ELECTRICAL SAFETY-

STATUTES, MANUALS

& PROCEDURES
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ELECTRICAL SAFETY- STATUTES,
MANUALS & PROCEDURES

1. Indian Electricity Act 2003

2. Indian Electricity Rules
3. Safety Systems & procedures
4. Accident prevention methods
5. Safety codes and practices and lack thereof
6. Safety Gadgets
 IE Act 2003
Section 53 of the Act provides that “The Central
Electricity Authority may in consultation with the
State Government specify suitable measures for:-
• (a) Protecting the public (including the persons
engaged in the generation, transmission,
distribution or trading) from dangers arising from
the generation, transmission, distribution or
trading or use of electricity supplied or
installation, maintenance or use of any electric
line or electrical plant.
 IE Act 2003- Contd.
• 53 (b) Eliminating or reducing the risks of
personal injury to any person, or damage to
property of any person or interference with
use of such property.
• (c) Prohibiting the supply or transmission
of electricity except by means of a system
which conforms to the specifications as may
be specified.
 IE Act 2003- Contd.
• 53 (d) Giving notice in the specified form to the
Appropriate Commission and Electrical
Inspector, of accidents and failures of supplies or
transmissions of electricity.
• (e) Specifying action to be taken in relation to
any electric line or electrical plant, or any
electrical appliance under the control of a
consumer for the purpose of eliminating or
reducing the risk of personal injury, or damage to
the property or interference with its use.
 IE Act 2003- Contd.
• Section 73(c) relates to CEA specifying the safety
requirements for construction, operation and
maintenance electric plants and electric lines.
• Section 161 relates to reporting of accidents and
inquiry of accident.
• Section 162 deals with appointment of Chief
Electrical Inspector and Electrical Inspector.
 IE Act 2003- Contd.
• Section 185(1) is regarding repeal of the Indian
Electricity Act, 1910, the Electricity (Supply) Act,
1948 and the Electricity Regulatory Commissions
Act, 1998.
• Section 185(2) (C) states that Indian Electricity
Rules, 1956 made under Section 37 of the Indian
Electricity Act, 1910 as it stood before such repeal
shall continue to be in force till the regulations
under Section 53 of this Act are made.
 IE Rule 1956
• In exercise of powers, conferred Section 37 of
Indian Electricity Act 1910, Electricity Rules
were made by Central Electricity Board.
• These Rules have been saved in the Electricity
Act, 2003 Section 185 and shall continue to be
enforced till regulations/rules under Section 53
of the Electricity Act 2003 are made.
 IE Rules
2. Inspectors
1. Preliminary Covering the Authority &
Covering Definitions & related aspects of
Authorizations Electrical Inspectors
4. General Safety
3. License Requirements
Covering the procedure Covering the safety
of Obtaining the License aspects pertaining to
for Supply of Electricity Electric Supply Lines &
Apparatus
 IE Rules
5. General Conditions 6. Electric Supply Lines,
relating to Supply & Use Systems & Apparatus
of Energy for Low & Medium
Covering the Power Voltages
Supply aspects related to Covering Earthing
Consumers Systems & Testing
7. Electric Supply Lines, 8. Overhead Lines
Systems & Apparatus Covering the Statutory
for High & Extra High Requirements for
Voltages Overhead Lines of all
Covering the Approvals. voltage levels
O&M, Testing, Earthing
& other aspects
 IE Rules

9. Electrical Traction 10. Additional Precautions

Covering the Electric to be adopted in Mines &
Traction System Oil Fields
Covering the Electrical
installations / services in
Mines & Coal Fields
11. Miscellaneous
Covering the penalties,
Relaxation provisions,
Standard forms & training
 General Safety Requirement
20 rules from Nos. – 29 to 46

Rule
Description Coverage
No.
Construction, •All electric Supply lines
installation, & apparatus to be of
protection, sufficient rating for power,
29 operation & insulation, fault current &
maintenance of mechanical strength
electric supply lines Should conform to BIS
& apparatus specifications
 General Safety Requirement
30 Service Lines • The Electrical lines / apparatus in
& apparatus on consumer’s premises under
Consumer's supplier’s control to be safe
premises • Service Lines to be insulated &
secured under all conditions
• The same applies to the
consumer’s part as well
31 Cut-out on Supplier to provide the suitable
consumer’s cut-out to each conductor other
premises than the earthed neutral or earthed
conductor & so is the owner
 General Safety Requirement
20 rules from Nos. – 29 to 46

Rule
Description Coverage
No.

