - Self-Protection tag for
work on Distribution Systems. It also includes the issuance of Gas Free Certificate as a guarantee condition
for de-energising the atmosphere in a Confined Space.

Employees to whom copies of the Standard Protection Code book are issued are required to study
and become thoroughly familiar with those rules which concern them. This study should be approached
by employees with the full appreciation that the rules have been prepared to govern their actions
with respect to safety.

It is important for employees to recognize that the rules must be mastered and that the
responsibility for doing so rests with each individual, to which end he shall be given reasonable
explanation and instruction. There can be no substitute for the knowledge of how to work safely.

Employees, in any situation including an emergency, are expected to use good judgement and
care in doing their jobs so as to ensure the safety of themselves, their fellow employees and the
public.

May, 2003.

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 STANDARD PROTECTION CODE

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Definition of Special Terms

Explanation of the Standard Protection Code 6

- Hold-Off (PC12 Tag) 6
- Self Protection (PC11 tag) 7
- Self Protection (PC11A tag)
- Work Permits and Work and Test Permit 9
- Station Guarantees 13

STANDARD PROTECTION CODE

RULE

100 General 14
101 Authorised Departure from this Code 15
102 The Caution Tag 15
103 Hold-Off 15
- Procedure and Responsibility for establishing Hold-off 16
- Preparing Hold-Off Tags 17
- Making Hold-Off effective 17
- Surrendering a Hold-Off 18
- Suspension of Hold-Off 18
- Hold-off to limit re-energizing of electrical Apparatus 19
104 Self Protection 19
105.1 Isolating and De-energizing for Self Protection for Rule 104 la to ld 20
105.2 Isolating and de-energizing for Self Protection for Rule 104-2 21
105.3 Isolating and De-energizing for Self-Protection for Rule 104-3
106.1 Surrendering Self Protection and Restoring Service for
Rule 104 items la to ld above
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106.2 Surrendering Self-Protection and Restoring Service for
Rule 104-2
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106.3 Surrendering Self Protection and Restoring Service for Rule 104-3
107 Self-Protection procedure while observing equipment which has
been repaired and requires checking and adjusting
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108 Applying for Protection Guarantees
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109 Unfulfilled Applications 25
110 Final request for Pre-arranged Protection Guarantee 25
111 Responsibility of Station Operating Technicians
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112 Responsibility of Applicant and Permit Holder 27
112(b) Responsibility of Table B Supervisor
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113 Responsibility of Assisting Stations
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114 Responsibility and selection of Master Station 115
Responsibility and appointment of Safety Supervisor 32

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116 General requirements and characteristics of Protection
Guarantees
33
117 Isolating Apparatus for Protection Guarantees 35
118 De-energizing Apparatus for Work 36
- For Line Work
37
- For Station Work 38
119 Neighbouring Live apparatus
120 Do Not Operate Tags for Protection Guarantees
121 Preparing the Protection Guarantee Certificate
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122 Checking the Protection Guarantee Certificate
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123 Establishing the Guaranteed conditions for a Station
Guarantee and making it effective
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124 Establishing the Guaranteed conditions for Work Permit
or Work and Test Permit
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125 Final Checks, Instructions and Cautions 48
126 Making the Work Permit or Work and Test permit effective 49
127 Test procedure under Work and Test Permits
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\ 128 Surrender of Protection Guarantees
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129 Releasing Apparatus for service 59
130 Special transfer and surrender of Protection Guarantees
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131 Issuance and surrender of Work and Test Permits under
Test Condition
61
132 Filing and accounting for Protection Guarantee certificates
PC9, PC10, PC11, PC 11A and PC12 61
133 Log record of Protection Guarantees 62
134 Obviously isolated 62
135 Concerning Isolating Devices 62
136 Replacing of fuses 63
137 Compartment and Enclosure Responsibility 63
138 Work-And-Test Permits and Test Procedure involving Lines 64
139 Protection Guarantees for Shift Work
65
140 Authority Stations Operated by Customers
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141 Protection Provided by Customers and Foreign Organisations 67
142 Station Sites and Adjacent Structures 68
143 One Group Leader working under the Protection of Another 68
144 Isolation from Operating sources of Equipment Not Under an
Operating Technician's Control
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List of Protection Code Forms and Tags 78
List of Operating Forms
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DEFINITION OF SPECIAL TERMS

Agent One who is delegated to perform specified operations at an unattended station. In

general, an agent is not a fully qualified Operating Technician.

Alive Capable of delivering energy by reason of being either:

(a) dynamically alive, or
(b) charged; dangerous in both forms.

(a) Dynamically alive: Capable of delivering power.

- Illustrative examples:

- In the electrical sense:

Connected by means of a suitable transmission medium, (e.g. electrical conductors,
transformers, etc.) to an electrical generator or to a storage battery or other
substantial source of electrical energy.

- In the mechanical sense:

Connected to a source of dynamic energy such as an air compressor,
a water or oil pump, a steam boiler or a furnace.

(b) Charged: Isolated but not de-energized: containing stored energy.

- In the electrical sense:
(i) Electrostatically charged
(ii) supplied with a limited amount of induced energy by reason of closeness to other
live apparatus
(iii) at a potential different from that of the earth or ground.

- In the mechanical sense:

(i) Under a liquid or gaseous pressure different from that of the atmosphere
(ii) in motion; at a dangerous temperature
(iii) containing poisonous, suffocating, explosive gases
(iv) or containing energy which is stored in springs.

Apparatus: All equipment pertaining to the generation, transmission, distribution, and use of
power.

Apparatus Covered: Description of Authorized Work (and Test)

All the apparatus which the holder of a Protection Guarantee is authorized to approach or
touch. Also a description of the work, including the apparatus on which work is authorized and
specified tests in detail.

Applicant: One who is applying for a Protection Guarantee.

Area: A recognized territory, or a portion of a Region under the jurisdiction of an Area

Manager.

Area Manager: An employee of the Authority who has been placed in charge
of an Operating Area

Authority: Volta River Authority.

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Caution Tag: A form of protection prohibiting the operation of apparatus such as switches, valves,
gates, etc., for the protection of equipment or service only.

Control, Authority: See control Operating

Charged: A form of being alive (see ALIVE).

Control, Operating: The control which is exercised by a station having exclusive authority either to
perform operations or to order subordinate stations or agents to perform operations in a definitely
specified manner.

Control, Supervisory: The control which is exercised by a station having authority to issue
instructions in broad outline to another station, which in turn, may exercise its judgement as to the
proper method of carrying out such instructions.

NOTE: (1) Certain stations are designed so that apparatus may be operated by an
Operating Technician who is located at a point remote from the station. Such stations are
frequently referred to as "supervisory controlled stations".

(2) Obviously, the Operating Technician who performs operations at such a station, irrespective
of his location or rank in the organization, exercises operating control over the apparatus.

De-Energized: In the electrical sense: Isolated and grounded.

- In the mechanical sense:
Isolated and also at rest; not spring loaded; not under a liquid or gaseous
pressure different from that of the atmosphere; free from poisonous, suffocating
or explosive gases.

De-Energizing Device: Apparatus, such as grounding switches, grounding clamps, valves, gates,
stop-logs, etc., which is depended upon to de-energize apparatus for work protection.

Dynamic Energy: The term dynamic energy, means that the amount of energy or power available
is substantial such for example as would be available from an electrical generator or an air
compressor or a steam boiler or engine.

Dynamically Alive: The term "dynamically alive", means alive from a source of dynamic energy.

Gas Free Certificate: A Safety Document stating that the atmosphere inside a confined space has been
tested and found to be free of harmful fumes and to contain a level of oxygen
adequate for respiration. The Document shall also state the conditions necessary
to maintain the atmosphere in the confined space,
the frequency of retesting if necessary, and the time and date of expiry of the
Certificate.

Grounds: A metallic plate or rod buried or driven in the earth, or an extended

conducting body connected to such plate or rod or to a buried metallic
system.

Grounded: Metallically connected to a ground with adequate size of

conductor, the contact resistance of which is sufficiently
low for safety .

Grounding Devices: An approved means of providing a connection between an isolated conductor and
Ground, being one of the following;

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 - Primary Ground: a fixed grounding device applied at a station
- Temporary Ground :grounding device applied by a qualified workman at or
as near as possible to the point of work

Group Leader: The man in charge - whether he be a maintenance man, construction man, and
irrespective of his rank - who is responsible for work on apparatus. Whenever
it becomes necessary for a Group Leader to absent himself from the work,
the person delegated by him to take charge is referred to in these Safety
Rules and Standard Protection Code as the Group Leader.

Guarded: Covered, shielded, fenced, enclosed or otherwise protected by means of suitable

covers or casings, barriers, rails or screens, mats or platforms, or by a
person, to remove the liability of dangerous approach or contact by persons
or objects to a point of danger.

Hold-Off: A limited type of protection which prohibits the re-energizing of apparatus

in the proximity of which men are working and with which they might
inadvertently make contact.

Identity: To establish the identity of an individual, his name, title, department and
Area or Station must be known.

Isolated: Physically disconnected or separated from sources of dynamic energy, which

in the electrical sense shall mean when separated by devices, the contacts of
which are clearly visible. As a general rule it shall be accepted that the
terms "isolate", "isolated" and "isolation" shall apply only where a Protection
Guarantee or Self-Protection is concerned.

Otherwise the terms "out of service" or "off potential" should be used.

NOTE:
1. The term may be used to indicate isolation from all sources of energy supply or only from
specified sources.

2. Isolated apparatus may be unavoidably charged by electrostatic or electro-magnetic fields

associated with a source of energy, either condition making it unsafe to approach or touch until
de-energized.

Lines: In the electrical sense:

All overhead and underground conductors, used for the purpose of
transmitting or distributing electrical energy; communication lines or cables.

In the mechanical sense:

All the pipes or conduits for the conveyance of gases or liquids.

Live: See ALIVE.

Operating Technician: The particular operating representative in charge

of and responsible for the operation of apparatus, who is
qualified and authorised to deal with related matters under
consideration.

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Permit Holder: The holder of a Work Permit, Work-and-Test Permit or Station Guarantee; either the
person in charge of the work authorized by the permit which he holds, or a
Safety Supervisor whose responsibility is limited to the enforcement of the
Protection Guarantee Rules.

Protection Guarantee: A formal Guarantee of Protection which carries with it an assurance

that the Rules respecting issuance have been fulfilled. The
term embraces Work Permits, Work-and-Test Permits and
Station Guarantees.

Qualified: Accepted as satisfactory in reference to experience,

education, personal competency, physical fitness and
familiarity with rules, procedures, apparatus, and dangers
involved in work and operation.

Rules: Prescribed standards of procedure and conduct, the observance of

which is compulsory for employees of the Authority.

Rural Distribution Circuits: Circuits which supply power to rural customers and usually are under the
jurisdiction of the Area Manager.

Safety Supervisor: A permit-holder who is responsible for the safety aspects of the work in matters
relating to the Protection Guarantee Rules, but who is not necessarily responsible for all features of
the work.

Safe Working Space: A defined work area within which work can be carried out safely using
approved work practices.

Self-Protection: A form of protection which with the approval of the man in charge of the apparatus,
the workman provides for himself. It may be termed a Protection Guarantee using PC l l tags in
place of a formal Work Permit.

Shift Supervisor. The Operating Technician in charge of the shift of a station.

Station: A term used to designate a generating, transformer or distributing station, or any point at
which an operation can be performed; also to designate the Operating organization which is located
in a particular station. In the latter sense, the term is sufficiently broad to include system Operating
organizations and supervisory organizations irrespective of their location.

- Master Station: That station which co-ordinates, directs, and issues a Work Permit or a
Work-and-Test Permit.

- Assisting Station: That station which, through voluntary co-operation, or which, acting on
instructions from superiors, issues a Station Guarantee. This station may be either, (a) independent or,
(b) subordinate.

(a) An independent assisting station is one which exercises operating control over the
apparatus on which it issues a Station Guarantee.

(b) A subordinate assisting station is one which does not exercise operating control over the
apparatus on which it issues a Station Guarantee.

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 NOTE: The Operating organization of the Authority frequently provides that a station shall
be independent with respect to the operation of its own low tension apparatus and distribution
system, and subordinate to another station in the operation of its high tension apparatus.

Station Guarantee: A type of Protection Guarantee which carries with it assurance that
specified isolating devices or de-energizing devices, or both, are in a specified guaranteed
position and that they will remain in that position until the holder surrenders it, in conformity
with the Rules.

NOTE: A Station Guarantee is usually issued to a Master Station by an Assisting Station.

However, on switches controlling circuits such as rural and customer circuits, which are not under
the operating control of the station, a Station Guarantee may be issued to a Group Leader.

Surrender: As used in the Rules, the definite and final giving up to the right of the
protection afforded by a Protection Guarantee.

Work Permit: A form of protection Guarantee issued by a Master Station to a qualified person
or safety supervisor under which specified work is authorized on specified apparatus.

