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PTW Training Update 03-08-2021 SH
PTW Training Update 03-08-2021 SH
Outline
❑ Risk Assessment
❑ PTW procedure
❑ Work authorization & General work permit
❑ Isolation
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Risk Assessment
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Risk Assessment
A risk assessment is a careful examination of
anything in your work environment that could cause
injury or ill health
Risk Assessment
✓ Identify the Job steps and Hazards
Risk Assessment
Risk Assessments are required for non-routine jobs or
routine job for the assessment and control of occupational
health, safety and environmental hazards and risks in order
to provide and maintain a safe and healthy workplace
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Risk Assessment
Hazard:
a hazard is anything that has the potential to cause harm.
Risk Assessment
Risk is the combination of the Likelihood of a hazardous
event occurring, and the Consequence of the event.
❑ Reduce Likelihood
❑ Reduce Consequence
❑ Reduce Both
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Risk Assessment
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Risk Assessment
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Risk Assessment
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Risk Assessment
• The Residual risks shall be calculated as per the rating
criteria detailed in tables d, e, f & g above to decide on
at Risk Priority Number (RPN) from the table b.
• RPN is calculated as ‘RPN=Impact X Likelihood’.
• Use table ‘a’, the 5x5 Risk Heat Map to identify the rate
for the Impact and likelihood.
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Risk Assessment
Control Measures:
Risk Assessment
Method Statement:
Method Statement details the way a work task or process is
to be completed. The method statement shall outline the
hazards involved and include a step by step guide on how to
do the job safely.
Team Member:
A member of the team for a particular risk assessment.
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Permit to work
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PTW Procedure
Purpose
• To control and authorize any non-operational work.
• Recognized all hazards associated with the intended work.
• Risks involved in exposure to those hazards are assessed.
• Safety precautions are identified, understood and applied.
• To prevent Injury to Personnel, Damage to Plant and
Environment.
Non-operational work
The Works which are undertaken by personnel not
belonging to the Operations Department working in that
area.
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PTW Procedure
Scope:
• Any area of MARAFIQ premises, facilities or properties.
Authorized Persons
Person having appropriate knowledge, training and
experience holding an authorization card, issued by the
chairman of PTW Authorization Committee, to issue, endorse
or receive PTWCs for the areas he is eligible. Adhere strictly
to Permit to Work procedure and implement it effectively in
their specific geographical area.
• Authorized Permit Controller (APC)
• Authorized Permit Issuer (API)
• Authorized Permit Receiver (APR)
• Authorized Gas Tester (AGT)
• Work Authorization Issuer (WAI)
❖ Authorization card validity three years, renewal after
refresher course.
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PTWC Office
A place designated by Marafiq area owner to handle PTW
system where all required stationery items and isolation
tools such as:
❖ PTWC
❖ Forms
❖ Tags & Padlocks
❖ Gas detectors, etc., are kept.
❑ Vibration measurement.
Duties of APC
• Endorse PTWCs for certain non-operational high risks
activities as requested by API and specify any extra safety
precautions to be taken.
• Participate & conduct oral test for API / APR / AGT / WAI
• Visit the endorsed PTWC’s job site along with APR & API
before work commences.
Duties of APC
• Standby and monitor the work which involves breaking
into Hazardous Live Systems (electrical, mechanical,
chemical, etc.) having a high potential risk)
Duties of (API)
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Duties of (API)
• Verify Authorization cards of APR for discipline, validity
and limits of authorization.
Duties of (API)
• Prior to issuing PTWC, ensure availability of the
approved Risk Assessment for all the jobs
• Decide the requirement and request APC endorsement
of PTWC’s that involves potential high risk.
• Specify gas test frequency for confined spaces and
other areas suspected of atmospheric hazards where
frequent or continuous gas monitoring is required.
• Conduct joint site visit with the APR before issuing
PTWC.
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Duties of (API)
• Decide and specify the necessary safety precautions in the
PTWC that has to be applied during the activity.
• Ensure that APR:
- Applies the safety precautions specified in PTWC.
- Use the PPE specified in PTWC.
• State additional safety requirements if any.