• Indication of a permanent nature to be

Identification of provided by the owner of the earthed or
earthed & earthed earthed conductor
neutral conductors
32 • No cut-out other then a linked switch
& position of
switches & cut- should operate simultaneously other than
outs there-in testing or if the switch is used to control a
generator / transformer

• Supplier to maintain the accessible

Earthed Terminal earthed terminal at consumer’s premises
33 on Consumer’s
premises
• Consumer should take precautions to
protect the same
 General Safety Requirement
Rule Description Coverage
No.
34 Accessibility • The owner of the conductor to ensure
to bare that there are no bare live conductors
conductors • Live part of the conductors to be
exposed only to the switches that can
render them dead
35 Danger •Danger Notice to be provided for all
Notices the apparatus at the conspicuous places
so that it is easily visible to all the
personnel
 General Safety Requirement
Rule Description Coverage
No.
36 Handling of • Before handling a line precautions of earthing
electric or other to be taken to discharge it electrically
Supply Lines & to avoid the accidental charging. All persons
& apparatus should have adequate tools & all safety gadgets
• No person should work on live lines
• All telecommunication line on supports
carrying HV or EHV lines to be deemed as HV
Line
37 Supply to • The owner of such apparatus using external
vehicles, source should provide adequate cut-out
cranes etc. switches
 General Safety Requirement
20 rules from Nos. – 29 to 46

Rule
Description Coverage
No.
• Heavily insulated & with adequate mech.
Strength cables to be provided for transportable
Cables for apparatus
portable or
38 •
transportable Metallic covering to be provided wherever
apparatus applicable & for 1-ph & 3- ph wiring on LT
should have 3 / 4 cores with one easily
identifiable earth wire

Cable • Other types of pipes (if metallic is not

protected by available) to be used for the cables
39
bituminous • Should be tested periodically & the test results
material duly recorded by the supplier / owner
 General Safety Requirement
Rule Description Coverage
No.
40 Street Boxes • Street Boxes should be gas / water proof
• Distinct sources in street boxes to be made
easily identifiable & adequate safe supports
for HV/EHV systems
• Periodic checking should be done & the
street boxes should have proper gas passing
system for any fire/flash-overs & should have
proper covers etc
41 Distinction of • Permanent indication for the distinct circuits
different should be their for the apparatus
circuits
 General Safety Requirement
20 rules from Nos. – 29 to 46

Rule No. Description Coverage

Distinction of
the • The installation with more then one fed
41 A installation should be given a permanent indication for
having more easy distinction
than one feed

• The circuits should be arranged in such a

Accidental
42 manner that no accidental charging can be
Charge
done
 General Safety Requirement
Rule No. Description Coverage
• Fire Buckets, Fire extinguishers should
Provisions be conspicuously placed & tested
applicable to • First Aid boxes & other things properly
43
protective marked & equipped
equipment • Gas mask for Gen. Stn > 5 MW & for
Transformer > 5 MVA
Instruction • Instructions in Eng./Hindi to be placed
for conspicuously & distributed to all
restoration of personnel & made them acquainted about
44 the same
persons
suffering • Artificial respirator for every manned
from shock substation
 General Safety Requirement
Rule
Description Coverage
No.
• The person not below JE to send the
Intimation of telegraphic report of accident to the
44 A
Accident Inspector within 24 hrs and a written
report within 48 hrs of occurrence
Precautions to be
adopted by the
consumers,
• Licensed electrical contractor should
owners, electrical
45 execute the installation / change in
contractors,
network / circuit
electrical
workmen &
suppliers
 General Safety Requirement

Rule
Description Coverage
No.