Work-and-Test Permit: A form of Protection Guarantee issued by a master station to a

Qualified person or Safety Supervisor under which specified work and tests are authorized on
specified apparatus.

NOTE: It is of the utmost importance to observe the distinction between a Work Permit and
a Work-and Test Permit. Under no circumstances can any of the apparatus covered by a Work
Permit be made alive. On the other hand, the apparatus covered by a Work and-Test Permit
may be made alive by, or at the request of the Permit-Holder, for tests which are specifically
authorized under the Work-and-Test Permit and with the approval of the Operating Technician
carefully worked out testing procedure is specified in order to make the testing safe.

EXPLANATION OF STANDARD PROTECTION CODE

It will readily be agreed that one form of protection would not be suitable for every type of
work because in some instances it would be too elaborate. In others, it would be totally
inadequate. It follows then that various types of protection must be established depending upon
the apparatus and voltages involved and also upon the nature of the work and the facilities
available.
Generally speaking, the Standard Protection Code can be separated into three sections as
follows:

1. Hold-Off.
2. Self-Protection.
3. Protection Guarantees:
(a) Work Permits.
(b) Work and Test Permits.
(c) Station Guarantees.

HOLD-OFF (PC 12 Tag)

The first requirement to consider is that for work in the vicinity of live apparatus. Suppose a line crew
is stringing telephone conductors on poles carrying a live power circuit. The telephone cross arms are
located 2meters (approx.6 feet) below the overhead circuit so obviously it would appear that the job
can be carried out quite safely without isolating the power line. This is not difficult but suppose
something goes wrong.

Suppose a telephone conductor, while being strung becomes entangled on some object such as a tree,
then as the tension increases because it is still being pulled the conductor breaks free and whips up

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into the live conductors. In many cases the telephone conductor will make only momentary contact
with the power line conductors and fall clear, causing the line to open automatically at the station. In
other cases it may become entangled in the live circuit and some workman handling the conductor
may be injured while still in contact.

On the other hand, the Operating Technicians duty following automatic operations is to restore
service as quickly as possible in accordance with operating instructions. Obviously, if men are
working in the vicinity of the apparatus and the Operating Technician is aware of this, he must
consider the possibility of someone being in contact. Under these conditions it might be extremely
hazardous to re-energise the line. Some means must be provided to prevent re-energizing which
might cause further injury to a workman, or to several men who had gone to the assistance of an
injured man. Memory alone must not be depended upon under such circumstances.

A simple form of protection in such cases is provided by use of Hold-Off tags (PC 12).

It must always be kept in mind that the Hold-Off provides a very low measure of security in that it
does not provide any protection other than a means of preventing the re-energizing of a circuit
following a mishap. It does not guarantee isolation for work on the circuit on which it is in effect.
Even in such cases if it becomes necessary to actually work on the apparatus to clear the fault an
adequate type of protection other than the Hold-Off must be obtained. In emergencies, of course,
the prevention of further injury to personnel should be the first consideration.

It should be obvious that a form of protection such as this can only be effective when a complete
understanding exists between the Operating Technician and the other workmen involved. The
Operating Technician cannot provide Hold-Off protection when he is not informed that work is in
progress in the vicinity of live apparatus under his control. It is therefore necessary to make specific
Hold-Off arrangements with the Operating Technician before starting work in the vicinity of the live
apparatus at any time. It is then the Operating
Technician's duty to provide the necessary protection or refuse to allow the work to be undertaken.
It can readily be seen too that the Operating Technician must be notified each time work is
suspended, such as during the lunch-hour, at the end of the working day, because of weather
conditions or for any other reason.

SELF-PROTECTION (PC 11 tag)

So far, only work in the vicinity of live apparatus has been considered. It is now desirable to
consider work on apparatus which is or has been in service.

By way of explanation, suppose a motor driven water pump is defective and station maintenance
man has been instructed to make the necessary repairs. It is not necessary to work on the electrical
circuit but while working on the pump, provision must be made to prevent it starting in motion. To
accomplish this, arrangements are made with the Operating Technician to open the supply switch to
the motor and some means must be established to make sure the switch will remain open for the
desired duration of work.

Since such things cannot be trusted to memory alone a tag is used. Actual protection is required all
the time the work is in progress. The method of protection in this case is known as Self-Protection (PC
11 Tag). In a simple example such as this, there is little chance of making an error in switching so the
use of Self Protection by means of a PC 11 tag properly filled out serves the purpose adequately. It
can be seen that in most instances for work on shop and minor auxiliary equipment Self-Protection is
adequate.

The foregoing explains that Self-Protection is satisfactory because of the minor nature of the
protection requirements. However, there are cases in which Self Protection must of necessity be the
method of protection applied. A case in point would be to provide protection on apparatus in
unattended stations or in emergencies when, in either case, no means of communication with the
controlling station is available. Obviously a formal written Protection Guarantee cannot be issued

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under such circumstances. Work of this nature must be performed only by men qualified to assume
such measures of responsibility.

The use of Self-Protection must never be abused. Its use should be considered only as of necessity or
for work of a minor nature. Extreme caution should always be observed while using Self-Protection.
Being less elaborate than a formal written Protection Guarantee does not mean it is any less
important.
In fact, the very opposite may be true because Self Protection lacks the checking facilities and
requirements of a formal written type of Protection Guarantee. Members of staff are urged to
thoughtfully consider the need for performing work which does not have the formal protection of a
Work Permit or Work-and-Test Permit and in so far as possible to avoid working under Self-
Protection.

SELF-PROTECTION (PC 11A Tag)

Up to this stage the example drawn for Self-Protection by the use of PC 11 tags shows that they are
applicable for work within Generating Stations, Substations and workshops mainly.

In a situation where workmen have to work on Distribution Systems ie. 11-34Kv with several take-off
points along the distribution lines, here,( it becomes obvious that) the PC 11 tag is inadequate to cover the
workmen completely. On the other hand a formal Work Permit will be impractical to apply for because
many more customers will have to be taken off in order for the workmen to carryout their work safely.

This is where the PC 11A protection comes in. In such situations the workman only needs to apply to the
Controlling Station by filling out the PC 1A form (Request for Equipment Outage) for approval , after
which the workman or his qualified assistant shall carryout all necessary isolation and de-energisation at
work location and place the PC 11A tags on the isolating and de-energizing devices and carryout his
work.

WORK PERMITS AND WORK-AND-TEST PERMITS

It should be quite obvious that any form of protection for work so far discussed would be quite
inadequate when important network circuits and equipment are involved. The complexity of this
apparatus is such that some very thorough form of protection, leaving as little chance of error as
possible be employed. This has been accomplished through the use of Protection Guarantee which
consist of;

(a) Work Permits

(b)Work-and-Test Permits
(c) Station Guarantees

To obtain a Protection Guarantee for work on apparatus under the control of station Operating
Technician other than when the use of Self-protection is permissible an application must be
submitted. For convenience in this respect a printed form is provided. It is known as an
Application for Protection Guarantee - Form PC l.

Work Permits, Work-and-Test Permits and Station Guarantees can best be explained by the
use of printed examples. These samples form part of this code.

There are two distinctly different conditions of work for which adequate Protection Guarantee
must be provided:

(a) A number of crews, sometimes widely separated and in different

organisations/Department/Sections must be permitted to work simultaneously on apparatus
which is isolated by the same devices.
(b) Under suitable conditions, it must be possible to test apparatus by making it alive from a
source of operating or test energy.

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Work which involves making apparatus alive and hence dangerous to everyone working on it, is
much more common than might at first be supposed. Apart entirely from the common occurrence of
energizing apparatus electrically for test, there is the even more common occurrence of making
apparatus alive mechanically for test and adjustment. The mechanical operation of turbine gates or
of oil breakers, by remote control, are familiar examples of this.

Since the testing or making alive of the apparatus creates the danger, it is very evident that no one
must be permitted to test when it would endanger others; hence the privilege of testing must not
be given to any individual while another has the privilege of working on the same apparatus. In this
sense testing must be an exclusive privilege.

The need for a form of Protection Guarantee under which a number of crews can work simultaneously
prohibits the holder or anyone else from making alive the apparatus covered by it under any
conditions whatever and it may be suggested that the special requirements of testing can likewise be
met by a process of issuance and surrender of complicated work permits for a large number of tests
interspersed by periods requiring full protection for work. In such cases it is of the utmost importance
to be able to test under a suitable procedure without surrendering the Protection Guarantee.

It may also be suggested that testing can be done under an ordinary Work Permit, if issued with a
mental reservation that no other Work Permits can be issued while it is in effect. Such a method would
lead to the constant violation of the basic guarantee of the Work Permit, which is that the apparatus
covered by it will not be made alive while the Work Permit remains in effect. Moreover, protection
depending upon mental reservation or improvised memoranda which are not part of a well planned
system would be unreliable at best. It would lack appearance of security. The vital element of mutual
dependability would be lacking and confidence would be destroyed.

Since it is so important to be certain that permission to make apparatus alive will never be given to
anyone while another is privileged to approach or touch it, or to work on it, dependable automatic
safeguards against such an occurrence must be provided. In order to provide these automatic
safeguards, the protection guarantee which allows testing is given a distinctive and descriptive name
Work-and-Test Permit, and distinctive forms, D.N.O (Do not operate) tags, and symbols for bench
board and operating diagrams are used so that attention will be forcibly drawn to the fact that it is
different from a Work Permit. By such devices the Operating Technician is reminded of the exclusive
character of the Work and Test Permit and warned against any violation of it. This warning is so
essential that it cannot be thoroughly and effectively given. Moreover, the use of a distinctive name
materially simplifies the statement of the rules governing the procedure.

As would be expected, the procedure of issuance and surrender is nearly always identical for both
the Work Permit and the Work-and-Test Permit. In fact, with a very few, though very important
exceptions the same rules apply to both forms of protection.

It is desirable at this stage to state in more specific terms the prohibition respecting the issuance of a
Work and -Test Permit concurrently with other Protection Guarantees; no Work-and-Test Permit may
be issued which authorises the making alive of the apparatus covered by an existing Work Permit or
Work-and-test permit. Similarly, no Work Permit or Work-and-Test Permit may be issued if the
apparatus which it covers is subject to being made alive under the authorisation of an existing Work-
and-Test Permit.

This does not necessarily prohibit the concurrent issuance of Work Permits and Work-and-Test Permit
on different pieces of apparatus which are isolated by the same devices, for it often happens that in
isolating a given piece of apparatus a great deal more which is in no way connected with the work,
must be isolated with it, the amount depending upon the location of suitable isolating devices. As a
consequence, several jobs which are in no way related to each other may sometimes proceed quite
safely on different pieces of apparatus under separate protection guarantees which have common
points of isolation. Moreover, it is very desirable that this should be permissible in order to reduce
the outage of apparatus to a minimum.

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Thus it is theoretically possible for a number of Work Permits and Work-and-Test Permits to be
effective on apparatus which is isolated by the same devices, provided, of course that there is no
possibility that the testing under any Work-and-test permit could endanger anyone working under
another Protection Guarantee. In practice, it is unlikely that more than two work-and- test permits
which depend on the same isolating devices would be issued. A few examples will illustrate how the
foregoing principles are applied:

A turbine and generator, when coupled, together constitute a unit. When the turbine runner moves
the generator rotor must move and vice versa. Thus when one becomes alive in the sense of being in
rotary motion, the other becomes alive also. A work-and-test permit would be necessary to permit the
rotor to be rotated for the purpose, let us say, of testing and adjusting the brakes both the generator
and the turbine would have to be isolated from all sources of dynamic energy (including a number of
secondary energy infeeds) and authority would have to be given to operate the turbine gates as a
source of test energy as directed by the permit holder.

Such a work and-test permit could not be issued concurrently with any form of protection guarantee
which authorizes a man to work anywhere on the unit where he would be exposed to danger from
the rotating parts, but it could be issued concurrently with a Work Permit or Work-and-Test Permit
for work which would not be made dangerous by the revolving rotor, provided further that the
second protection guarantee will not in turn expose the holder of the first-mentioned work-and-test
permit to danger. Similarly, a Work-and-Test Permit which authorizes the moving of the turbine
gates with the turbine drained for the purpose of checking gate adjustment can be issued
concurrently with a work-and-test permit which authorizes high potential tests on the generator.

In the case of a transformer with no disconnecting switches in the leads from the transformer to the
high and low tension oil breakers, the three pieces of apparatus are electrically interconnected and
would have to be treated as one, so far as any tests which would energize any of them electrically
are concerned. As everyone knows, it is sometimes desirable to overhaul one of the oil breakers,
which invariably involves making it alive mechanically, while inspecting or working on the transformer
and it is quite evident that making the oil breaker mechanically alive could not possibly endanger
men working on the transformer.

