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ACTIVITY: Preliminary activities before starting of Tie-In Mechanical Installation operation
Task
 Identify pipe circuit and
prepare it for mechanical
installation includes but it is
not limited to the following
tasks:
 Installing
temporary bypasses,
jumpovers, and blind disk
as required.
 Disconnecting
pump, turbine, and
compressor intake and
discharge lines and cover
nozzles.
 Disconnection
of joints and cover flanges,
 Open
overhead vents or vessel
 Verify line
section is properly
drainaged and
depressurized.
. 
TIE-IN MECHANICAL INSTALLATION
HAZARD Risk PREVENTIVE MEASURE
 Wrongly  Damage to pipeline  Secure and follow Work Permit.
identified line.  Test procedure is agreed and issue to relevant parties
as a reference document.
 PTW obtained before starting of the Work from Aramco
Issuer Office at PMT.
 Over  Damage to adjacent
pressurization of equipment  Line, equipment, is identified from drawing and market
line.  Injury to nearby people.
 Co-ordinate with Aramco Operations and TRG,
 Injury to personnel. electrical, instrumentation civil as required and
 New or Subcontractors construction personnel to avoid
inexperience interferences.
person for the job.  Area physically barricaded with red and white Tape
 Designated crew only is used for the execution of this
procedure.
 Pre task discussion held before start of work.
 Personnel hearing damage  PPE use including hearing protection is enforced
 High noise levels.
 Personnel injury  Falling hazards identification, removal conditions
 Slips / Trips and whenever is possible, signals and worker awareness in
falls on the same place.
level (ground or
elevated walking
platform)
 Dehydration.  Providing plenty of water and monitoring ambient
Extreme  Personnel Heat Stress conditions
temperature and exhaustion.  Monitor personnel for signs of heat stress.
high humidity.
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TIE-IN MECHANICAL INSTALLATION

ACTIVITY: Preliminary activities before starting of MECHANICAL INSTALLATIONS operation

Task HAZARD Risk PREVENTIVE MEASURE
 Identify pipe circuit and  Falling form  Severe personnel injury.  Secure and follow Work Permit.
prepare it for mechanical Working at height  Fall prevention measures on place including:
installation includes but it  Use of Safety Harness while working at height.
is not limited to the  Modification in scaffolds to be done by only
following actions: scaffolders.
 Area below isolated by proper barricades.
 Instructing workers.
 Installing
temporary bypasses,  Fall of object  Personnel injury  Safety Lifting procedure on place including:
jumpovers, and blind  Damage to adjacent  Use of certified slings with valid test certificate.
disk as required. machine or equipment.  Proper rigging method & qualified /experience rigger.
 Collapse of  Personnel injury.  Safety scaffolding procedure on place including:
 Disconnectin scaffolds  Qualified scaffolders will erect that scaffold.
g pump, turbine, and  Use of scaffold with green tag will be put in to use.
compressor intake and  Use of tag lines will be provided to the material to be
discharge lines and handled with crane to control movement of load in air.
cover nozzles.  Unable to  Emergency procedures not  Emergency and rescue plan in place before starting
 Disconnectio evacuate in an understood or unfamiliar to job.
n of joints and cover emergency. workers.  Induction of workers with alarms, emergency
flanges, procedures, evacuation routes and assembly points in
place.
 Trapping hands,  Hand or fingers injury  Identification of trapping points before starting job
feet or fingers.  Feet injury  Toll box talk to be conducted before starting of the
work.
 Close supervision.

TIE-IN MECHANICAL INSTALLATION
ACTIVITY: Mechanical Preparation Activities
Task HAZARD
 Remove manual valves  Pipe under pressure
and install connections.  Contact with
pressure stream.
 Trap in between
 Fall from height
 Fall of material
 Simultaneous
operations (pre
commissioning and
construction)
 Water Leak under
pressure.
 Damage to adjacent
components.
 Over pressurization
of line.
 High noise.
 Strike against
 Slip/trip/fall
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JOB HAZARD ANALYSIS FOR
Risk
 Flying particles or  PTW and e is in place to ensure:
foreign materials  Secure and follow Work Permit.
ejected from the line
 Body injury
 Severe body injury.
 Injury to personnel  PTW, procedure are in place to ensure:
 Flying particles or
foreign materials
ejected from the line.
 Rupture of hoses or
lines.
 Hearing damage.
 Body injury
PREVENTIVE MEASURE
 Pipe or circuit is depressurized before starting of the
work.
 Lock out Tag out procedure in place.
 Proper method used for the job and for lifting as
required.
 Use of proper tools
 Supervisor to conduct Tool Box talk before starting of
the work.
 Use proper PPE’s.
 Adequate coordination and communications
 Close supervision.
 Secure all material and tools
 All components are in good working condition.
 De-pressure as per the circuit
 Only authorized person to carry out the job.
 Use eye protection around pressurized hoses and
proper PPE.
 Correct pipe, valve, and fittings, to be operated only.
 The isolation and deisolation system is in Place.
 Use of earplugs & eye Protection.
 Close coordination between Commissioning
Engineers, and construction supervisors (TRG/Sub
contractors).
 Proper access to reach valves, equipments,
instruments, fittings etc.
 Close supervision
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TIE-IN MECHANICAL INSTALLATION

