ESP 4 - Safety Equipment

Question 1

Name some of the different safety equipment used in ESP?

Answer 1

• Electrical Safety PPE
• Locks and Lock-boxes
• Caution Notices
• Test Equipment

Question 2

What are the four different types of locks used in ESP?

Answer 2

• Safety Locks (Red), used by the AT to secure points of isolation (POI). Keys to these padlocks are placed in the lockbox.
• Personal Locks (Blue), used by the working party and applied to the lockbox once all isolations are in place.
• Control Lock (Green), used by the AT to secure the lockbox and allowing the surrender of the AWP to another AT.
• General Safety Lock (Orange), used to establish local control before work is carried out. It ensures that no remote access can be gained while the AT has turbine control.

Question 3

What device is used to Test for Dead?

Answer 3

A Voltage Absence Tester (VAT) and proving unit will be used. The device must be stated in the document, “Approved List of CoHE Tools and Equipment”.

Question 4

No persons shall be engaged in any work or testing on or near exposed live LV equipment unless:

Answer 4

• It is unreasonable in all circumstances for it to be dead.
• It is reasonable in all circumstances to be at work on or near it while it is live.
• Suitable precautions (including, where necessary, the provision of suitable protective equipment) are taken to prevent injury.

Question 5

A conductor is classed as exposed if it is NOT?

Answer 5

• Isolated
• Enclosed
• Guarded
• Insulated

AND is capable of being inadvertently touched or approached closer than a safe distance.