Thus there can be no objection to issuing a work-and test permit (provided it does not authorize
electrical tests) on one or both of the oil breakers concurrently with a Work Permit on the transformer.
In the case cited it will be noted that a work permit and Work-and-Test Permit or two work-and-test
permits have common points of isolation. Whenever this happens, the distinctive D.N.O. tags warn the
Operating Technician to check back and make positively certain that the testing authorized under the
work-and-test permit or permits cannot possibly endanger the men who are not working under the
direct control of the work-and-test permit holders.

STATION GUARANTEES

As more than one station and often several stations are required to contribute some part of the
necessary protection for work on interconnecting lines some means of accomplishing this must be
established. One station is responsible for the Work Permit as a whole. It is called the Master
Station. Under this plan, all the other stations assist the Master Station which they alone can do or by
doing certain things which they alone can do or which they are best able to do; thus, they are called
Assisting Stations.

These operations performed by the Assisting Stations, and the things which they do are just as
important as any other things under a Work Permit. They are among the things which the Work
Permit guarantees and their reliability or security must be of the highest practicable order. Since the
Master Station guarantees what the Assisting Stations do, it must have an assurance or guarantee
from them covering the terms in question. This is called a Station Guarantee.

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The Station Guarantee does not certify that safe conditions for work have been established. In the
matter of isolation, for instance, it guarantees that isolation has been effected from the sources of
energy under Operating Control of the Issuing Station which of course, includes sources under the
control of the stations Subordinate to it. It does not and cannot guarantee complete isolation (under
the rare and unusual circumstances there may be exceptions to this), for that is the function of the
master station aided by Assisting Stations and Agents. The Assisting Station may guarantee any
assurances which it gives in the form of Station Guarantees. These are limited and specific. They may
be looked upon as foundation guarantees forming part of the basis under which Work Permits are
issued.

In order to avoid errors, misunderstandings and slips in these inter-station dealings and for
convenience and greater security, Station Guarantees are entered on a form, the arrangement of
which is essentially the same as the Work Permits.

While a Station Guarantee is generally used to support a Work Permit and Work-and-Test Permit it
may, under certain circumstances, be issued to a workman. Since it is not permissible to issue a Work
Permit without guaranteeing complete isolation from all sources of energy and a Station Guarantee
guarantees isolation from apparatus under the control of the Issuing Station only, in cases where
complete isolation cannot be guaranteed a Station Guarantee shall be issued.

It is laid down as a basic principle governing all Standard Protection Code procedures that in giving
or receiving instructions, each party shall convey to the other any information which might assist the
other in intelligently carrying out his work.

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STANDARD PROTECTION CODE

100. General

1. The purpose of the Standard Protection Code is to provide protection for workmen when
working on or in the vicinity of electrical or other equipment.

2. The Protection Guarantee gives authority for specified work on specified apparatus and
guarantees that certain conditions will be maintained while this work is being carried out.

3. Protection may be issued in any one or a combination of the following forms:

(a) Hold-Off protection.

(b) Permission to use Self-Protection.

(c) The Work Permit.

(d) The Work-and-Test Permit.

(e) The Station Guarantee.

101. Authorized Departure from This Code.

In special circumstances in which observance of any of the following Rules would have
objectionable results, or would needlessly prevent necessary work, the System Control Manager
may authorize a common sense departure from them, but such authorization shall be required for
each separate case and shall be followed by a special report to the Director, Technical Services
setting out the circumstances and reasons for the departure.

102. The Caution Tag.

1. The Caution Tag is a form of protection for equipment only. It shall never be used as a
substitute for a Hold Off, Self-Protection, Work Permit, Work-and-Test Permit or Station
Guarantee nor shall Caution Tags ever be used for anything other than caution purposes.

2. Caution Tags shall be used by Operating Technicians and others in charge of equipment to
prohibit objectionable operation, e.g, on an open disconnecting switch between two out of
phase sources of power or between two different voltage levels; on the control devices of
any defective apparatus etc.

PC 13 Caution Tag

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103. The Hold-Off.

General

1. Whenever work in the vicinity of live apparatus is of such a nature that a mishap might cause
an outage of the apparatus and the re-energizing of the apparatus might be dangerous to
the workmen, the man in charge of such work shall apply for Hold-Off protection.

2. When applying for Hold-Off protection the man in charge of the work shall arrange
satisfactory communication with the Operating Technician at the Master Station. This may be
accomplished through leaving a man at a telephone test set, commercial phone, radio
equipped truck or station, or any other arrangement suitable to both the Operating Technician
and the man in charge of the work.

3. When satisfactory communication cannot be arranged a Hold-Off shall not be issued.

4. When work near live apparatus is in progress, if the switch through which it is energized should
automatically open, the Operating Technician shall not re-energize the circuit until he has
communicated with the man in charge or his deputy and received assurance that all the men
are clear of the circuit.

5. If more than one work group requires Hold-Off on the same apparatus, each group shall
obtain a separate Hold-Off.

6. A Hold-Off may be refused if system operating conditions would adversely be affected.

Procedure and Responsibility for Establishing Hold-Off

1. Application for Hold-Off shall be made as far as practicable in advance of requirement,

particularly for a Hold-Off involving system apparatus.

2. Hold-Off shall be obtained by oral application to the Controlling Authority of the apparatus.
Following the Operating Technician's approval of the Hold-off he shall provide the protection
at his station and arrange any such protection as may be required from Assisting Stations.
Only one tag at each station will have their numbers listed on it. This tag number at the
assisting station is specified as the Hold-off number to the controlling station. The controlling
station lists this number and that of all other tags placed at his station on one properly filled
out Hold off tag.

3. For Hold-Off on Area-Controlled secondary feeders at operator-controlled distribution

stations, all operations associated with the Hold-Off shall be the responsibility of the Area,
independent of and requiring no communication with the controlling station.

Preparing Hold-Off Tags

1. After the Hold-Off has been approved, Hold-Off tags shall be prepared.

2. When the apparatus or control devices required to provide the Hold-Off are located at more
than one attended location, the Controlling Authority shall request the preparation of tags at
each attended location and shall provide the remote authority, or Agent with the necessary
information.

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 PC 12 Hold-Off tag

Making the Hold-Off Effective

1. The Controlling Authority shall operate or direct the operation of the reclosing devices, and the
tagging of such reclosing devices with Hold-Off tags, as necessary to provide the specific
Hold-Off condition.

2. Non-conducting material shall be used for tag attachment as required to avoid hazard to
personnel, equipment or service security.

3. When attaching tags to any potentially alive part of an electrical isolating device, a switch
stick or other approved insulated tool or rubber protective equipment within its approved
voltage rating shall be used. In the case of control, meter and relay circuits and 230-volt
circuits, tag attachment by hand is permissible.

4. When it is impracticable to tag the controller(s) on a control panel due to space limitations, one
Hold-Off tag may be placed on the control panel with identification of the controller(s) by
appropriate symbols.

5. When all required reclosing device have been tagged, the issuing authority shall advise the
applicant that his Hold-Off No..on the specified apparatus is effective. The
controlling authority may delegate the issuance of Hold-off to any attended station.

Surrendering a Hold-Off

1. A Hold-Off shall be surrendered when no longer required.

2. Prior to surrendering a Hold-Off, the holder shall advise his work group that he is going to
surrender.

3. The holder shall surrender a Hold-Off on Operator controlled apparatus by advising the
Issuing Authority that the need for Hold-Off has ended. The Issuing Authority shall then direct
the removal of all tags associated with the Hold-Off and restore associated apparatus and
control devices to normal operating position.

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 4. The holder shall surrender Hold-Off on Area or Construction controlled apparatus by advising
his work group that the Hold-Off is no longer effective. He shall then proceed to remove all
tags associated with the Hold-Off.

Suspension of Hold-Off

When a holder wishes to suspend Hold-Off for a short period, the following procedure shall be
followed:

1. The Holder shall advise the issuing authority that he is suspending the Hold-Off.

2. The reclosing devices may be restored to the normal position for the period of suspension.

3. If the reclosing devices are restored to the normal position for the period of suspension,
associated tag shall be removed and retained for replacing when the Hold-Off is re-
established.

4. When the holder returns to the work location, he shall report to the Issuing Authority before
resuming work. If the apparatus and control devices were returned to the normal position for
the period of suspension, they shall be returned to the required position and the tags replaced.
The holder shall then be advised that his Hold-Off is re-established.

Hold-Off to Limit Re-energizing of Electrical Apparatus

Hold-Off is frequently required to limit re-energizing electrical lines or apparatus after an

automatic outage during the course of work. The following procedure shall apply:

1. The Controlling Authority shall block or direct the blocking of all automatic reclosure features
associated with the apparatus. Remote control boards may be used to block reclosure. All
devices used to block reclosure shall be tagged.

2. The Controlling Authority shall tag or direct the tagging of the manual controllers of automatic
trip devices associated with the apparatus, except manual controllers at remotely controlled
stations.

3. For tagging reclosers in line locations or at distribution stations, a belted tag hanger may be
used to attach Hold-Off tags in a conspicuous place.

4. When the Hold-Off is in effect, the electrical line or apparatus covered by the Hold-Off shall
not be re-energized after an automatic trip until communication is established with the holder
and his consent obtained.

SELF PROTECTION

Rule 104

1. Workmen who have proper authority may work without the Operating Technician's approval
under Self Protection provided by the use of PC 11 tags as undernoted:

(a) For work on shop equipment such as lathes, drill presses, grinders etc.

(b) For pre-arranged work by qualified workmen on unattended station equipment (excluding
line equipment at the station) when the station has no means of communication with the
controlling station.

(c) For work by qualified workmen on any apparatus in emergencies, when it

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 is impossible to establish communication within a reasonable time and
when service is interrupted and it is necessary to make repairs in order to
re-establish service.

(d) For work on such stations as from time to time are laid down in local station instructions.
Example - Oil purification systems.
2. Qualified workmen may, with the Operating Technician's approval, work under Self-Protection
as undernoted.

(a) For work on station minor auxiliary equipment, operating below 500 volts provided it can

be isolated by opening not more than two electrical devices, and any number of
mechanical devices.

3 Qualified workmen may, with the approval of the Controlling Authority work on distribution
system(11-34Kv) by the use of Self-Protection(PC 11A)
Such request shall be made by filling out a PC 1A form.

Rule 105-1 Isolating and De-energizing for Self-Protection for Rule 104 Items 1a to 1d.

When a workman has authority to work on this equipment he shall:

1. Fill out the Self-Protection tag himself.

2. Isolate the piece of equipment and place his tag on the isolating device. NOTE: The man
may tag and place his own padlock if he deems it necessary.
3. Test the equipment isolated for no potential.
4. Place any necessary grounds in conformity with standard de-energizing practices.

PC 11A Self-Protection
(Back)

PC 11 - Self Protection - Front PC 11 Self Protection - (Back)

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 105-2 Isolating and De-energizing for Self-Protection for Rule 104-2:

(a) When a workman has received authority from the Operating Technician to work on this type
of equipment he shall:

1. Fill out the Self-Protection tag himself.

2. He may delegate the filling out of the tag to the Operating Technician if it is impractical
for him to do so.
(b) The Operating Technician or his deputy shall:

1. Perform the switching to isolate the equipment.

NOTE: Deputy shall mean the Operating Technician's assistant or the authorized workman.
The Operating Technician shall decide whether the authorized workman is capable of doing
the switching.

(c) The authorized workman then shall:

1. Place his tag on the isolating device.

2. He may delegate the placing of the tag to the Operating Technician if it is impractical for
him to do so.
3. Test the equipment for no potential.
4. Place any necessary grounds before starting work.

105-3 Isolating and De-energizing for Self-Protection for Rule 104-3

(a) When a workman has received authority from the Operating Technician/Controlling Station to
work on this type of equipment he shall:

1. Fill out the Self-Protection (PC 11A) tag himself.

2. He may delegate the filling out of the tag to a qualified workman if it is impractical for him
to do so.

(b) The qualified workman or his qualified assistant shall:

1. Perform the switching to isolate the equipment.

(c) The authorized workman then shall:

1. Place his tag on the isolating device.

2. He may delegate the placing of the tag to the qualified workman if it is impractical for him to
do so.
3. Test the equipment for no potential.
4. Place any necessary grounds before starting work.

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 PC 11A Self-Protection - Front PC 11A Self Protection - Back

106-1 Surrendering Self-Protection and Restoring Service For Rule 104 Items 1a to 1d above.

When work is finished the man in charge shall:

1. Instruct his workers that they are to get clear of the equipment and remain clear.
2. Remove any temporary grounds that had been placed.
3. Remove his red tags and fill in "Removed by", "Time and Date".
4. Perform any necessary switching to return the equipment to service.
5. Return the completed red tag to the control room of the controlling station at the earliest
convenient time.

106-2 Surrendering Self- Protection and Restoring Service for Rule 104-2.

