Hipot Near Miss

Site Incident Reporting (SIR)

HIPOT Test Near Miss Date: May 10, 2009.

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Incidents that Happened

•At approximately 1420hours on the 6th May, 2009 during Preparation of High-potential testing on power cable with tag No. P-2603, 3CX350kcmil at GTG ‘C’, CNL QA/QC pointed out the possibility of an Incident from the cable which was not adequately protected on both ends of the cable. •RCA in progress (10th May 2009,13151700HRS

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HIPOT Test Near Miss photos

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Possible Causes Inadequate inspection of High potential packages and equipment.

• #1.

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• #2.

Procedures not followed.

• #3.

Poor Safe Work practices.

• #4.

System Failure

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Lessons to be Learned  Ensure that all cables and connectors are properly identified and corrected.  Ensure personnel's are not present on work site and are restricted during test.  Ensure adequate house keeping on site.  WRPs’ should ensure they provide adequate supervisory coverage in all their work areas.  Ensure HIPOT accessories, cables and equipments are inspected regularly.  Test operator must be alert due to presence of dangerous voltage © Chevron 2005

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OE Tenets broken • #2. Operate in a safe and controlled condition.

• #4. Follow safe work practices and procedures.

• #6. maintain the integrity of dedicated system

• #10. Involve the right people in decisions that affect procedures and equipment.

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THANK YOU

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