Periodical
inspection & • Any installation should be inspected
46
Testing of within every five years
installation
PERMIT TO WORK

70 mm
 Responsibilities
Permit holder is responsible for
• Contacting the Area Control (SS/CR) to report
on the applicable permit
• Co-coordinating equipment conditions & work
activities with all job site supervisors
• Communicating the conditions of circuits or
equipment to all crews/Job site supervisors
• Informing the Area Control of any permit
transfers to other authorized personal
 Responsibilities
• Notifying the Area Control if there is a change
in the scope of work or job conditions
• Contacting the Area Control to report clear of
the applicable permit as soon as the work is
completed
• Advising the Area Control of any special
circumstances as a result of the work performed
that may affect the operation of the system
 Responsibilities

• Ensuring that it is safe for the

circuit/equipment to be re-energized
• Returning all switching devices &
equipment back to the configurations
found when accepting the permit
 Responsibilities

• Reviewing & answering that all

applicable work practices are followed
• Responsible for the safety of all
personnel at the work location & for
the overall coordination & supervision
of the job
 Responsibilities
Area Control is responsible for
• Ensuring that the person requesting the
permit is authorized to receive the permit
• Authorizing permits
 Responsibilities
The Departments that utilize the permit & tagging
system are responsible for
• Ensuring that revisions/updates to the authorized
personnel list are completed
• Ensuring that initial training & annual refresher
training of permit & tagging procedure are
completed
• Ensuring that personal they have authorized are
trained & qualified as permit holders
 Authorized Personnel List
• Proper & safe operations on the electric system
are the qualifications of the people who are
responsible for performance of the work.
• It is important that people in charge of jobs be
knowledgeable of the hazards & means for
providing safe conditions to accomplish the
necessary work.
• For this reason, only authorized people will be
permitted to request permits to work on
substation premises or to perform work on
circuits requiring Circle Control involvement.
 Authorized Personnel List

• Each Zonal manager (Exe. Engineer) shall

determine the qualifications of the personnel
authorized as Permit Holders to hold permits
within substation premises, on circuits or on
feeders.
• They shall submit to HOG (Power System
Control) all changes to the Authorized Personnel
List. Each Zone shall review the list as required
but not less than once per year.
 Description of tags
DO NOT OPERATE (DOP) Tag
• DOP tags are associated with the outage of the
circuit/equipment for which the PTW is obtained
from the Circle Control.
• DOP will have the same number as the PTW for
the circuit/equipment.
• DOP has to be filled by the permit holder and to
be necessarily placed at all the
isolating/grounding points for the
circuits/equipments that are taken out or isolated
from the system & are not energized.
 Description of tags
DO NOT OPERATE (DOP) Tag
• The Permit Holder to notify the Circle Control
about the number of DOP tags to be placed on
isolating/grounding points for the
circuits/equipments that are taken out or isolated
from the system & are not energized.
• DOP tags are to be attached to open switches,
breakers, isolators, disconnects. Jumpers, taps,
GO Switches & other means through which
known sources of electric energy may be
supplied to the lines & equipment.
 Description of tags
DO NOT OPERATE (DOP) Tag
• The DOP tag acts as a lock. Once the tag is
attached to a piece of equipment that equipment
cannot be connected to known sources of electric
energy not even for test purposes.
• Switching personnel are responsible for
placement & removal of DOP tags.
 
DO NOT OPERATE (DOP)
TAG

Front Back
 CAUTION ORDER TAG
• A Caution Order tag may be used in
conjunction with the PTW
• A Caution Order shall be used to provide
general information on the status of new,
abandoned, or abnormal equipment, cables,
abnormal isolating features and Transformer
and breaker alarms
• The caution order is used to notify any
abnormal condition of the equipment.
 CAUTION ORDER TAG
PURPOSE
1. Caution Order tag is used to indicate abnormal
conditions such as failure, hazards, relay
inoperative, equipment not in service, temporary
changes in operating rules etc. This tag can be
placed on either energised or de-energised
equipment. This Caution Order tag may be
issued either to a person or placed on equipment
to designate a particular operating condition.
 CAUTION ORDER TAG
(2) DESIGNATING EQUIPMENT
FAILURE/DEFECT.
Equipment failures/defects are designated by placing
Caution Order tags on control switches, valves etc. until
the equipment is taken out for inspection and repairs.
(3) DESIGNATING HAZARDS, CAUTIONING
AGAINST OPERATION OF SWITCHES,
DISCONNECTS, VALVES AND PUMPS (WHICH
PROHIBITS THE OPERATION OF EQUIPMENT)
 CAUTION ORDER TAG
(4) ISSUING TO A PERSON
The Caution Order may be issued to a person
when he/she is working near energised lines or
equipment and there is a possibility that the
working personnel accidentally come in contact
or foul the equipment.
While getting a caution order issued,
the working party should indicate to the
operating party the possible hazards by way of
nature of caution and by way of nature of work.
Contd.
 CAUTION ORDER TAG