• Carry out all required isolations (mechanical, electrical,
chemical, etc), enter them into “Isolation Certificate” and
link the Isolation Certificate Number with all the relevant
PTWCs.
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Duties of (API)
• API can carry out isolations during night shift with the
completion of Isolation Certificate. The PTWC relevant to
that isolation may be prepared during night shift and the
API may issue the PTWC simultaneously during night, or
next day in the morning by another API, provided that the
API shall ensure all the conditions of preparing & issuing
the PTWC have been complied and safety precautions are
in place.
• In case of PTWC issue at remote places far from fixed PTW
offices, API shall use his vehicle as mobile PTW office, go
to site along with APR, handover PTWC to APR along with
supported documents.
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Duties of API
• If the PTWC is prepared & Issued manually i.e. on hard
copy, Sign PTWC and issue original and pink copy to APR
with all the supported documents to commence the job
and keep yellow copy in PTWC Office. Also, ensure that
APR must display pink copy at site.
Duties of API
• Visit the site from time to time to ensure that written
precautions are being followed and that conditions as
stated in PTWC have not been changed.
• Ensure that the equipment / system are ready and good
housekeeping is maintained for safe operation on
completion of the work.
• If the PTWC is prepared & issued manually i.e. on hard
copy, preserve the white copy of PTWC that has been
signed & closed by both API & APR for 3 months. If the
PTWC is prepared & issued in SAP, the records of the
closed PTWC’s shall be maintained in SAP system for 3
months.
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Duties of API
• If there is any change in job conditions, requirements,
occurrence of incident, declaration of emergency, working
environment or imminent danger while performing shut
down jobs or work on isolated equipment or system, then
work should be discontinued. API should withdraw PTWC
and revalidate after improving the working conditions.
Duties of WAI
Issue PTWC only for the low risk activities as per the OHSMS
‘Work authorization and General Work Permit Procedure’
The remaining Responsibilities will be same as API
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Duties of APR
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Duties of APR
• Prepare risk assessment in coordination with his
department staff by using OHSMS Risk Assessment form.
• Ensure that Marafiq coordinating department and Marafiq
OHS section reviews the Risk Assessment & approved by
Marafiq operations department.
• Hand over Risk Assessment to API / WAI while / before
requesting PTWC.
• Conduct joint site visit with API / WAI before receiving any
PTWC.
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Duties of APR
• Ensure written details of location and description of work
in PTWC on its receipt are correct.
• Ensure that all required tools, work equipment, safety and
emergency equipment are available prior to commencing
work.
• Ensure all isolations, locks and tags, which are applied on
system / equipment to be worked on, are correctly applied
and conform to those specified on the Isolation Certificate.
• APR should verify gas testing as per frequency specified by
API
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Duties of APR
• Conduct toolbox talk at the job site to all personnel
working on the job to be fully aware of the hazards/risks
and precautions that originate from PTWC, Risk
Assessment, lifting plan and method statement.
• Ensure the control measures / safety precautions are
complied and maintained throughout the duration of the
work.
• Provide the required PPE to the work crew.
• Keep a PTWC pink copy & risk assessment on site at all
times with all the ancillary documents.
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Duties of APR
• Stop work, if the conditions have changed the manner in
which the job has to be carried out or if incident or
Emergency occurs. Consult API and if necessary APC
whether to restart the work or not.
• Maintain good housekeeping throughout the duration of
the job.
• Visit the site from time to time to ensure his staffs are
following the written precautions and that conditions
have not been changed which would make the job unsafe.
• Ensure that the workers fully understand area, associated
hazards and assembly points of working site.
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Duties of APR
• If the PTWC is prepared and issued manually i.e. on hard
copy, Sign off PTWC mentioning the status of work as soon
as the work has been completed/ stopped/ incomplete
with good housekeeping and return the PTWC to API/WAI.
Duties of (AGT)
• Check for flammable gas / vapors, toxic gases and oxygen
in all confined spaces prior to issue of PTWC.
• Record the first result in PTWC (decide and sign) and then
in Gas Free Certificate.
• Carry out continuous or frequent monitoring of
atmosphere as instructed by API.
• Make general surveillance of the surrounding atmosphere.
