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SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
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ANC 303
ALUMINIUM INDUSTRIES LIMITED
Relays Division
HEALTH AND SAFETY
It deals with the handling of relay in proper way. An individual to be considered as ‘qualified’
with regard to certain equipment in the workplace, but ‘unqualified’ as to other equipment. “An
employee, who is undergoing on the job training and who, in the course of such training, has
demonstrated the ability to perform duties safely at his or her level of training and who is under
the direct supervision of a qualified person also considered to be a qualified person for the
performance of those duties.”
The following requirements must be met, in the order given, before circuits or equipments are
re-energized, even temporarily.
People handling the equipment should be aware about the relay safety handlet.
Ensure that the product is in the off condition before working on the conducting or terminal
side.
A qualified person must conduct tests and visual inspections, as necessary, to verify that
tools electrical jumpers, shorts, grounds and other such devices have been removed, so
that the circuits and equipments can be safely re-energized.
Employees exposed to the hazards associated with re-energizing the circuit or equipment
must be warned to stay clear of the circuits and equipment.
Each lock and tag must be removed by the employee who applied it or someone else
under that employee’s direct supervision.
A visual determination that all employees are clear of the circuits and equipments must be
made.
For any queries related to relays, feel free to contact ALIND.