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Checklist for Electrical work on High Voltage Equipment (over 1000V) for shipboard maintenance
Shipboard electrical maintenance operation involve many hazards and careful consideration will need to be made for safe planning and execution.
Summarized below are some basic check items prior doing any electrical maintenance job. These procedures are only indicative, not exhaustive in nature and one must always be guided by practices of good seamanship.
- Checklist for Electrical work on High Voltage Equipment (over 1000V) (to be completed by responsible person)
- Has pre-meeting been held and personnel clearly instructed of work scope, procedure and precautions?
- Are working personnel aware that some circuits in the equipment may by on even if power supply is off?
- Is integrity of cords of portable lamps and electrical tools confirmed and are they properly grounded?
- Are personnel carrying out the work, aware of the measures to be taken to treat electrical shock?
- If handling electrolytic liquid, are anti-acid gloves, apron, protective eyeware etc available?
- Have other permit to work systems been followed as necessary?
- Is the concerned equipment dead and isolated from the system?
- Isolation points:
Have circuit main earths been applied to the equipment?
- Application points:
Have safety locks been fitted?
- Locations/Lock set identities:
Have caution/danger notices been applied to all isolation points and safety signs appropriately positioned?
TREAT ALL OTHER APPARATUS AND AREAS AS DANGEROUS!
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