• Use calibrated gas monitoring equipment.
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Security Facilities
• Security API will issue PTWC for Security barrier, gate,
fence system, window AC units, hydraulic road blocker etc.
as per the Marafiq area owner map.
• The Departments/Facilities that are outside the plant such
as T&D, MaSa facilities, GD etc. shall be responsible to
issue the PTWC’s for security barrier, gate, fence system,
window AC units, lighting etc.
• Security API will coordinate with job executing department
for isolation and complete the isolation certificate.
• Security API can do the isolation if he is trained to do so.
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Shutdown Works
A shutdown is a “Period during which a well - defined unit
(s), subunit (s) or system (s) is out of service without
interfere with company activities”.
Shutdown Works
API shall confirm that the unit(s), subunit(s) or system(s) is
vented, drained, purged, blinded, flushed, ventilated,
atmosphere tested, earthed (grounded), etc., and rendered
it safe prior to issue of PTWC and commencement of work.
Shutdown Works
❑ The equipment or the system to be worked on shall be
isolated from all sources of energy or process fluids
(mechanical, chemical, electrical, fire protection system,
etc.) in accordance to department operational and
technical procedures or switching programs.
❑ Locks (where lockable) and tags shall be installed for
isolation points.
APC shall endorse the PTWC for Shutdown works
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• APR’s discipline
• Nature of PTW:
➢ Shutdown,
➢ WA or GWP for low risk jobs,
➢ Normal PTW, which is required daily extension
• API select precautions after joint job site visit and enter it
in the blocks given.
• API will notify AGT to carry out gas testing when required.
• AGT carry out gas tests, record first results in PTWC and
then in GFC.
Notes:
✓ If the API / WAI’s shift changes, all PTW Certificates must
be presented to the oncoming API/WAI immediately
upon his arrival at the PTW Office to ensure proper
handover.
Safety Culture
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For the WA & GWP, the tasks will be repeated and will
remain reasonably consistent over a period of time.
For all the jobs which come under WA & GWP the PTWC
could be marked with validity for a specific period,
maximum 3 months.
Isolation
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Isolation
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Isolation
Objective:
Requirements for the management of energy isolation
through formal documentation, locking and tagging.
Control risks to health and safety while undertaking non
operational works
Scope:
This procedure is applicable to all works that requires
isolation of the equipments, other interactions, contact with
or exposure to hazardous energy, or when there is a need
for tests and inspections that are intended to be performed
under PTWC and other works as intended by area owner,
through a supporting document Isolation Certificate.
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Isolation
What is Isolation?
Disconnection and separation of the equipment or system
from all sources of energy such that it will not be
accidentally energized and the disconnection and separation
is secured by means of a lock and identified by a tag.
Isolation Certificate:
A document completed and certified by API stating
that the system or equipment has been thoroughly
isolated from sources of energy or process fluids
prior to issue of PTWC. It should be attached to
PTWC
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Isolation
Responsibilities of API:
Isolation
Responsibilities of API:
▪ Record all actions taken and status of isolation points to
render the system or equipment safe.
Locking
Locking: means of securing isolations that are applied by
installing a padlock and all other in built locking system.
• Isolation points like valves, breakers, etc, that are lockable
shall be secured by means of padlocks to make equipment or
system safe prior to the issue of PTWC.
• Where there is no provision of applying padlocks directly on
to equipment, other means (e.g. tying with chains or hasps)
should be used with padlocks to secure isolations.
• Isolators, valves, isolating switches, circuit breakers, plugs
and socket outlets, fuses and disconnecting links that are not
lockable and are only tagged, should be under strict
supervisory control so as to prevent danger from tampering
or interference.
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Lockout Box
An approved device with multiple locks for securing and
retaining all keys of padlocks that are used to secure
isolation points. A box fitted with five (5) locks of a type
operated by non interchangeable keys.
Tagging
Tagging:
Means of identifying the isolation and/or earthing point and
its status by installing an appropriate tag.
Tags shall be used to define the limits or boundaries of
isolation.
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Tagging
Three types of Tags shall be used
Yellow tags:
Yellow tags shall be used when some specific
information, instructions or Caution are to be given.
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