SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
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AR10-I
RELAYS DIVISION
HEALTH AND SAFETY
It deals with the handling of relay in proper way. An individ al to be considered as ‘q alified’ with regard to
certain eq ipment in the workplace, b t ‘ nq alified’ as to other eq ipment. “An employee, who is
ndergoing on the job training and who, in the co rse of s ch training, has demonstrated the ability to
perform d ties safely at his or her level of training and who is nder the direct s pervision of a q alified
person also considered to be a q alified person for the performance of those d ties.”
The following req irements m st be met, in the order given, before circ its or eq ipments are re-energized,
even temporarily.
People handling the eq ipment sho ld be aware abo t the relay safety handlet.
Ens re that the prod ct is in the off condition before working on the cond cting or terminal side.
A q alified person m st cond ct tests and vis al inspections, as necessary, to verify that tools electrical
j mpers, shorts, gro nds and other s ch devices have been removed, so that the circ its and
eq ipments can be safely re-energized.
Employees exposed to the hazards associated with re-energizing the circ it or eq ipment m st be
warned to stay clear of the circ its and eq ipment.
Each lock and tag m st be removed by the employee who applied it or someone else nder that
employee’s direct s pervision.
A vis al determination that all employees are clear of the circ its and eq ipments m st be made.
For any q eries related to relays, feel free to contact ALIND.
Wa ning: Befo e wo king at the ea of unit, isolate all voltage and cu ent supplies.
Befo e ca ying out any wo k on equipment you should be familia with the
contents of the Safety Section o the Safety Guide AR** elays and the atings on
the equipment’s ating label.
