Color Coding and

Inspection
 Color Coding and Inspection
Color Coding is tagging system for the identification of
damaged or defective tools and equipment.

The purpose of this training is to perform an effective

inspection, and easily identify that the quarterly
inspection is done.

This training covers the minimum requirements for the

color coding of tools and equipment after inspection.

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 Responsibilities
The inspection for color coding shall be carried out by
competent and authorized person only.
Competent person;

•Has a practical and theoretical knowledge together with actual

experience of what they are examine so as to enable them to detect
errors, defects, faults or weaknesses.
•Should attend the relevant HSE training courses.
•Should carry out color coding in their under controlled facilities.
•Maintain the color coding tag.
•Record the inspection data and provide a copy to HSE section for
filing.
•Submit the inspection results to in-charge section for information
and action.
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 Items for Inspection
The color coding items are likely
as following, but not limited;
• Electrical equipment/tools
and Hand tools
• Mobile equipment : crane,
excavator, compressor, truck,
welding machine
• Rigging tools : web sling,
wire rope, hook, shackle, turn-
buckle, come-a-long, chain
block
• Ladder, Fire extinguisher,
Smoke detector
4 •Oxy-fuel Regulator, etc.
 Color Coding and Inspection
The color coding denotes the successful completion of
the inspection. Upon meeting the inspection criteria,
details of the tools/equipment results shall be
documented and filed by Section Managers. A copied
inspection report shall be given to HSE Manager.

The scheduled inspections and color coding of tools

and equipment shall be detailed in the Color Coding
Procedure.

The color coding tag shall be posted at the site bulletin

boards and specified in the site HSE handbook.
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 Color Coding and Inspection
A period of color coding is quarterly. An allowance of
fourteen days, from the 1st to the 14th of January, April,
July and October, shall be permitted to facilitate the re-
inspection, recoding and color-coding of all tools and
equipment.

This two-week period shall allow for a controlled

inspection process to avoid the inspection of a large
number of items at the last minute. During this period both
adjacent-period colors shall be valid. Following this period,
any equipment not having completed the re-inspection
process shall be considered defective and withdrawn from
service until re-inspection is completed.
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 Quarterly Color Coding

JANUARY JULY
APRIL
AUGUST OCTOBER
FEBRUARY MAY
MARCH SEPTEMBER NOVEMBER
JUNE DECEMBER

SAMPLE COLOR CODING

INSPECTION AND COLOR CODING SHALL BE CONDUCTED BY

COMPETENT PERSON

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 Defective Tools & Equipment
 Any tools/equipment that fails the
inspection criteria shall be tagged
with an “Out of Service” tag , which
shall be marked with details of the
defect. The defective
tools/equipment shall be withdrawn
from service until repaired and re-
inspection.

 The Competent person placing the

tag shall notify the supervisor in
charge of that piece of equipment
or tools of the defect and shall
hand over to the supervisor the
“Out of Service” tag stub for
positive identification.
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 Defective Tools & Equipment
 The supervisor shall arrange for the repair of the
defective tools or equipment. If the item cannot be
repaired at site, the supervisor shall have the item
removed from the project site.
 The supervisor shall hand the serviceman the “Out
of Service” tag stub to ensure that the correct
component is inspected/repaired. When the
component is repaired, and successfully tested, the
serviceman shall remove the “Out of Service” tag
and return the tag and tag stub to the supervisor in
charge for re-inspection of the Competent person.

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 Defective Tools & Equipment
 No other person shall be permitted to remove an
“Out of Service” tag. The unauthorized removal of a
tag shall be considered a serious breach of project
safety requirements.
 Equipments, such as truck, elevated work platform,
forklift, crane and excavator, shall be maintained and
repaired in accordance with the manufacturer
specifications.
 Any tools or equipment that cannot be repaired
especially lifting gears i.e. web sling, wire rope,
shackle, chain & etc…) shall be immediately
discarded and destroyed to prevent it from re-use by
other person.
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 Defective Tools & Equipment
Just what I need to get
the engine out of my
old motor !

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 Defective Tools & Equipment

Oh Shi....!

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 Inspection Record /Log Book
INSPECTION RECORD
 The inspection record shall be completed and
maintained by inspectors. The record shall be filed
by the HSE section and respected section.
 A logbook shall be established for each piece of
equipment and shall be kept by the HSE section.
 When the logbook has been lost or is missing, the
equipment shall be withdrawn from service until the
equipment has been re-inspected.

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 Fire Extinguishers and Smoke
Detectors
 Fire extinguishers and
smoke detectors shall be
inspected on a monthly
basis.
 Any item found during the
inspection to be defective,
shall be replaced, and
removed from service
immediately.
 A record of the inspection
shall be maintained near the
equipment and in a master
list.
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 Fire Extinguishers and Smoke
Detectors
 All equipment shall be
inspected by a competent
person.
 Batteries in smoke
detectors shall be annually
replaced or earlier if
inspection reveals they are
discharged.
 A record of the
replacement of batteries
should be recorded on the
inspection record.
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 Color Coding and Inspection

No disk guard With disk guard

& no color coding &Color coded
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 Color Coding and Inspection

Color coded but grounding wire not

Using original plug & color coded
connected & exposed
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 Color Coding and Inspection

Incomplete disk guard Complete disk guard & with color coding
& no color coding
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 Color Coding and Inspection

No inspection Tag & With inspection Tag &

exposed cable terminal Covered cable terminal
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 Color Coding and Inspection

No inspection Tag With inspection Tag

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 Color Coding and Inspection

Damaged safety latch No safety latch Good safety latch with color coding

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 Color Coding and Inspection

Improper splicing & No color coding With color coding

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 Color Coding and Inspection

RIGHT WAY FOR MAXIMUM ROPE STRENGTH

WRONG WAY : CLIPS STAGGERED

WRONG WAY : CLIPS REVERSED

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 Color Coding and Inspection

Improper splicing Proper splicing

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 Color Coding and Inspection

No SWL marking & Inspection sticker With SWL marking & Inspection sticker

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 Color Coding and Inspection

Damaged With color coding

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 Color Coding and Inspection

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 Color Coding and Inspection

Damaged enclosure, no inspection tagged Complete cabin enclosure with Inspection tag

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 Color Coding and Inspection

With flashback arrestor, color coding

No flashback arrestor, no inspection tagged
& Inspection tag

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 Summary
 Color coding system is a good tool to easily
recognize unsafe and safe tools/equipment.
 If properly conducted and continuously monitored it
will give you a more confidence in your job that you
are using a properly inspected and safe
tools/equipment.
 It will also increased production since only safe and
efficient tools/equipment is use in the site

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