Contd..
For transmission lines with auto-re-closing
facility, when a Caution Order of this nature is
issued, the re-closing gear is to be made
INOPERATIVE.
 CAUTION ORDER TAG

It should be clearly understood that

A CAUTION ORDER ISSUED TO A PERSON
NEITHER AUTHORISES HIM/HER TO
OPERATE THE EQUIPMENT NOR DOES IT
PROTECT HIM/HER FROM OPERATION OR
ENERGISING OF THE EQUIPMENT EXCEPT
WHEN AN AUTOMATIC TRIP OUT OCCURS.
 

CAUTION ORDER

Front Back
 Circle control decides &
Request Circle Control authorize for outage with All material
for Outage, 2 days in a PTW No. Circle Control & safety
advance through to confirm the number of gears to be
mail/written request DOP tags & the no. of arranged
points where DOP tags prior to
are to be placed starting the
work

Check the Give the list

Status & decide of outage with After getting the PTW
for the Outage of the area No. the PTW holder
the Equipment affected to distribute the jobs to
required Corp. Comm. labor with clear
For instructions of putting
information to the DOP tags at
consumers isolation points &
Back feed the area

Concerned
site to be
cordoned
off
SANCHAR &
FLOW CHART EXPLAINING
FM/PRESS
release is done to
THE PROCEDURE TO OBTAIN
inform the PTW & USAGE OF DO NOT
consumers OPERATE TAGS
 Inform Circle
Remove all the DOP Control after Work to be done with
Energize the tags from the isolating completing the all the isolations done
equipment & points & un-cordon
work & clear the & the relevant DOP
restore the the equipment Tags as mentioned to
PTW before
power supply energizing the the Circle Control to
or normalize equipment be put at the isolating
the Back feed point
 Outages in Distribution where the usage
of Safety Tags is warranted

[Link] of the 11 kv Overhead Feeder (Isolation

from Grid)
[Link] of the 11 kv Underground (Cable) Feeder
(Isolation from Grid)
[Link] of the 11 kv Overhead Feeder Section
between Two substations
[Link] of the 11 kv Overhead Feeder Section
between Two substations when Isolations are done
by removing the jumpers on the poles
[Link] of the 11 kv Underground Cable Section
between Two substations
 Outages in Distribution where the usage
of Safety Tags is warranted
6. Outage of the 11 kv HT Switchgear of a substation
7. Outage of the 11/0.433 kv Distribution Transformer
8. Outage of the LT main feeder cable from the
substation
9. Outage of the LT Overhead Feeder
10. Outage of the LT Overhead Feeder section where
Isolations are to be done by removing the jumpers on
the poles
(This is not the exhaustive list, and the Safety Tagging
& PTW system is Applicable to all the outages.)
 Outage of the 11 kv Overhead
Feeder (Isolation from Grid)

11 KV Bus at the
Grid Station 11 KV

Do Not Operate
PTW for the outage of (DOP) tags to be put
this 11 kv feeder is on these points
taken

1st Switching Station

Distribution Transformer
440 V
 Outage of the 11 kv
Underground (Cable) Feeder
(Isolation from Grid)

11 KV Bus at the
Grid Station 11 KV

PTW for the

outage of this
11 kv
Underground
(Cable) feeder Do Not Operate
is taken (DOP) tags to be put
on these points

1st Switching Station

Distribution Transformer
440 V
 Outage of the 11 kv Overhead Feeder
Section between Two substations

11 KV Bus at the Do Not Operate

Grid Station 11tags
(DOP) KV to be put
on these points

PTW for the

outage of this 11
kv Overhead
Section is taken

1st Switching Station

Distribution Transformer
440 V
 Outage of the 11 kv Overhead Feeder
Section between Two substations when Isolations are
done by removing the jumpers on the poles