ACTIVITY: Mechanical reinstallations

Task HAZARD Risk PREVENTIVE MEASURE

Install flow elements or  High pressure  Injury to personnel  Secure and follow Work Permit.
control valve.  Flying particles or  PTW Procedure is in place to ensure:
foreign materials  Only authorized person to carry out the work
 Slip/ trip /fall ejected from the line  Use appropriate PPE’s for the job.
 Tag out lock out system is in place.
 Use of proper tools
 Use proper method for flow elements/control
valves.
 Maintain good house keeping
 Use of Safety Harness while working at height
 Scaffold as required will be prepared by
Approved, experienced scaffolders
 Material lifting as required will be carry out by
Riggers.
 Use of certified lifting gears & cranes with valid
certification.
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TIE-IN MECHANICAL INSTALLATION

ACTIVITY: Crane and lifting operations

Task HAZARD Risk PREVENTIVE MEASURE

Preparation for the crane  Crane stuck in soft
operation.
 Injury to personnel.  Secure and follow Work Permit
soil  Damage to adjacent  PTW and Lifts instruction in place to ensure:
equipment.  All crane manufacturer’ s specifications and limitations
are followed.
 Cranes and derricks load certification sticker affixed to the
equipment.
 Licensed operator operates the crane.
 Certified rigger.
 Correct maintenance of crane ensured.
 Inspection of the area before positioning the crane.

Placing the crane for Collapse of crane  Injury to personnel.  PTW and Lifts instruction in place to ensure:
operation  Damage to adjacent  Check floor level evenness/enough space for out-riggers.
equipment.  Use of proper outriggers base/sole plates.
 Rupture of pipe  Out riggers fully extended.
and/or equipment.  No oil leakage from the outer riggers.
 Fire and/or explosion  Proper site inspection before starting the operation. Soft
soil
Lifting over live line and Falling on live line  Fire or Explosion and  PTW and Lifts instruction in place to ensure:
supports damage to the existing  Avoid lifting over live line or equipment wherever possible.
installations.  Tie two taglines on the unloading pipes to control swing.
 Injury to personnel.  Check the condition of the lifting tools and tackles before
each use.
 Lifting over liver lines, double up the slings and tackles.
 Stopping lifting maneuver when wind speed exceeds 32
km/h (20 mph)
 Avoid leaving suspended load un-attended.
 Emergency and rescue plan in place before starting job.
 Induction of workers with alarms, emergency procedures,
evacuation routes and assembly points in place.
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TIE-IN MECHANICAL INSTALLATION

ACTIVITY: Scaffold Erection

Task HAZARD Risk PREVENTIVE MEASURE

Scaffold erection  Falling form height.  Sever injure to  PTW and Scaffoldings instruction in place to
 Contact with personnel ensure:
energized system.  Obtain and follow proper Work Permit.
 Interfering or being  Damage to adjacent  Maintain good housekeeping in area.
interfered by equipment.  Hang yellow scafftag at the time of erection and
construction or other barricade the area.
commissioning  Distracting personnel  Daily and weekly meetings to refresh
activities around the near the activity posing instructions to personnel and coordinate activities.
area. a risk of injury.  Assure Certified Scaffold Supervisor / Inspector
directs and approves scaffold and signs scaffold
tags.
Lifting and positioning  Falling material  Injury to personnel  To be erected altered by experienced men
material.  Cuts/splinters  Back injury under the direction of a competent Supervisor,
 Slip and fall  Use all PPE as required.
 Collapse of scaffold  Use safety harness above 1.8 m heights.
 Avoid broken, bent and excessively rusted or
damaged frames/accessories.
 Scaffold shall be erected to support four times
the maximum intended loads.
 Vertical standard must be pitched on steel base
plates.
 Ensure proper vertical alignment of the legs.
 Access/ladders, Guardrail system and toe
boards must be securely fixed.
 Scaffolding platform must be fully decked.
 After erection of the scaffolding, Supervisor
must inspect and hang yellow or green scafftag.
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TIE-IN MECHANICAL INSTALLATION

PREPARED BY: LIBERIO MARTIN TRG-HSE

11-06-2007