Electrical Cable of ACS entangled with temporary Guardrail
Incident Photo
SUMMARY OF INCIDENT
Description:
Dated on 08.03.2023 around 11:50 PM an incident occurred at The Crest
Project Site, Tower A. During CW-05 ACS Jumping, main electrical power cable
of CW-05 ACS entangled with the temporary guardrails of staircase shaft – 01.
As the cable was entangled in temporary guardrail and the ACS was moving
upward direction in jumping, the cable got stretched which resulted in damage
to the cable insulation causes ACS electric panel shutdown and ACS jumping
stopped.
No injury or property damaged were reported.
Findings of Investigation:
During the investigation, it was revealed that,
• Involved crew in CW05 ACS jumping failed to assess the risk.
• SIMOPs planned by site team without suitable plan.
• Area inspection conducted by HSSEI and area electrician hours back
before ACS jumping.
Corrective and Preventive Actions taken:
• No signage and barricades provided for awareness near to cable roll.
• No watchman provided to monitor safe unwinding of ACS cable roll. • Cable drum to be used for safe unwinding of cable roll during ACS jumping.
• No suitable engineering control was present for safe handling of ACS • Safe system of work method to be adopted – SIMOPs should be pre planned for safe
cable roll Such as; Use of cable drum for safe unwinding. work execution.
• Work was carried out with ineffective supervision. • Fresh inspection must be carried out by HSSEI and electrician before work initiation.
• Competent watchman to be deployed during ACS jumping for safe unwinding of cable
Installed electrical safety devices in ACS electric panel functioning well roll.
as the panel shutdown with a minor stretch of cable. • On site risk to be assessed by SCL supervisor before deployment.
• RA training to be imparted to the SCL engineers, foreman and supervisors by HSSE.
Root cause: • Suitable signage to be displayed at cable roll location.
➢ No suitable engineering control was in place – As cable roll was kept on • Area to be barricaded before work initiation.
the floor (they can use a cable drum for safe unwinding of cable during Lesson learned:
ACS jumping) • A competent watchman should be deployed to monitor safe unwinding of cable roll.
➢ Ineffective supervision – Risk was not analysed. • Risk must be analysed on site by immediate supervisors before deployment of
➢ Ineffective workplace inspection – Inspection carried out hours back workers.
before work initiation. • Cable drum to be used for safe unwinding of cable roll.
• SIMOP’s must be pre planned
Safety Alert: 18/2023 • Inspection should be carried out in present time before work initiation.
“Safety is not what we do, it is HOW we do things”. Issue date:30-03-2023
