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    Banil Casting Pvt. Ltd.

    Safety Work Permit

    1.0 Purpose of SOP for Work Permit System

     To lay down the procedure for Safety Work Permit.

    2.0 Scope of SOP for Work Permit System

     This SOP for safety work permit is applicable in situations where there is a non-routine work or
    dangerous operations are to be carried out within the premises of the plant.
    3.0 Responsibility

     All personnel shall be responsible to abide by the guideline as mentioned in the SOP.

     Departmental HODs shall be responsible for ensuring and means are available for compliance of the
    procedure.

     Head of Environment, Health and Safety shall be responsible for monitoring and overall compliances.

    4.0 Definition

     Safety work permit: Safety work permit is a written record that authorizes specific work, at a
    specific location, for a specific time period. Permits are used for controlling and coordinating the
    work to establish and maintain safe working conditions. The permit is an agreement between the
    issuer and the receiver that documents the Conditions, preparations, precautions and the
    limitations that need to be clearly understood before works begins.

     Routine Works: Types of work which are carried out on daily basis with standard procedure.

     Non-Routine Works: Types of work which are carried out on certain intervals or without any
    schedule.

     Hot Work: Type of work having potential of producing spark or fire e.g. Welding, cutting, gas
    cutting, drilling, grinding, brazing, chipping, soldering and other spark generating activities.

     Cold Work: Type of work without having the potential of producing spark or fire e.g.
    Loading/unloading of heavy machine or equipment, working at height or fragile roof, civil works,
    cladding, flooring, building repairing, painting, machine shifting and excavation work (depending
    upon the condition of the area to be excavated) etc.

     Work at Height: Type of work which is to be carried out at the height above 2.5 meter.

     Confined Space: It is a limited space or area having single route of exit and entry e.g. Underground
    tank, vessels etc.
     Electrical Work: All electrical works inside plant premises like cable laying, panel maintenance,
    Electrical maintenance, installation of panels etc.
    5.0 Procedure for Safety Work Permit System

     Only officer and above shall be considered eligible to sign the safety work permits.
     Only contractor’s supervisor shall be authorized to sign the safety work permits.
     Before carrying out any non-routine or dangerous activity like Hot Work, Confined Space Entry,
    Cold Work, Work at Height/fragile roof and Electrical Work, the concerned departments shall
    intimate the executing department (Maintenance Department) for the same.
     All permit shall be numbered in three (NNN) digit format e.g. 001, 002, 003 etc.
     Executing department representative with the help of contractor s supervisor shall fill and sign the
    respective work permit form after verifying and complying all necessary safety conditions such as
    availability of required PPE’s, machines & tools conditions, electrical cables, earthing, good
    housekeeping etc. As per Annexure – I.
     After signing by executing department the same permit shall be signed by HR-Admin head/security
    supervisor.
     After HR/Admin head/ security supervisor, safety officer (EHS dept.) shall sign the permit after
    verifying the conditions of working area for safe work.
    Note:-In the absence of safety officer plant head should be sign on work permit.

     Final authorization shall be given by EHS Head.

     Supervisor must be available at the work site till the completion of work.
     All the permits shall be prepared in triplicate. FIRST COPY (White) is for work executer, SECOND
    COPY (Pink) is for Security Gate & THIRD COPY (Yellow-Book Copy) is for Maintenance
    Department.
     The executers copy of work permit shall always be available at working site and handover to concern
    person after completion of work.
     Work permit is valid for time between 09:00 to 18:00 Hrs. If additional time required, prior inform to
    all signing authority.
     If work will be continue to next day, extension of work permit shall be done in first copy (i.e. White
    copy) of Annexure – I by concern person/ permit executor through same signing procedure.
     If the work is to be carried out on Holiday/non-working day the permit to be taken on day before
    holiday/non-working day through same signing procedure provided all the conditions checked &
    verified for safe work.
     Representative of executing department shall be responsible for supervising the safety conditions on
    that day.
     After completion of work, closure of the permit shall be done in first copy (i.e. White copy) by permit
    executor through same signing procedure.
     After closure of work permit copy of permit (i.e. White copy) shall be submitted to executing
    department.
    Note: In case of emergency work to be performed on holiday/ non-working day, work permit can be
    generated, but it shall be approved / verified by available designee/shift in charge/ at that
    time.
     Validity of work permit: Cold work permit is valid for 1 week and other work permits are valid for
    1day only with 2 days extension provision on work permit format.
    Note: For project work, validity of all work permits shall be 15 days.
     Extension of work permit shall be done by permit executor through same signing procedure.
    6.0 Abbreviation (s)

     SOP : Standard Operating Procedure


     PPE : Personnel Protective Equipment
     EHS : Environment , Health and Safety
     HR : Human Resource

    7.0 Reference (s)

     In-House

    8.0 Annexure (s)

     Annexure – I : Work Permit

    Prepared BY: Approved By:


    Safety Officer Plant Head

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