New Standard from Last Update.

1. SCOPE

1.1 This standard prescribes work permit for the following work areas:

a) Cold work permit;

b) Hot work permit;

c) Confined space/vessel entry permit;

d) Excavation permit;

e) Electrical work permit;

f) Work at height permit; and

g) Radiography

1.2 In general, Work permit procedure is applicable to all restricted areas in the plant or unit. However, Work permit may not be applicable for the following areas/activities:

a) Routine welding/cutting and similar maintenance/fabrication jobs carried out inside or adjacent to any plant unit workshops and central workshops or the area demarcated/allotted by the approval of the facility in-charge;

b) Routine sampling for the purpose of laboratory analysis;

c) Canteen for cooking, preparing tea/food, etc;

d) Torches, furnaces, sparking equipment, etc located in designated locations of laboratory;

e) Collection of garbage from specified safe locations in the plant area;

f) All cold jobs in office buildings including control room buildings. However, jobs requiring electrical isolation, work at height and excavation, etc in these areas will require work permit;

g) Visual inspection by maintenance or inspection personnel of rotary or static equipment in the plant;

h) Replacement of tube light rods inside buildings. Verbal permission from shift in-charge/area in-charge is to be obtained before starting the job. Replacement of bulbs on poles inside plant areas and on roads requires permit;

j) Gardening related manual jobs like grass cutting with hand cutter, branch trimming cutting, etc around office buildings, control room buildings, plant areas, non-plant areas. However for jobs requiring electrical connection like lawn movers, mechanized hacksaw machine, and work at height like climbing on tree and excavation more than 30 cm deep will require respective work permit; and

k) Any other routine activities authorized by the facility in-charge by a separate notification.