Hold Tags

Question 1

What is a Hold Tag?

A) A A T O C T W A T O O A P S, D, C, T, M, G, O O E.
B) T D O A R O O A B O R.

Answer 1

A) An approved tag or card that warns against the operation of a particular switch, device, circuit, tool, machine, gate, or other equipment.
B) The disabling of a reclosing operation of a breaker or recloser.

Question 2

A Hold Tag will not…

P I O D F E C O E E.

Answer 2

Prevent injury or death from electrical contact of energized equipment.

Question 3

A Hold Tag offers no…

P P O T P R O E.

Answer 3

Personal protection other than preventing reclosing of equipment.

Question 4

A Hold Tag limits…

F E T T D S, B P T N R C O T S B O L R I.

Answer 4

Fault exposure to the distribution system, by preventing the normal reclose cycle of the substation breaker or line recloser involved.

Question 5

Who can request a Hold Tag?

1) A “Q P” A D I T SRP APR.
2) C W F SRP W A O T P S L & H A C C I.

Answer 5

1) Any “qualified person” as defined in the SRP APR.
2) Contractors working for SRP who are on the Project Services List and have all current contact information.

Question 6

What is needed to request a Hold Tag? (6 things)

Answer 6

A) Unit number and name of the qualified person requesting the Hold Tag.
B) Coordinates of work location.
C) Map code of work location.
D) Device(s) being worked on or around (SRP number, pad number, type of overhead construction etc.)
E) Job number
F) Nature of work.

Question 7

What is a Diminished Hold Tag?

Answer 7

It means the ground relay has been taken out of service on that circuit with the installed Hold Tag.

Question 8

Why do we also place a Hold Tag on the upstream breaker when a Hold Tag is requested downstream of a line recloser?

Answer 8

We don’t trust that the recloser will isolate the downstream fault without also tripping the upstream breaker.

Question 9

Pole mounted TripSaverII cutout mounted reclosers are rated at … and trip at …

Answer 9

100A and 85A

Question 10

Pole mounted TripSaverII cutout mounted reclosers are rated at … and trip at …

Answer 10

100A and 85A

Question 11

Pole mounted TripSaverII cutout mounted reclosers protect…

Answer 11

Against faults on underground cable.

Question 12

Should a pole mounted TripSaverII be used for Hold Tag purposes? Why or why not?

Answer 12

No, because they do not possess utility grade relays.

Question 13

If there is a pole mounted TripSaverII upstream of the work location, where should the Hold Tag be placed?

Answer 13

On the breaker feeding the TripSaver.

Question 14

What is a DER?

Answer 14

Distributed Energy Resource.

Question 15

In terms of Distributed Energy Resources, what must be disconnected for Hold Tags?

Answer 15

Only spinning mass closed transitions or Co-gens.

Question 16

What is the process for applying Hold Tags when a DER is involved? (6 steps)

Answer 16

1. Try to move the spinning mass closed transition or Co-gen to another circuit.
2. If it cannot be moved, field personnel must locally disconnect the spinning mass closed transition or Co-gen.
3. Notify $SEMDIST.
4. Field personnel must open and/or verify open, lock and tag the disconnect.
5. DSO must enter the Hold Tag in EMS on the DOC Distributed Generation screen.
6. DSO must place the hold tag on the upstream circuit breaker.

Question 17

If a Hold Tag is requested on the primary, alternate or both circuits that an ATS is on, where must the work location be for us to have to take action with the ATS?

Answer 17

The work location must be downstream of the ATS.

Question 18

What steps need to be taken to install a Hold Tag downstream of an ATS via supy? (6 steps)

Answer 18

1. Pull up ATS in EMS.
2. Place Hold Tag on Auto/Manual device via supy control.
3. Place ATS into Manual.
4. Verify ATS went to Manual and Ready to Transfer State is “NO”.
5. Place Hold Tag on upstream circuit breaker feeding the ATS’s load.
6. Notify $SEMDIST.

Question 19

What steps need to be taken to install a Hold Tag downstream of an ATS locally? (7 steps)

Answer 19

Field personnel must:
1. Verify the present position of the ATS.
2. Use the control point to place into Manual.
3. Verify the ATS went to Manual and Ready to Transfer State is “No”.
4. Install “Do Not Operate” tag and lock control box.

DSO must:
5. Place Hold Tag on Auto/Manual in EMS on the associated device.
6. Place Hold Tag on upstream circuit breaker feeding the ATS.
7. Notify $SEMDIST?

Question 20

What steps need to be taken to remove a Hold Tag downstream of an ATS, locally? (7 steps)

Answer 20

Field Personnel must:
1. Verify present position of ATS.
2. Use control point to place into Auto.
3. Verify ATS went to Auto and Ready to Transfer State is “YES”.
4. Remove “Do Not Operate” tag inside and lock control box.

DSO must:
5. Remove Hold Tag directly on Auto/Manual in EMS on the associated device.
6. Remove Hold Tag on upstream circuit breaker feeding the ATS.
7. Notify $SEMDIST?

Question 21

If the DOC needs to release a Hold Tag and cannot get ahold of the Hold Tag Owner, who should the DOC contact?

Answer 21

The Hold Tag Owner’s Supervisor.

Question 22

Customer DFA Teams (Enhanced Services) are identified with…

Answer 22

“-C” or “-c”

Question 23

What steps needs to be taken to install a Hold Tag on a DFA team via supy? (3 steps)

Answer 23

1. Place Hold Tag on parent breaker feeding the DFA team.
2. Verify DFA team went into Manual in EMS.
3. Place Hold Tag on Auto/Manual control point in EMS.

Question 24

What steps needs to be taken to install a Hold Tag on a DFA team, locally?

Answer 24

1. Place Hold Tag locally on parent breaker feeding the DFA team.
2. Verify DFA team went into Manual.
3. Place Hold Tag directly on Auto/Manual control point in EMS.

Question 25

What steps needs to be taken to remove a Hold Tag on a DFA team, locally?

Answer 25

1. Field personnel removes Hold Tag locally on parent breaker feeding the DFA team.
2. Field personnel place DFA team to Auto, locally.
3. DSO removes Hold Tag from Auto/Manual control point in EMS.
4. Field personnel and DSO verify DFA team went into Auto.