11 KV Bus at the Do Not Operate (DOP)

Grid Station tags to be put on these
11 KVjumpers are
poles where
removed to isolate

PTW for the

outage of this 11
kv Overhead
Section is taken

1st Switching Station

Distribution Transformer
440 V
 Outage of the 11 kv Underground Cable
Section between Two substations

11 KV Bus at the Do Not Operate

Grid Station 11tags
(DOP) KV to be put
on these points

PTW for the

outage of this 11
kv Overhead
Section is taken

1st Switching Station

440 V
Distribution Transformer
 Outage of the 11 kv HT Switchgear
of a substation

11 KV Bus at the
Grid Station 11 KV

Backend
assembly
flashover or
PTW for the outage of others
this 11 kv Switchgear
in the s/s is taken

1st Switching Station

Distribution Transformer
Do Not Operate 440 V
(DOP) tags to be put
on these points
 Outage of the 11/0.433 kv
Distribution Transformer

11 KV Bus at the
Grid Station 11 KV

Do Not Operate
1st Switching Station (DOP) tags to be put
on these points

PTW for the outage of

this DT is taken

Distribution Transformer

440 V
 Usage of Safety Tags in Distribution (Zones)
Outage of the LT main feeder
cable from the substation

11 KV Bus at the
Grid Station 11 KV

1st Switching Station

Distribution Transformer

PTW for the outage of

this LT O/H feeder is 440 V
taken

Do Not Operate (DOP)

tags to be put on the
ACB & the pole where
jumpers are removed to
isolate

Cut Out Point at LT

 Usage of Safety Tags in Distribution (Zones)

Outage of the LT Overhead Feeder

11 KV Bus at the
Grid Station 11 KV

1st Switching Station

Distribution Transformer

440 V

Do Not Operate (DOP)

tags to be put on the
ACB & the pole where
PTW for the outage of jumpers are removed to
isolate
this LT O/H feeder is
taken Cut Out Point at LT
 Usage of Safety Tags in Distribution (Zones)
Outage of the LT Overhead Feeder section where
Isolations are to be done by removing the
jumpers on the poles

11 KV Bus at the
Grid Station 11 KV

1st Switching Station

Distribution Transformer

440 V

Do Not Operate (DOP)

tags to be put on these
poles where jumpers are
PTW for the removed to isolate
outage of this LT Cut Out Point at LT
O/H feeder is
taken
 Usage of Caution Order
Distribution Transformer
Case of ACB Burning

ACB ACB

ACB Bypassed to restore the supply

Caution Order to be put at this point

after taking the number from Circle
Control Indicating the abnormal
Condition that the ACB is bypassed but
the supply is restored & the concerned
equipment (ACB) is energized
 Outages in Systems where the usage
of Safety Tags is warranted
[Link] of Power Transformer (66/33 kv, 66/11
kv, 33/11 kv & 11/0.433 kv Stn. Tr.)
[Link] of Transmission Lines
[Link] of 66/33 kv Bus Bars at the Grid
Substation
[Link] of 66/33 kv PTs
[Link] of 66/33 kv CTs
[Link] of HT (66/33 kv) Breaker
 Outages in Systems where the usage
of Safety Tags is warranted
7. Outage of LT (33/11 kv) Breaker
8. Outage of GOD / Earth Switch / Isolators
9. Outage of 11 kv Bus
10. Outage of 11 kv Outgoing Feeder Breaker
11. Outage of Capacitor Banks
(This is not the exhaustive list, and the Safety
Tagging & PTW system is Applicable to all the
outages.)
 Outage of Power Transformer
(66/33 kv, 66/11 kv, 33/11
kv)
66/33 kv Bus - I

66/33 kv Bus -I I

PTW for Do Not Operate (DOP)

the outage tags to be put on these
of this points of isolation for
Power the Power Transformer
Transforme
r is taken

To 33/11 kv Bus
 Outage of 66 or 33 kv
Transmission Lines
Grid Station No - 1 Grid Station No - 2
Do Not Operate (DOP)
tags to be put on these
points of isolation for
the 33 or 66 kv
Transmission Line