(a) When work is finished the workman shall:

1. Instruct his workers that they are to get clear of the equipment and remain clear.
2. Remove any temporary grounds that had been placed.
3. Remove his tags, or if this is not practical, request the Operating Technician to remove
the tag.
4. Fill in the Removed by and for and Time and Date lines on the tag.

(b) The Operating Technician or his Deputy shall:

1. Perform the switching required to restore the equipment to normal operating condition.

NOTE: Deputy shall:

2. Mean the Operating Technician's assistant or the man who was in charge of the work.
The Operating Technician shall decide if the man in charge of the work is capable of
doing the switching.
When more than one person or group is working on equipment which has common
isolating points, no restoration or testing must be allowed if any tag or tags remain on
the device.

(c) The workman or the Operating Technician shall return the properly filled out tag to the control
room for record purposes.

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106-3 Surrendering Self-Protection and Restoring Service for Rule 104-3

(a) When work is finished the workman shall:

1. Instruct his workers that they are to get clear of the equipment and remain clear.
2. Remove any temporary grounds that had been placed.

3. Remove his PC 11A tags, or if this is not practical, request the Operating
Technician/Controlling Station to remove the tag.

4. Fill in the Removed by and for and Time and Date lines on the
tag.
5. The workman shall advise the controlling station and return the
properly filled out tag to the control station for record purposes.

107 Self Protection procedure whilst observing equipment which has been repaired and
requires checking and adjusting.

Rule 104 defines the equipment on which work may be done under Self-Protection. It is often
necessary to restore this equipment to normal operation, to determine whether the work has achieved
a satisfactory result. If this is deemed necessary, by the man in charge, during the course of the work,
the self protection may be temporarily suspended, the PC 11/ PC 11A tag removed, and the switch
or valve operated to test the equipment. Then if required, the switch or valve may be operated to
isolate the equipment and the tag replaced, providing the following are carried out:

1. Normal surrendering procedure of Self Protection is carried out as described in rule 106-1, 106-
2 and 106-3 except that the man in charge or his deputy when removing the tag shall initial the
back of the tag.

2. Obtain the Operating Technician's or controlling stations permission to restore the equipment to
service where applicable.

3. Restore to service and carry out checks or observations.

4. If Self-Protection must be restored, normal isolating and de-energizing procedure shall be

carried out as set down in rule 105-1, 2 & 3 and the man in charge or his deputy shall initial the
back of the tag before the tag is replaced.

108 Applying for Protection Guarantees

1. A written application form PC 1 is required for Protection Guarantee.

If the applicant is at the controlling location, he shall make out the PC1, sign it and leave the original
with the controlling authority.

If not at the controlling location, the applicant shall make out the PC1, sign it and the issuing station
shall communicate the information to the controlling authority. If phoned or radioed, the controlling
authority shall record the information on a PC l form, read it back and if satisfactory enter the
applicant's name and initial it.

If a Protection Guarantee is to be issued by a station other than a controlling authority, the

controlling authority shall refer the PC1 to the issuing authority.

2. Application for Protection Guarantee shall be submitted to the controlling authority sufficiently in
advance of the time of issuance to permit planning, co-ordination with other work and
arrangements for necessary apparatus outages.

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3. The following information shall be submitted to the controlling authority when applying for
Protection Guarantee.

(a) The identity of the applicant.

(b) The type of protection desired.
(c) The work to be done, and in the case of Work-and-Test-Permits, the test in detail.
(d) The apparatus on which work is to be done.
(e) The additional apparatus which he considers should be covered for safe working space.
(f) The neighbouring live apparatus which constitutes a danger with suggestions for suitable
safeguards.
(d) The time and date at which it is desired to commence work and when the work is expected to
be completed.

4. The Issuing Authority/Master Station shall consider the correctness and completeness of the
information submitted with applications for Protection Guarantee. If the information is
insufficient or not clear, the issuing authority shall obtain by enquiry or when feasible and
desirable by visits or inspection, all the information necessary to determine whether the
Protection Guarantee can be established in safety and in conformity with the Code. In
particular, consideration shall be given to:

(a) The points of isolation and de-energization.

(b) Hazards in the work area which are to be covered by the use of approved Work
Practices, including hazards associated with neighbouring apparatus.
(c) The exclusion of uninstructed persons from the work and the danger zone(s).
(d) The effect on service of an outage of the apparatus to be isolated.
(e) Any information which is in any way vague in its description.

5. The applicant shall share with the Issuing Authority/Master Station responsibility for the
observance of all Code rules applicable to Protection Guarantee.

6. Without relieving the Issuing Authority/Master Station of its responsibility for obtaining, by
questions or inspections, all the information necessary for issuance of a Protection Guarantee the
applicant shall:

(a) Voluntarily furnish the Issuing Authority/Master Station with complete information required
with applications.
(b) Find out from the issuing authority if there is any condition which is not normal, such as a
temporary installation that may constitute a hazard to the work area.

7. The prospective holder of a Protection Guarantee shall make certain that no person under his
jurisdiction is permitted to start work on the apparatus concerned before the Protection
Guarantee is in effect other than preliminary preparations which do not involve hazards
associated with the apparatus.

8. Time specified on applications shall mean the actual time required for work and shall not
include switching time which the Applicant in most cases would be unable to estimate, Operating
Technicians must arrange the switching time apart from the time required by the applicant.

109. Unfulfilled Applications

1. If it is necessary to change a PCl for any reason other than a change of time, date or additional
apparatus, the original PC1 shall be cancelled.

2. If a PC1, is refused or cancelled, the controlling authority shall write across the face of the PC1
"Refused" or "Cancelled", stating the reasons. The applicant(s) shall be advised of the refusal or
cancellation as soon as possible.

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110. Final Request For a Pre-arranged Protection Guarantee

If there is a time interval between the making of an application for a Protection Guarantee and final
request for the apparatus when ready to do the work, the controlling authority shall communicate with
the applicant through the Issuing Station/Master Station the day before issuance for confirmation of the
original arrangements.

111. Responsibility of Station Operating Technicians

1. After having obtained authorization from the Controlling authority to remove apparatus from
service the Shift Supervisor shall have all the authority and shall discharge all the Protection
Guarantee responsibility. He shall be responsible for the performance of all the duties which
under the Rules, are placed upon his station.

The Shift Supervisor may, under normal routine delegate the undernoted responsibilities to a
qualified assistant:

(a) The acceptance of applications.

(b) The making out of Protection Guarantee certificates.
(c) The preliminary checking of Protection Guarantees.
(d) The making effective of guaranteed items.
(e) The entering of the applicants acceptance of the Protection Guarantee when work is not at
the master station.
(f) The giving of the final word which makes the Protection Guarantee effective. (Your Work
Permit or Work-and-Test Permit No is now effective).
(g) The logging of the Protection Guarantee issuance and Surrender.

Upon consideration of each individual case by the Shift Supervisor he may delegate to a
qualified assistant any one or more of the following responsibilities:
(a) The acceptance or Surrender.
(b) The responsibility of making the final inspection with the Applicant.
(c) The handling of a Protection Guarantee from application to Surrender. In such cases, the
checking of the Protection Guarantee shall be performed by another qualified Operating
Technician.
(d) The inspection of the Apparatus covered prior to Surrender of the Protection Guarantee
or, if this is not practicable, before the Apparatus is restored to service.

112. Responsibility of Applicants and Permit-Holders

The applicant for a Protection Guarantee shall share with the Master Station the responsibility for the
complete observance of all the Protection Guarantee rules. Insofar as his knowledge and location
enables him to do so, he shall check and share with the Master Station, responsibility for the complete
fulfilment of the Protection Guarantee procedure.

Without, in any degree, relieving the master station of any of its responsibility for obtaining, by a
process of questions or inspections, all the information necessary for the safe and satisfactory
issuance of a Protection Guarantee, the applicant shall:

(a) Voluntarily furnish the Master Station with the complete information required with
applications.
(b) Find out from the Master Station whether or not there are any apparatus conditions
which are not normal.

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3. The applicant or holder of a Protection Guarantee shall be responsible for the safety of all
persons working under his protection and for all other persons who might directly or indirectly
be exposed to danger because of the fact that he holds a Protection Guarantee. He shall:

(a) Make certain no man under his jurisdiction is permitted to start work on the apparatus
concerned before the Protection Guarantee is in effect.

(b) Take out no more Protection Guarantees than he can safely supervise in person.
(c) Have no more crews working under a Protection Guarantee than he can safely supervise in
person.
(d) When authorized and when required by regulations, De-energize the
Apparatus in accordance with De-energizing Rules.
(e) Place any guards and warnings in addition to those placed for him, which he desires, to
indicate as clearly as possible the Safe Working Space

4. The holder of a Protection Guarantee shall give the strictest attention to the instruction of his
men on:

(a) The apparatus on which work is authorized.

(b) The additional Apparatus which is covered for Safe Working Space. (In general this will
only be a part of the Apparatus which is isolated).
(c) The points of isolation and de-energizing.
(d) The neighbouring Apparatus which is Alive or dangerous.
(e) The safeguards provided against neighbouring live Apparatus and the precautions
necessary when working near live apparatus.
(f) Getting clear and remaining clear of the Apparatus before his Protection Guarantee is
surrendered.

5. The holder of a Protection Guarantee shall make sure that the apparatus remains continuously
de-energized at every point at which work is in progress and permit no sectionalizing of line or
station apparatus which would cut off the influence of a needed De-energizing device from part
of the apparatus until the permit is surrendered.

6. The Permit-Holder shall not leave the general neighbourhood of the Apparatus
on which he holds a Protection Guarantee except in cases of emergency.

(a) Under such circumstances and subject to the approval of the Operating Technician, he may
delegate all his responsibilities, including his testing responsibility, but not including the right
to Surrender the permit, to a qualified assistant to whom he has fully explained all the
details relating to safety.
(b) The Operating Technician shall enter in his station log book the time at which any deputy
takes over and also the time at which the Permit-Holder resumes his duties.

NOTE(a) If it becomes necessary for the Permit-Holder to leave the general neighbourhood of
the Apparatus on which he holds a Protection Guarantee he shall carefully consider all the
circumstances and if deemed advisable, rather than appoint a deputy, have the man being left in
charge take out a new permit to replace the original permit which the Permit-Holder shall surrender
before leaving.

NOTE (b): In a situation where the Permit Holder can not delegate his responsibilities, refer to Rule 130.

7. The holder of a Protection Guarantee shall be responsible when practicable for its quick
Surrender at any time at the request of the Operating Technician.

(a) If possible, he shall constantly maintain a means of communication with the Master Station
while work is in progress.

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 (b) Whenever work is suspended on Apparatus which is ready for service or which can easily be
made ready for service, the Apparatus shall be put in usable condition before the Permit-
Holder leaves the scene of the work. He shall advise the Master Station of his whereabouts,
and how he can be communicated with during the period of suspended work.
(c) The Permit-Holder shall Surrender his permit at the end of the working day if Apparatus,
which it covers, is ready for service.

The Permit-Holder, who, at the end of the working day, holds a Protection Guarantee on Apparatus
which, by common consent, is being left out of service for more than one day, shall report to the
Issuing Station/Master Station before leaving the scene of the work unless a specific agreement to
the contrary has been made. He shall always report to the issuing station before resuming work.

112 (b): Responsibility of Table B Supervisor

Table B Supervisor shall give the strictest attention to the instruction of his men on:-

(a) The Apparatus on which work is authorised.

(b) The additional Apparatus which is covered for Safe Working Space. (In general this will
only be a part of the Apparatus which is isolated).
(c) The points of Isolation and De-energising.
(d) The neighbouring Apparatus which is Alive or dangerous.
(e) The safeguard provided against neighbouring live Apparatus and the precautions
necessary when working near live Apparatus.
(h) He shall not leave the work area without advising the Operating Technician and the
Permit Holder.
(g) He shall have his men remain clear of the Apparatus when the protection is surrendered.

113 Responsibility of Assisting Stations

Assisting Station shall be responsible for the issuing of Station Guarantees in accordance with the
Rules. They shall share with the Master Station responsibility for the observance of Rules
governing the division of responsibility between Master and Assisting Stations. If serious
disagreements with the Master Station occur, and if they cannot be resolved, Assisting Stations
may refuse to issue Station Guarantees.

114 Responsibility and Selection of Master Stations

1. System operating instructions shall clearly define the status of stations and supervisory
organisations with respect to the issuance of Protection Guarantees.

2. The master station shall be that one of the group involved which is best able to coordinate, direct
and issue the Protection Guarantee. Any station may be delegated by the proper operating
authority to be a Master Station for any specific circumstances.

3. The Master Station shall be responsible for issuing Protection Guarantees in accordance with
the Rules. When action on the part of more than one station is required, the Master Station
shall coordinate and direct the action of all other stations, so that:

(a) There will be no misunderstanding or oversight respecting the division of responsibility.

(b) Nothing will be left undone or incompletely or unsatisfactorily done.
(c) Their combined acts will fully comply with the intent and spirit of the Rules and will fulfil
the Protection Guarantees.

4. So far as possible, the Master Station shall be sure that every man who acts under his direct
instruction, or who has taken any responsible part in connection with the preparation, issuance

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 or surrender of a Protection Guarantee is qualified and has carried out his part conscientiously
and correctly.

5. If the master station has any reason to suspect that any assisting station Operating Technician
is not qualified or that he has in any way failed to satisfactorily carry out his duties in
connection with the issuance of a Station Guarantee, it shall not accept the Station Guarantee.

6. In case work is being done at or near an assisting station and remote from the master station,
the master station may delegate to the Assisting Station responsibility for preliminary inspection
and reports for joint inspection with the applicant; also, for final discussion with the applicant,
including the giving of safety advice and precautions at the scene of work.

7. With sufficient reasons, the master station may refuse to issue a Protection Guarantee.

8. The master station shall refuse to issue a Protection Guarantee which does not comply with the
Rules; in particular, it shall refuse to issue a Protection Guarantee for any of the following
reasons:

(a) The existence of a Work-and-Test Permit which authorizes the making alive of any of the
apparatus which would be covered by a desired Protection Guarantee.
(b) The existence of a protection guarantee which covers any of the apparatus which could
be made alive under a desired Work-and-Test Permit.
(c) Refusal of the applicant to conform with the Rules.
(d) Inadequate authority for the proposed work.
(e) Undesirable operating conditions which would unavoidably result from the apparatus
outage.
(f) Inability to afford adequate protection.
(g) Lack of information or misunderstanding respecting any point relating to the Protection
Guarantee.

9. The Master Station shall give the applicant for a Protection Guarantee complete information on:

(a) The work and test authorized.

(b) The additional apparatus covered for safe working space.
(c) The points of isolation and de-energizing with appropriate remarks on the security thereof.
(d) The safeguards provided, or to be provided, against the dangers from neighbouring live
apparatus.

10. Whenever possible, the applicant and the issuing Operating Technician shall make a joint
inspection on the apparatus involved.

11. In the final discussion with the applicant summarizing the conditions of issuance, the issuing
Operating Technician shall give appropriate safety advice and cautions.

115 Responsibility and Appointment of Safety Supervisor

1. The safety supervisor (see definition) shall be appointed if:

(a) The Operating Technician has reason to believe that the manufacturers, contractors or
Authority employees, do not have sufficient knowledge, of working conditions and of the
rules to adequately protect themselves or others who may be exposed to danger because
of their work.
(b) A number of Group Leaders are working under circumstances in which the safety aspect of
the work could be supervised to advantage by a single permit-holder, provided the work is
all at one location and the safety supervisor can supervise in person.

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2. Any Safety Supervisor so appointed shall be in full control of the work from a safety point of
view, and shall be authorized to enforce the Protection Guarantee rules.

3. A Protection Guarantee authorizing work under a safety supervisor shall be issued in the name
of the safety supervisor.

4. The Safety Supervisor must be on the job at all times when it is in progress and if, for any
reason, he is called away or has to leave, the work shall be suspended in his absence.

116 General Requirements and Characteristics of Protection Guarantees

1. The issuance of a Protection Guarantee shall be subject to the applicant 's acceptance of the
terms and conditions of issuance.

2. Protection Guarantees shall become effective and shall cease to be effective at a well-defined
moment of issuance and surrender respectively.

Their guaranteed protection shall remain continuously effective during the interval between issuance
and surrender.

3. All Protection Guarantees shall be self-sustaining;

that is, the protection which they afford shall be independent of any apparent protection
afforded by other Protection Guarantees.

4. Under no circumstances shall any Protection Guarantee be deemed to protect anyone who is not
authorized by the holder thereof to work under his protection.

5. The issuance of a Work Permit or Work-and-Test Permit shall carry with it a guarantee of:

(a) Isolation and, when practicable, de-energizing.

(b) Safeguards against dangers from neighbouring live apparatus when practicable.
Otherwise, it shall be stated on the permit that issuance is effected without responsibility for
safe working space, and the applicant shall be specifically informed accordingly.

6. Work Permits shall be effective for specified work (the authorized work) on specified apparatus
(the apparatus on which work is authorized).

NOTE: If it is discovered that additional work should be done other than listed under
authorized work, common sense should permit deviation when there is no question about the
authority or safety. The description of work authorized should be broad enough to provide for
contingencies so far as they can be carried out without jeopardizing safety. This concession must
not be abused.

7. Only one Work-and-Test Permit may be issued on the same apparatus at the same time.

8. While it is strictly forbidden to issue a Work Permit and Work-and-Test Permit on the same
apparatus such permits may be issued concurrently using in general, the same main isolating
devices but only for work on different parts of one unit which does not permit electrical testing,
as undernoted:

(a) A Work-and-Test Permit authorizing the operation of the gates of a turbine while the
penstock is drained may be issued concurrently with a Work Permit or a Work-and-Test
Permit on the generator where authorized tests could not possibly cause rotation of the
unit.

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 (b) A Work-and-Test Permit authorizing only mechanical testing of an isolated breaker may be
issued for such work concurrently with a Work Permit on a line or transformer. Neither a
Work Permit nor a Work-and-Test Permit shall be issued on a line or transformer on which
another Work-and-Test Permit is in effect.

NOTE: It will be noted in general that as stated above, the same isolating devices may be
used. This simply means that in the case of a generator and turbine, the headgates and
generator disconnecting switches are common to both, but the governor valves apply only to
the turbine. Similarly, in many cases, line and bus switches are common to the line and
breaker, but the breaker control applies only to the breaker.

9. The issuance of a Station Guarantee shall carry with it a guarantee of isolation from all direct
sources of energy supply which are under the operating control of the issuing station, or which
the issuing station has the exclusive right to operate. When practicable, it shall also guarantee
specific de-energizing if desired.

10. Station Guarantees shall be used at assisting stations to guarantee certain conditions in support
of a Work Permit or Work-and-Test Permit.

117. Isolating Apparatus for Protection Guarantees:

1. For Work Permit and Work-and-Test Permits, isolation shall be completed that is, the apparatus
isolated shall be physically separated from every source of energy supply.

2. For the issuance of Station Guarantees, apparatus shall be deemed to be isolated when it is
physically separated from all sources of energy supply which are under the control of the issuing
station.

3. For the isolation of electrical apparatus, the undernoted shall apply:

(a) Switches used in isolating apparatus for Protection Guarantees shall have contacts that
are visible, the position of which can be positively determined by an inspection of the
contacts.

All phases of such switches irrespective of the type shall be inspected to make sure they are all
open. An exception occurs when an enclosed low voltage circuit breaker is part of the isolation.

(b) If electrically operated or remote mechanically operated switches are used, they shall be
locked or blocked open or a portion of the mechanism shall be removed to prevent
accidental closure.

4. Mechanical apparatus such as prime movers, steam, air, gas and oil lines, penstocks, boilers and
receivers for containing gases and liquids, shall be isolated by closing suitable valves, gates,
stop-logs or such other protective devices as may be suitable.

5. Protection Guarantees on mechanically coupled units such as turbo-generators, motor-

generators, etc., which require the rotating parts to be at rest shall provide isolation from all
main and auxiliary sources of energy to all parts of the coupled units.

118 De-energizing Apparatus for Work

1. The master station shall be deemed to have fulfilled its responsibility for de-energizing
apparatus when it has completely isolated the apparatus and when in addition it has placed in
the de-energizing position such permanently installed de-energizing devices as may be desired
in accordance with the following:

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 (a) For Work Permits and Work-and-Test Permits all permanently installed devices as may be
readily available to the operating organization for this purpose
shall be placed in the de-energizing position except when it is desired to issue a Work-and-Test
Permit on a line in which case the Work-and-Test Permit may guarantee isolation only, or when issuing
a Work-and-Test Permit under test
conditions at master stations only.

2. The permit holder shall de-energize the apparatus in accordance with the following instructions
before he permits anyone to touch the apparatus concerned:

(a) For Line Work

Temporary grounding devices shall be applied by the workmen to all circuits 240volts and
above, line to neutral. The neutral is to be treated as a live conductor and grounded the
same as all other conductors. Circuits below this voltage shall at least be carefully tested
for isolation.

(ii). Where the work to be carried out requires the conductor to be opened or
should a conductor be broken by storm or accident or if the work involves three or more
spans two sets of temporary grounding devices shall be applied, spaced not more than
3km (approx.2 miles) apart. If the isolated circuit parallels another line, the grounds must
not be more than 1.5km(aaprox.1 mile) apart.

(iii) The permit holder shall be responsible for identifying the isolated and de-
energized circuit in the case of work or multi-circuit lines or on single-circuit lines situated
close together.

(iv) Work outside the region enclosed by temporary grounding devices is prohibited.

NOTE: An exception to the use of two sets of temporary grounding devices may be made
where the work to be carried out is confined to one pole or tower and the conductor is not to be
opened or if the work is within 400 m (approx. mile) of a station permanent grounding device
which is closed.

(b) Station Work

(i) Temporary grounding devices should be applied wherever they would have a
protective value and wherever this can be safely done. They should be securely
applied between the source of energy and the work area before starting to work
and shall be left on until the work is finished.

(ii) When work at master stations requires the use of temporary grounds, the permit-
holder shall remove all his temporary grounds prior to surrendering his Protection
Guarantee or releasing apparatus for electrical tests under a Work-and-Test Permit
and notify the Operating Technician of the location from which the grounds had
been applied and removed.

3. Only approved standard portable grounding devices shall be used. In attaching standard
portable grounding devices, the undernoted procedure shall be followed:
(a) The apparatus shall be tested by means of an approved potential indicator within the limits
of its approved rating.
(b) It must always be connected to ground before being connected to the apparatus which it is
intended to de-energize and it shall remain continuously connected to ground until after it
has been disconnected from the apparatus.

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4. For mechanical work, the apparatus shall be de-energized as occasion requires by means such as
undernoted:

(a) Opening or closing at the proper places and in the proper lines, valves, gates, etc., so as
to reduce the apparatus to atmospheric pressure.

(b) The removal of all poisonous, suffocation or explosive gases.

(c) Applying proper brakes to bring the apparatus to rest or by taking time to allow it to
come to rest and blocking it.

(d) Allowing the temperature of the apparatus to become safe for work.

5. If electrical or mechanical apparatus which requires the continuous application for de-energizing
devices in order to keep it de-energized is to be sectionalized during the course of the work,
sufficient de-energizing devices shall be placed by the protection Guarantee holder to keep all
sections on which work is in progress de-energized.

6. Any disconnecting switch in series with the apparatus covered and a guarantee de-energizing
device shall be guaranteed in the closed position for Work Permits and Work-and-Test Permits.

NOTE: When such switches are at remote locations, the guarantee can be stated as per a
certain log entry to that effect and the use of tags is not mandatory. However, when located at
attended stations, they must be tagged.

7. Non-electrical workers such as tower painters, etc., whose duties require that electric apparatus
be de-energized shall not be permitted to install or remove the temporary ground devices. In
such cases, the temporary grounds shall be placed and removed by a qualified workman.

8. There are exceptions to the general de-energizing rules since it is appreciated that in some
cases it might be dangerous or impractical to ground certain apparatus with temporary grounds,
as for example:

Apparatus in such close proximity to other apparatus as to make the application of ground
hazardous.

119 Neighbouring Live Apparatus

1. So far as practicable, danger from neighbouring live apparatus shall be eliminated by isolating
and de-energizing such apparatus and including it in the apparatus covered.

2. Danger from neighbouring live apparatus which cannot be eliminated by isolating and de-
energizing and which is known to the master station, shall be fully revealed to the applicant and
the safeguards against them shall be discussed. A plan shall be agreed upon by means of
which such dangers can be effectively guarded against.

3. It shall be the duty of the man-in-charge to give his men very careful instructions on the safest
way of doing the work before each job is started. In addition, he shall:

(a) Study carefully what is to be done and adopt a plan for carrying it out.

(b) Furnish the Operating Technician with particulars about the proposed work and its
location and he shall not proceed without the Operating Technician's consent.

(c) Immediately before commencing and following completion of the work notify the
Operating Technician.

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 (d) Where physical conditions permit, adequately guard all live parts against accidental
contact with live parts.

(e) Never permit a man to work alone where the location and the work creates a possibility
of contact with live parts.

(f) When deemed advisable, delegate a qualified man to watch the work continuously. It
shall be the sole duty of this man to issue warnings against dangerous methods and
thoughtless movements, etc.

(g) If in his opinion, in spite of all precautions which he is able to take, the work is unduly
dangerous, stop the work and consult his Supervisor.

4. The master station and the man-in-charge shall be jointly responsible for adopting methods to
guard against the dangers from live apparatus and the use of any of the following methods
may be made a condition of issuance for a Work Permit, Work-and-Test Permit or the use of
Self-Protection:

(a) The placement of suitable approved barriers.