PTW for the outage of this 33 or 66

kv Transmission Line is taken
Outage of Power Transformer
(66/33 kv, 66/11 kv, 33/11
kv & 11/0.433 kv Stn. Tr.)
66/33 kv Bus - I

66/33 kv Bus -I I

PTW for the

outage of this
Station (Local)
Do Not Operate (DOP) Transformer is
tags to be put on these
taken
points of isolation for
the Station (Local)
Transformer

11 kv Bus 440 v Bkr

Outage of 66 or 33 kv Bus
Bars at the Grid Substation PTW for the
66/33 kv Bus - I
outage of this
66 or 33 kv Bus
is taken

66/33 kv Bus -I I

Do Not Operate (DOP)

tags to be put on these
points of isolation for
the Bus No. - II

11 kv Bus 440 v Bkr

Outage of 66 or 33 kv Bus PT
at the Grid Substation
66/33 kv Bus - I
Do Not Operate (DOP)
tags to be put on these
points of isolation for
the PT

66/33 kv Bus -I I

PTW for the

outage of this
66 or 33 kv PT
is taken

11 kv Bus 440 v Bkr

 Outage of 66 or 33 kv CT at
the Grid Substation
66/33 kv Bus - I

66/33 kv Bus -I I

Do Not Operate (DOP)

tags to be put on these
points of isolation for
the CT
PTW for
the outage
of this 66
or 33 kv
CT is
taken 11 kv Bus 440 v Bkr
 Outage of (HT) 66 or 33 kv
Breaker Grid Substation
66/33 kv Bus - I

66/33 kv Bus -I I

Do Not Operate (DOP)

tags to be put on these
points of isolation for
the 66 or 33 kv
Breaker
PTW for
the outage
of this 66
or 33 kv
Breaker is 11 kv Bus 440 v Bkr
taken
 Outage of (LT) 11 kv
Breaker Grid Substation
66/33 kv Bus - I

66/33 kv Bus -I I

Do Not Operate (DOP)

tags to be put on these
points of isolation for
the 11 kv Breaker

PTW for
the outage 11 kv Bus 440 v Bkr
of this 11
kv Breaker
is taken
 Outage of GOD / Earth Switch
/ Isolators
66/33 kv Bus - I
Do Not Operate (DOP)
tags to be put on these
points of isolation for
the Isolator (GOD) that
66/33 kv Bus -I I
is taken out.
NOTE :- It should be
noted that all the
PTW for Isolators as pointed by
the outage YELLOW arrow should
be in OPEN condition &
of this that the Bus – II should
Isolator be in de-energized state
(GOD)
taken

11 kv Bus 440 v Bkr

 Outage of (HT) 11 kv Bus at
the Grid Substation
66/33 kv Bus - I

66/33 kv Bus -I I
Do Not
Operate
(DOP) tags to PTW for the outage of
be put on this 11 kv Bus is taken
these points
of isolation
for the 11 kv
Bus

11 kv Bus 440 v Bkr

Outage of (LT) 11 kv
Outgoing Feeder
Breaker at the Grid
Substation 66/33 kv Bus - I

66/33 kv Bus -I I

Do Not Operate
(DOP) tags to be PTW for the outage of
put on these this 11 kv Outgoing
points of isolation
Breaker Feeder is taken
for the 11 kv
Outgoing Feeder
Breaker

11 kv Bus 440 v Bkr

 Outage of 33 kv Capacitor
Bank at the Grid
66 kv Bus - I Substation

66 kv Bus -I I
33 kv Bus -I

33 kv Bus -I I

PTW for the

Do Not Operate outage of
(DOP) tags to be this 33 kv
put on these Capacitor
points of isolation Bank is taken
for the 33 kv
Capacitor Bank

33 kv Capacitor
Bank
Outage of (LT) 11 kv Capacitor
Bank at the Grid Substation
66/33 kv Bus - I

66/33 kv Bus -I I

Do Not Operate PTW for the outage of

(DOP) tags to be this 11 kv Capacitor Bank
put on these is taken
points of isolation
for the 11 kv
Capacitor

11 kv Bus 11 kv Capacitor
Bank

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