(b) The placement of suitable warning tapes in conjunction with limit of Safe working space
signs, eg. PC 16.
(c) The placement of danger signs of the PC 15 type.

5. For work at attended stations, the dangers and safeguards which are agreed upon shall be
pointed out to the applicant in the course of joint inspection.

6. For work at unattended stations and on lines, the master station shall give the applicant such
verbal cautions and safety suggestions as it considers appropriate.

120 Do Not Operate Tags for Protection Guarantees.

1. All isolating and de-energizing devices which are guaranteed as to position for a Protection
Guarantee (other than those specifically excepted in Clauses 2 and 3 hereof) shall be tagged,
prior to issuance of the Protection Guarantee, with D.N.O. tags of the proper type so placed as
to indicate in as conspicuous a way as possible that the operation of these devices is prohibited.

(a) For Station Guarantees issued to master or assisting stations, a tag shall be placed on each
device for the receiving station.

(b) For Station Guarantees issued to a workman, a tag shall be placed on each device for the
workman.

(c) For Work Permits and Work-and-Test Permits, a tag shall be placed on each device for
each permit.

2. The form of D.N.O. tag which shall be used for any given purpose shall be governed by the
undernoted:

(a) For Station Guarantees issued to a master or assisting station, or to a workman, white
Station Guarantee tags shall be used.

(b) For Work Permits and Work-and-Test Permits, the undernoted shall apply: Blue tags for
Work Permit and Yellow tags for W & T.P.

(c) For work under Self-Protection, PC 11/PC 11A tags shall be used.

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3. When D.N.O. tags with series numbers are used, every tag in any given series which is allotted
to a Protection Guarantee shall be used or reserved exclusively for that Protection Guarantee.

4. If more tags are required than are available under any given series, as many more series of
tags may be allotted as may be necessary in order to obtain sufficient number of tags.

5. If attaching tags to any part of an isolating device which could be alive, except in the case of
control meter and relay circuits, insulated tool shall be used.

121 Preparing the Protection Guarantee Certificate

1. A formal permit or certificate shall be made out for every Protection Guarantee.

NOTE: This certificate is made out in duplicate on PC2 form (Work permits, Work-and-Test
Permits and for Station Guarantees). When a Work Permit, Work-and-Test Permit or Station
Guarantee is issued for work at the master station, the top copy shall be given to the permit-
holder and the second copy shall become the official control room copy.

If an error is made in making out the certificate, the word "Defective" shall be written across it
and the certificate shall be filed.

This prohibits erasures, crossed out words and symbols, and insertions by means of carets. It also
prohibits additions after acceptance, except in Table B and items relating to surrender.

2. The guaranteed items shall be completed in every detail and include:

(a) The isolating, and when feasible, the de-energizing of the apparatus to be covered by the
Protection Guarantee which is to be issued.

(b) The placement of D.N.O. tags on all guaranteed isolating and de-energizing devices.

100 - 199 200-299

MEN MEN
WORKING WORKING

DO DO
NOT NOT
OPERATE OPERATE
EXCEPT FOR
AUTHORIZED
TESTING
WORK
PERMIT WORK and TEST
PERMIT

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D.N.O.Tag No. PC 7
D.N.O.Tag No. PC 6
 1 - 99

MEN
WORKING

DO
NOT
OPERATE

STATION
GUARANTEE

D.N.O.Tag No. PC 8

(c) The taking out of the necessary Station Guarantees.

(d) A Gas Free Certificate from Controlling Authority.

3. Assisting stations shall be responsible for preparing and checking Station Guarantees on receipt
of a formal application and for including in them a guarantee of adequate protection from all
sources of power supply, which are under their control, to the apparatus on which the Station
Guarantee is to be issued.

2. Table A at master and assisting stations shall be filled in when Station Guarantees are received
and surrendered, and shall show the name of the assisting station Operating Technician as well
as the name of the station.

5. Table B at master stations shall be used for cross references data and shall
show the undernoted on each permit-holder's certificate:
(a) The name of every other holder of a Work Permit or Work-and-Test Permit which
depends on the same isolating devices.

(b) The master station file number of the certificate allotted to every other permit-holder.

(c) The name of any Group Leader who is authorized to work under the protection of the
permit-holder; and explanatory note shall be entered in the station log to this effect.

6. Table B at assisting stations shall be filled in from information which shall be furnished as
promptly as possible by the master station or such data as is available may be entered during
preparation. The undernoted entries shall be made at the time of issuance or as soon as
practicable after the Work Permit or Work-and-Test Permit has been issued:

(a) The name of each permit-holder to be protected.

(b) The master station file numbers of the permit allotted to each holder.

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 (c) The serial number of the assisting station tags to be placed for each permit-holder.

7. Short cuts such as ditto marks or entering the guaranteed items on only one of a series of Work
Permits that are on the same apparatus and then a statement on each of the others that the
guaranteed items are the same is strictly forbidden. Each Protection Guarantee shall be made
out in its entirety and complete in itself.

122 Checking the Protection Guarantee Certificate

1. Whenever possible, the Protection Guarantee Certificate shall be discussed with or checked by a
competent person; if convenient, by a supervisor, who shall make certain that he understands
enough about the work and the conditions under which it is to be done and shall check the
certificate in detail to make sure that it meets the protection requirements. He shall make any
suggestions or offer any comments which he deems advisable. Any supervisor, and in addition,
the undernoted, may act in this capacity:

(a) For electrical work at the master station and at assisting stations, the assistant. Where
there is no assistant, the applicant may act.

(b) For mechanical work at the master station and at assisting stations, the assistant, or when
deemed advisable by the Operating Supervisor, a supervisory representative of the
mechanical staff. Where there is no assistant, the applicant may act.

(c) For work at unattended stations and for line work, the master station assistant, the applicant
or any other suitable and available member of operating staff.

2. If the checker approves the Protection Guarantee Certificate, he shall sign it in the space
checked by: .If the approval is given by telephone, the Operating
Technician shall enter the checker's name for him, adding his own initials.

NOTE: Where feasible, it is desirable that Protection Guarantees be prepared by one shift
and checked by another shift.

123 Establishing the Guaranteed Conditions for a Station Guarantee and Making It Effective

1. After the Station Guarantee certificate has been checked, independent assisting stations shall, in
establishing the guaranteed conditions, follow the same procedure as the master stations.

2. To establish the guaranteed conditions at assisting stations, the subordinate Operating

Technician shall satisfy himself that the guaranteed items will establish the guaranteed conditions,
carry out the instructions of the master station and complete the Station Guarantee at the
specified time.

3. To make the Station Guarantee effective at all assisting stations after the specified operations
have been performed and the guaranteed condition has been established, every assisting
station shall:

(a) Place symbols on the control board or operating diagram so as to clearly indicate all
isolating and de-energizing devices which are individually guaranteed (where applicable)

(b) The assisting station shift leader shall approve the Station Guarantee by signing the
Guaranteed by..................................................

(c) Read the guaranteed items from the certificate to the receiving station and obtain
acceptance of the station guarantee.

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 (d) Record the acceptance on the certificate in the space, Accepted by:..............................
and in the station log, entering the name of the station or workman to which the Station
Guarantee is issued. When the Station Guarantee is issued to a station which is the
ordinary case, the initials of the Operating Technician who accepts it shall be entered
also.

(e) He shall make the Station Guarantee effective by signing the certificate in the space Issued
by.. and say to the receiver Your Station Guarantee No. ............ is now
effective.

124 Establishing the Guaranteed Conditions for a Work Permit or a Work-and-Test Permit

1. When the time arrives to perform the operations required to establish the guaranteed condition,
the Operating Technician, whose duty it is to do so, shall check the Protection Guarantee
certificate (if such has not already been done) and make sure that the "Guaranteed items" will
establish the guaranteed condition.

After doing so, he shall:

(a) Order the performance of all operations which are required at assisting stations or by
agents.

(b) Perform or direct the performance of those operations which are required at the master
station.

(c) Obtain satisfactory assurances that any operations ordered have been performed.

(d) Take out the specified Station Guarantees and record them in Table A.

(e) Certify to the guaranteed items by signing the Protection Guarantee certificate in the
space Guaranteed by......................................

2. The Operating Technician who performs operations at attended stations shall:

(a) Check all required apparatus and compartment keys to be used against the order to
operate form PC17.

(b) Check and sign the order to operate form PC17 and perform the operation in the order
in which they are listed, checking off and initialling each operation as it is performed.

(c) Return all compartment and apparatus keys, including interlocking keys where provided, to
the control room and place those which were used exclusively for establishing the guaranteed
condition upon a separate ring and tag the ring with a D.N.O. tag of the same series number as used
on the isolating and de-energizing devices.

(d) Return the signed completed order to operate form PC17 to the Operating Technician who
is to establish the guaranteed condition and report what has been done and any abnormal
conditions observed.

3. At unattended stations, the following shall apply:

(a) Any assistant or agent whom the master station considers qualified, for example, an
electrician or lineman, in some cases the applicant, may carry out operations to fulfill the
guaranteed items under the direction of the master station.

(b) Whenever a station log is kept, the operations shall be logged.

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 (c) The agent who carries out the operations referred to shall report back to the station which
ordered them and give it specific and positive assurance of what has been done and any
abnormal conditions encountered.

125 Final Checks, Instructions and Cautions

1. After the guaranteed condition has been established, the issuing Operating Technician shall:
(a) For work at master stations request the applicant to read the protection Guarantee
certificate and make sure that he does so.

(b) Inspect the apparatus on which the Work Permit or Work-and-Test Permit is to be issued in
company with the applicant and check over the certificate with him. The master station shall
delegate this duty to the assisting station when the work is at the assisting station.

2. When making the joint inspection, the Operating Technician shall point out to the applicants:

(a) The guaranteed isolating and de-energizing devices at that station.

(b) The apparatus covered, including the apparatus on which work is about to be authorized.

(c) The safe working space.

(d) Neighbouring apparatus which is to be treated as alive.

(e) Any precautions which are to be taken to guard against neighbouring live apparatus.

3. The issuing station Operating Technician shall give the applicant any information, advice or
warning which might add to the security of the Work Permit or Work-and-Test Permit, including
a warning where applicable to de-energize the apparatus in accordance with de-energizing
rules.

4. For work at unattended stations, the applicant shall check over the information given him by the
master station and, so far as practicable, verify the assurances and information given to him by
the master station.

NOTE: In cases in which the master station has had to depend upon information furnished by
the applicant with respect to neighbouring live apparatus, an entry such as "Safe working space
is the applicant's responsibility" shall be written in the space: Instruction to Permit
Holder....................

126 Making the Work Permit or Work-and-Test Permit Effective:

1. For work anywhere prior to issuance of Protection Guarantees, the issuing authority shall
determine that all the necessary guaranteed isolation/de-energizing has been performed.

The issuing authority shall acquaint the prospective holder with complete information regarding the
Protection Guarantee to be issued.

NOTE: If an assistant has been delegated to accompany the applicant when making the
final inspection, the shift supervisor may authorise such an assistant to effect the permit for him.

2. For work at master stations:

(a) The applicant, if he be thoroughly satisfied with the safety aspects of the Work Permit or
Work and-Test Permit, may accept it by signing the certificate in the space Accepted
by:........................................

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 (b) The issuing Operating Technician shall enter the applicant's acceptance of the permit in the
station log. He shall make the permit effective by signing the certificate in the space
"Issued by: ......................... and handing to the applicant the original of the certificate and
saying to him
"Your Work Permit No is Now.
Effective." or "Your Work-and-Test Permit No.................... is Now Effective", as the
case may be.

(c) When the distance between the control room and the work location is considerable, the
Operating Technician or his authorized deputy may make the permit effective at the scene
of the work by advising his assistant in control room that the applicant has accepted it. He
shall quote the file number and the applicants acceptance of the permit is entered in the
log, the certificate shall be signed and the permit made effective as though in the control
room. The official control room copy shall be taken directly to the control room.

3. For work at assisting stations and unattended locations:

(a) The applicant, if he be thoroughly satisfied with the safety aspects of the Work Permit, or
Work-and-Test Permit, including his understanding thereof, may accept it by authorizing
the master station to sign his name for him.

(b) The master station shall enter the applicants name in the space "Accepted
by: and shall make entry of the applicant's acceptance in the
station log and on the certificate and shall make it effective by signing the permit in the
space "Issued by: and saying to him "Your Work
Permit No. ........................ is now effective, or Your Work- and-Test Permit No is
noweffective, as the case may be.

NOTE: The top copy of the certificate shall be destroyed.

4. The master station shall advise the assisting stations as soon as possible that the permit is
effective and shall give to all assisting stations the following:

(a) The names of all permit holders who are protected by the Station Guarantee.

(b) The master station file number of the Protection Guarantee certificate allocated to each
permit holder.

5. Assisting stations upon receipt of the above information shall:

(a) Enter all permit-holders names and the master station permit file number allotted to each
permit-holder in the Station Guarantee Table B.

(b) Allot an assisting station tag number to each permit-holder reported by the master station.

(c) The time at which the assisting station receives information that a work permit or Work-and-
Test Permit has been issued shall be entered in the Table B and station log.

(d) After Table B has been completed, the assisting station tags allotted to each permit-holder
shall be placed on the Station Guarantee guaranteed items and the master station advised.

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127 Test Procedure Under Work-And-Test Permits

1. At attended stations, requests made to the Operating Technician to perform operations under a
Work-and-Test Permit shall be submitted to the Operating Technician in writing on a PC14 form
signed by the permit holder or his authorized deputy.

2. Tests which require the use of operating sources shall be made in the presence of the permit
holder or his authorized deputy and shall be performed, so far as the use of operating
equipment is concerned, by the Operating Technician..

3. When testing from operating sources, the Operating Technician shall log all the operations which
he performed at the request of the Work-and-Test Permit holder.

NOTE: An exception is made of intermediate operations of a repetitive and consecutive

series e.g., if a breaker or the gates of a turbine are operated a number of times consecutively,
only the first and last operations need be recorded.

4. The shift supervisor may give the permit-holder blanket authority to operate apparatus which is
covered by his permit and which does not make alive any additional apparatus by physically
connecting it to a source of dynamic energy, provided that control circuits must not be used for
this purpose unless the point of control is in full view of the apparatus which is being operated
and remote from the control room. Before commencing each test or series of tests, the permit-
holder shall notify the Operating Technician.

NOTE: Under this clause, it will often be possible to operate breakers, turbine gates and the
like in order to make repeated adjustments, without losing the time required to have an
Operating Technician do it.

5. When tests from operating sources are required, the permit-holder shall furnish the shift leader
with information and assurances as undernoted:

(a) General information on the desired test.

(b) Assurance that all men working under his Work and-Test Permit and all others who might be
exposed to danger on account of the proposed test, have been warned of the impending test
and are clear of the apparatus.

(c) Assurance that care has been taken to remove all temporary grounding devices, foreign
materials, tools, tackle, etc., which might cause damage or trouble, and that the apparatus
is fit for test.

(d) A written request on a PC14 Form to perform operations in a definite sequence, with a brief
outline of the reasons for performing them.

6. The permit-holder or his authorized deputy shall be solely responsible for the safety of his men
and all others who might be endangered by his tests. Before any tests are made, he shall
personally instruct every member of his crew:

(a) that certain apparatus which he shall describe carefully, is to be made alive immediately.

(b) That he must get clear of the apparatus which is to be made alive and remain clear of it
until instructed to the contrary.

7. When all men listed on Table B of the permit have been informed and he is satisfied that
everything is in order, the Operating Technician shall co-operate in carrying out the tests.

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 NOTE: He may delegate to a qualified assistant the acceptance and approval of requests
for the performance of operations in accordance with instructions listed on the PC 14 duly signed
by the permit-holder or his authorized deputy.

8. The division of responsibility for the safety of apparatus when testing from operating sources
shall be as undernoted;

(a) The permit-holder shall assume full responsibility for the apparatus under test, whether the
tests be made from operating or external sources.

(b) The shift leader shall be responsible for the effect of test from operating sources on service
security and the safety of all operating apparatus used. In the event of some unforeseen
development causing him to think that the tests from operating sources should not be made
because of possible ill effect upon service or operating apparatus, he may refuse to make
them.

9. When the permit-holder desires to have protection for work resumed, he shall either request
the shift leader to carry out the operations for this purpose, already listed on the PC14 or he
shall submit his request on this form.

10. On receipt of an authorized request to re-establish protection for work, the shift leader shall
restore the desired protection. In addition, he shall:

(a) At stations point the devices which were operated, to the Permit Holder.

(b) Sign the form and at stations hand the permit holder's copy to him. For work remote
from the master station, telephone the information.

11. Before resuming work on apparatus which has been tested and on which protection for work
has been restored, the Work-and-Test Permit-holder shall carefully instruct every member of
his crew concerning the particular apparatus on which protection for work has been in effect
prior to the tests.

NOTE: It should be kept in mind that the holder of Work-and-Test Permit is at liberty to
request by a PC14, any operation involving apparatus even if it is not guaranteed and it is in the
area of work.

128 Surrender of Protection Guarantees

1. The holder of a Protection Guarantee shall surrender it as soon as possible after the need for it
is over.

2. Before surrendering a Work Permit or Work-and-Test Permit, the permit-holder shall inspect the
apparatus on which the permit is being surrendered and instruct every member of his crew and
any Group Leader working under his protection that:

(a) He is going to surrender his permit.

(b) Every man must get clear and stay clear of the apparatus.
(c) Their protection for work is ended and that the apparatus covered is to be treated as
alive.

3. In surrendering a Work Permit or Work-and-Test Permit, the permit-holder shall leave the
apparatus covered in a state of operating condition, or if this is not practicable, inform the master
station of the state or position in which he is leaving the apparatus. He shall give the master
station:

(a) His identity, together with the serial number of his Protection Guarantee.

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 (b) A description of the apparatus on which he desires to surrender his Work Permit or Work-
and-Test Permit.

(c) A statement covering the work which has been done.

(d) Assurance that all men who worked under his protection are clear of the apparatus and
have been warned to remain clear.

(e) Assurance that all grounding devices, testing equipment, tools, scaffolds, tackle, barriers
or mechanism locks or blocks, which have been applied by him under the Protection
Guarantee which he is surrendering have been removed.

(f) A formal statement of surrender in the words, "I surrender my Work Permit or Work-and-
Test Permit" as the case may be.

4. Before accepting surrender of a Work Permit or Work-and-Test Permit, the master station shall
satisfy itself that:

(a) It has received from the Permit Holder, all the information called for in Clause 3 above.
(b) The apparatus covered has been inspected by the Operating Technician at the station at
which the work has been done, unless inspection is impracticable at that particular time.
(c) The report of serviceability is satisfactory.

5. When the work is at a master station, the master station shall, in accepting the surrender of a
Work Permit or Work-and-Test Permit:

(a) Check the information given to it by the surrendering permit-holder against the certificate.

(b) When practicable, the shift leader or his delegate shall inspect the apparatus before
accepting the surrender of the Protection Guarantee.

(c) If the conditions of the apparatus and all other conditions are such as to justify doing so
accept surrender by permitting the permit-holder to sign the official control room copy of
the permit in the space Surrendered by. At the same time, it shall advise the
permit-holder whether or not he is required to remain on call until the apparatus has been
tested or made alive.

(d) Accept the surrender of the permit and terminate it by signing the official certificate in the
space "Accepted by and by destroying the permit-holder's copy.

(e) Log the surrender of the permit.

(f) Before releasing apparatus for service on which all permits have been surrendered, the
shift leader or his authorized delegate shall inspect the apparatus if it has not already
been inspected.

6. When the work is at an assisting station, the master station shall, in accepting the surrender of
the Work Permit or Work-and-Test Permit:

(a) Check the information given to it by the surrendering permit holder against the certificate.

(b) Have the assisting station Operating Technician inspect the apparatus on which the permit is
about to be surrendered and report back.

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 (c) If the reported condition of the apparatus is such as to justify doing so, accept surrender of
the permit and enter the permit-holder's name on the certificate in the space "Surrendered
by. and sign it in the space
"Accepted by. at the same time, advise him whether or not he is required to
remain on call until the apparatus has been tested or made alive.

(d) Log the surrender of the permit.

7 When the work is at an unattended location, the master station shall in accepting the surrender
of a Work Permit or Work-and-Test Permit:

(a) Check the information given to it by the surrendering permit-holder against the certificate.

(b) If the reported condition of the apparatus is a such as to justify doing so, accept surrender
of the permit and enter the permit-holder's name on the certificate in the space
"Surrendered by ........................... and sign it in the space "Accepted by................... and at
the same time, advise him whether or not he is required to remain on call until the
apparatus has been tested or made alive.

(c) Log the surrender of the permit.

8. In surrendering a Station Guarantee, the master station, after having given the assisting station
the definite time of each Protection Guarantee surrender shall, in addition, give the information
as undernoted:

(a) A description of the apparatus covered by the Station Guarantee.

(b) Its identity, together with the serial number of the Station Guarantee.
(c) Assurance that all grounds have been removed.

9. Before accepting the surrender of a Station Guarantee, the assisting station shall make sure it
has received from the master station, all information required under clause 8 above.

10. In accepting the surrender of a Station Guarantee, the assisting station shall:

(a) Check against the certificate the information given to it by the holder of the Station
Guarantee.

(b) If all other permit-holders who are listed in Table B have surrendered their permits and
the reported condition of the apparatus and all other considerations are such as to justify
its doing so, accept surrender of the Station Guarantee and enter the surrendering
station's name on the certificate in the space "Surrendered by .. adding the
initials of the Operating Technician who surrenders it and sign in the space "Accepted
by....................

(c) Log the surrender of the Station Guarantee.

NOTE: It should be noted that in the transfer of one Protection Guarantee for another, it will
not be necessary for men working under the protection of the Protection Guarantee being
surrendered to be cleared from the apparatus or to remove temporary grounding devices,
barriers, scaffolding, etc., provided the men are working on apparatus on which work is
authorized under the new Protection Guarantee and the new permit is issued prior to the
surrender of the original guarantee.

129 Releasing Apparatus for Service

1. At master stations:

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 (a) After all Protection Guarantees on any given apparatus have been surrendered and the
inspection of apparatus has been completed, a PC17 form shall be used to list all
operating instructions, regarding the removal of D.N.O. tags and the necessary switching
consistent with efficient operation.

(b) If more than one permit is issued on the same apparatus and they are surrendered at
widely spaced intervals, the D.N.O. tag pertaining to each permit shall be removed as
soon as practicable after its surrender.

(c) All keys which were used exclusively for any Protection Guarantee shall be returned to
their proper places.

2. At assisting stations:

(a) After the master station has surrendered a Station Guarantee, assisting stations shall
follow the procedure as laid down for master stations.

3. At unattended locations: Procedure shall be as instructed by the master station.

130 Special Transfer and Surrender of Protection Guarantee

1. In case a permit-holder is suddenly taken ill, or seriously injured, or killed, or forcibly taken
away from the work making it impossible for him to continue his duties:

(a) The work shall cease immediately and the controlling station advised.

(b) The Operating Technician shall report the situation to the permit holder's supervisor who
shall appoint a qualified substitute, who is familiar with all aspects of the work, to take
out a new permit and surrender the original permit.

2. If for any reason as stated in Clause 1 above, it is impossible for an original permit-holder to
surrender his permit when the time for surrender arrives:

(a) The permit-holder's supervisor shall request the master station to accept surrender from the
specially appointed deputy.

(b) After satisfying himself that the usual requirements are in order, the Operating Technician
shall accept the surrender.

3. The supervisor shall take any necessary or desirable precautions in the matter of notifying the
absent permit-holder that his permit has been surrendered by special procedure and guarding
the apparatus until such notice has been received by the absent permit-holder.

131 Issuance and Surrender of Work-and-Test Permits Under Test Conditions

1. For work at master stations, a Work-and-Test Permit may be issued on apparatus which is not
isolated or on apparatus which in conformity with the Rules is alive for testing at the time of
issuance.

2. In such cases, the same care shall be given to the operations which are necessary to effect
complete isolation for work as though working conditions were established on all of the
apparatus covered at the time of issuance.

(a) All the devices necessary to completely isolate the apparatus covered shall be inspected
and tagged in accordance with the Rules.

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 (b) The position of those devices through which the apparatus is being made alive for test at
the time of issuance shall be clearly stated on the Work and-Test Permit and the devices
shall be pointed out to the applicant.

(c) The Work-and-Test Permit shall state that it is issued under test conditions and shall
briefly describe the apparatus which is alive.

132 Filing and Accounting for Protection Guarantee Certificates, PC9,

PC10, PC11/PC11A, and PC12 Tags

1. Each station shall account for all Protection Guarantee certificates, PC9, PC10, PC11, PC11A and
PC12 tags irrespective of whether or not they are actually issued. All used certificates and tags
shall be filed in the order of their file numbers and shall be kept on file at least three months.

2. Certificates and tags prepared but not issued shall be marked "Defective" or "Not Used" as the
case may be and filed.

133 Log Record of Protection Guarantee

1. The log record of the Protection Guarantee which shall be entered at the time the Protection
Guarantee becomes effective or is surrendered shall contain the undernoted:

(a) A statement of issuance or surrender as the case may be.

(b) The name of the Protection Guarantee holder, which in the case of a Station Guarantee, is
usually a station.

(c) The apparatus covered and description of work (and test.)

(d) The file number.

134 Obviously Isolated

1. Apparatus shall be deemed to be obviously isolated and out of service and a Protection
Guarantee shall not be required under the undernoted conditions provided that no operating
knowledge is necessary to ensure that:

(a) The apparatus is bodily removed from any position in which it could be made dynamically
alive by the operation of apparatus.

(b) All connections to the apparatus are bodily removed so that it is impossible to make it
dynamically alive by the operation of apparatus.

NOTE: Power lines under the control of the operating organization shall never be
considered as obviously isolated.

135 Concerning Isolating Devices

1. No change whatsoever shall be made in the guaranteed position of any isolating or de-
energizing device which is included in the guaranteed items of a Protection Guarantee, except
as authorized, under a Work-and-Test Permit form PC14.
2. No isolating or de-energizing device, which is specified under a Work Permit or Work-and-Test
Permit as part of the apparatus on which work is authorized, shall be used to guarantee the
isolation or de-energizing of apparatus under another Work Permit or Work-and-Test Permit.

3. Work shall be permitted on one side of an isolation device, the other side of which is alive, only
when the device is a guaranteed item of the permit-holder's own permit. In addition, special

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 permission of the System Control Manager or his authorized deputy must be obtained in each
case.

4. Under no circumstances shall work be permitted on one part of an isolation device, the other
part of which is alive, when the device is being used to guarantee isolation under the Protection
Guarantee of someone else.

136 Replacement of Fuses

High voltage fuses may be replaced without a Protection Guarantee only if the fuses are of a
type which can be replaced by an approved device while the apparatus is alive.

137 Compartment and Enclosure Responsibility

1. Doors of all compartments in which live apparatus is installed shall, when provided with locks, be
closed and locked at all times except when required to be opened for switching, working or
inspection purposes.

2. No employee of the Volta River Authority whether he is a Permit Holder or not shall enter any
compartment or enclosure without the permission of the Operating Technician/Controlling
Authority.

3. Any authorized person who enters a compartment or enclosure normally locked is responsible for
excluding from such compartment or enclosure, while it is open for work, anyone who is not
authorized to enter it and for locking it whenever it is left unguarded.

4. The possession of a Protection Guarantee by a work man other than the Controlling Authority
does not automatically entitle him to enter into any compartment or enclosure.

(a) Any authorized person who enters a compartment or enclosure for work shall notify the
Operating Technician/Controlling Authority when he has finished work and he is leaving the
compartment or enclosure.

(b) When it is necessary for a crew of men to work in, a compartment or enclosure it shall be the
responsibility of the authorized Group Leader to obtain the permission of the Controlling Authority for
entry, and he shall notify the latter as in (a) above

138 Work-And-Test Permits and Test Procedures Involving Lines

In addition to other rules pertaining to Work-and-Test Permits, the following specific regulations
shall be observed when using Work-and-Test Permits on lines:

(a) The work and Test Permit shall guarantee de-energizing at the master station only.

(b) Before placing temporary grounding devices at the point of work, the permit holder shall
issue a PC14 to the master station requesting that such de-energizing devices as may be
available at attended stations be closed.
(c) The master station shall insist upon receiving a PC14 to apply the permanent station
grounding devices at assisting stations before the permit holder, applies his grounds at the
point of work.

(d) When the Work and Test Permit holder is remote from the master station, both the master
station and the applicant shall make out PC14 forms, each entering the other's name in the
space provided, followed by his own initials.

(e) In all cases, the master station shall direct the operation of de-energizing devices at
assisting stations.

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 NOTE: The applicant may make his request to open the de-energizing devices on the same
PC14 form he issues for the energizing of the circuit for tests.

139 Protection Guarantees for Shift Work

1. When it is necessary at master stations to perform work in regular routine shifts, a Protection
Guarantee may be issued jointly in the names of all men in charge of the work. A permit of this
nature shall require the approval of the System Control Manager in each specific case.

2. The name of the permit holder in charge of each shift shall be entered in the Protection
Guarantee certificate.

NOTE: Signatures entered in the space "Accepted by..................... after the permit holder's
copy has been removed from the pad shall be signed on each form rather than by means of
carbon paper, to ensure legibility.

3. Each of the joint permit-holders shall receive complete information, safety instructions and
cautions in accordance with Rules and shall accept the conditions of issuance by signing the
permit before he becomes a joint holder of it.

4. Possession of the official Work Permit or Work-and-Test Permit certificate by one of the joint
holders thereof shall carry with it all the working rights and responsibilities of the permit holder;
the joint holders of the permit who do not possess the signed document shall have no right to take
charge of a shift or to do work or allow their men to work, except under the direction of the
workman who actually possesses it.

5. The transferring of rights and responsibilities from one joint permit holder to another, as each in
turn takes charge of a shift, shall be effected when the incoming joint permit holder accepts the
permit (signed document) from the outgoing joint permit holder. If there is an interval of time
between any two shifts, the permit shall be left with the Operating Technician during such time
interval and the transfer shall be completed when the incoming joint permit holder is in
possession of it.

6. The undernoted special surrender procedure shall apply:

(a) Any joint holder of the permit who possesses the signed document may surrender it.

(b) If practicable, the joint permit-holder who surrenders it shall notify the other permit holders
of the fact that he intends to surrender the permit or that he has surrendered it.

(c) In circumstances which appear to warrant doing so the foreman who is about to surrender
his permit shall place danger signs so as to call attention to the fact that the apparatus on
which the permit was effective is to be treated as alive. For an hour or more at the time of
shift change over of the two shifts following the surrender of the permit, station a man to
warn all incoming workmen that the apparatus is to be treated as alive.

140 Authority Stations Operated by Customers

1. In all cases where stations are operated by customers, an operating instruction shall be issued to
establish suitable operating procedures.

2. At least one copy of the Rules be issued to the customer for the use of its Operating
Technicians.

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141 Protection Provided By Customers and Foreign Organizations

1. Before issuing a Work Permit or Work-and-Test Permit, which depends on whole or in part upon
a guarantee of isolation or de-energizing from a customer or foreign station, the master station
shall consider whether the Operating Technician of such a station is qualified to furnish adequate
protection and if in doubt about the question, the master station shall:

(a) Instruct the applicant to inspect the isolation devices and make certain that isolation from
such stations has been effected.

(b) If either the master station or applicant consider it necessary, delegate a man to guard
against the operation of such isolating devices.

2. If the master station or the applicant is not satisfied with the protection afforded by the customer
or foreign station and it is impossible to comply with (a) and (b) of Clause 1, above, the Work
Permit or Work-and-Test Permit shall not be issued.

3. The Authority employees shall always insist upon the isolation devices of customers or foreign
organizations being tagged even though it is necessary to provide suitable PC11 tags
themselves.

NOTE: In general, it is the responsibility of the local Operating Technician to investigate the
practices of customer and foreign systems insofar as the issuance of Protection Guarantees is
concerned and to issue appropriate instructions.

4. In issuing Protection Guarantees to customers or to foreign organizations involving isolating

devices under the operating control of the Authority's Operating Technicians, but over which the
customer or foreign organization exercises supervisory control, the undernoted shall govern:

A Station Guarantee shall be issued in the name of the customer or foreign organization.

142 Station Sites and Adjacent Structures

In these rules any reference to work at a station includes work on the station site and also any
complicated nearby line structure or other apparatus unless specifically excluded.

143 One Group Leader Working Under the Protection of Another

1. The shift leader shall not give his consent to one Group Leader working under the protection of
another unless he is satisfied that it is impracticable for the Group Leader to take out his own
Work Permit or Work-and-Test Permit.

2. Before a Group Leader is permitted to work under the protection of the holder of a Work
Permit, Station Guarantee or Self Protection and the permit-holder is not responsible for the
work which the Group Leader wants to do, the under-noted requirements must be met:

(a) The applicant has proper authority and qualifications for doing the additional work.

(b) The protection afforded under the existing Protection Guarantee is adequate for the
additional work.

(c) The work can be done within the scheduled time of apparatus outage or within the time
during which consent to outage has been or can be obtained.

(d) The permit-holder has sufficient knowledge of the work to be qualified to direct it as a
safety supervisor while carrying out his own work.

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 (e) The work is so located that the permit holder can supervise it in person.

(f) The consent of both the shift leader and the permit-holder is obtained.

3. Work by one Group Leader under the protection of another whose permit is a Work-and-Test
Permit shall be avoided as much as possible. However, there are occasions when it is
desirable, due to unforeseen circumstances, for a Group Leader to work under the protection of
the holder of a Work-and-Test Permit such as the belated discovery by the permit-holder of a
defect in equipment which is under the jurisdiction of another Group Leader for maintenance
purposes. Otherwise, the work shall be confined to that on apparatus which is not subject to
being made alive under any authorized test.

4. When both the permit holder and the shift leader have given their consent and it is agreed
that the Group Leader is to work under the protection of the permit holder:

(a) The Operating Technician shall enter the Group Leaders name in Table B of the Work
Permit or Work-and-Test Permit in the control room and advise the permit holder to enter
the Group Leaders name on his Table B.

(b) In all matters concerning his own safety and the safety of his men, the Group Leader Group
Leader shall work under the direction of the permit-holder who shall act as safety
supervisor and shall thereafter be responsible for the safety of the Group Leader and his
men.

5. Any Group Leader working under the protection of a permit holder shall notify the permit holder
and Operating Technician when protection is no longer required. The Operating Technician shall
enter the time in Table B and log accordingly.

144 Isolation from Operating sources of Equipment Not Under an Operating Technician's Control

In issuing Protection Guarantees to workmen for work on equipment which is under their jurisdiction,
such as in cases where equipment has not been turned over to the operating organization but on
which protection is necessary after reaching a certain point in construction, or in cases where
protection is necessary on apparatus to be disassembled the under-noted procedure shall govern:

1. A Station Guarantee shall be issued to the man in charge of the work guaranteeing isolation
from operating sources only.

2. In such cases the guarantee of isolation shall be qualified by the caution "Complete Isolation Not
Guaranteed".

NOTE: The department in charge of such work shall in no way be freed from their
responsibility of providing protection on equipment under their control.

PROTECTION CODE FORMS AND TAGS

NO. NAME OF PROTECTIONN CODE Remarks

FORM OR TAG

PC 1 Application for Protection Guarantee

PC 1 A Request for Equipment Outage

PC 2 Application for Work Permit/Work and Test Permit/Station Guarantee

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PC 3 Reserve

PC 4 Reserve

PC 5

PC 6 Tag(Work Permit).

PC 7 Tag(Work and Test Permit).

PC 8 Tag (Station Guarantee).

PC 9 Tag (Commissioning).

PC10 Tag (Commissioning).

PC11 Tag (Self Protection).

PC11A Tag (Self-Protection for Distribution System)

PC12 Tag (Hold off).

PC13 Tag (Caution).

PC14 Preparations under Work and Test permit

PC15 Tag (live Apparatus. Stop Danger).

PC16 Tag (Caution, Tag for limited Safe working space).

PC17 Order to Operate (OTO)

PC 18 Gas Free Certificate

OPERATING FORMS
(FORMS COMMONLY USED IN OPERATING SECTION)

NO NAME Remarks

OF 1 Reserve

OF2 Reserve

OF3 Reserve

OF4 Reserve

OF5 Reserve

OF6 Reserve

OF7 Reserve

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 OF8 Reserve

OF9 Reserve

OF10 Reserve

OF11 Reserve

OF12 Reserve

OF13 Reserve

OF14 Reserve

OF15 Reserve

OF16 Reserve

OF17 Reserve

OF19A Control Room Hourly Reading Sheet Kpong G.S.

OF19 Control Room Hourly Reading Sheet Al GS.

OF20 Turbine Floor Hourly Reading Sheet A1GS

OF20A Turbine Floor Hourly Reading Sheet -Z19GS.

OF25A Switchyard Inspection Sheets-Z19 SS

OF25 Switchyard Inspection Sheets - AISS.

OF27 Generating Station Auxiliaries Reading Sheets - A1GS

0F27A Generating Station Auxiliaries Reading Sheets - Z19GS.

OF29 Pilot Wire Test.

OF35 Monthly Breaker Operation.

OF38 Monthly Meter Reading Sheets.

OF39 Station Log Book.

OF42 Trouble and Repair Report Forms

OF43 Billing Meter Reading Sheets

OF45 Billing Meter Daily Check Sheet

OF47 Kpong Substation (G 17) Monthly inspection Sheet.

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OF55 Station Daily Reading and Inspection Sheet.

OF56 Monthly Reading and Inspection Sheet

F65 Maximum Temperature Reading - Akosombo Units.

OF66 Shift Schedule.

OF67 Daily Power Production sheets

F68 Unite daily Operational Chart

OF69 Daily Maximum Temperature Recorded on Units.

OF70 Synchronous Condenser Daily Operational Chart.

OF72A Conditions Cheek Sheets (Akosombo - Valco)

OF72B Valco Potline Loading.

OF81 Valco Load Losses

OF82 Changes of Equipment Affecting Operating Diagram

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