1.1. Definition
SOP is termed commonly as Standard Operating Procedures-
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Characteristics of SOP-
1)
Carry out the operations and maintenance correctly
2)
Same manner
3) Maintain a quality system.
4) production cost is less
5) safety at work place
6) Lesser knowledgeable person can
perform equivalent to qualified
7) The original should rest at a secure
place
8) Working copies should be
authenticated with stamps and/or signatures of authorized persons.
SOP shall have
a heading and/or footing mentioning:
1)
Date
of approval and/or version number
2)
Unique
title (abbreviated if desired)
3)
The
number of the SOP (preferably
4)
Page
number and total number of pages of the SOP
3. Administrations,
Distribution, Implementation
The SOP shall be prepared by
1) Section officer OR by senior section
officers
2) Reviewed by next higher office
3) Approved by next to next higher office
3. SOP contents
1)
SOP number
2)
Version number
3)
date of issue
4)
date of expiry
5)
Title
6)
historical data (dates of previous issues)
4. SOP Periodicity
SOP periodicity shall be one
year
5. Binding
The IE
rules 1956, NEC rule, safety rules, statutory norms imposed by state/central Government
shall be binding whether it is mentioned or not.
6. Filed of application
The SOP
may be utilised an any filed of activity or work like administration government
or private, sports, education, manufacturing, industry, processing plant, transport, medical, army
etc.
Typical example
Name:
To ensure electrical safety at working places
Number:
sop/2024/xx
Procedure
1. Unauthorized persons shall not make or attempt to make
repairs to electrical equipment.
2. All unsafe cords, tools, and other equipment shall be
reported immediately.
3. Avoid stepping on live lines of lighting units or
trouble lights when lines are lying on floors.
4. Defective electrical cords or lines shall be replaced
or repaired if possible.
5. When working with energized lines, personnel wearing
rings or other jewelry shall either remove Jewelry or wear insulated gloves.
6. Electric outlets shall not be overloaded. All outlets
shall be grounded where required.
7. Outlets providing power to portable electric tools
shall be equipped with ground fault interruption.
8. Doors or covers of electric panel boxes, marshalling
boxes and JB etc shall be kept closed.
9. Panel boxes with removed circuit breakers shall be
equipped with protective closure caps.
10. When pulling fuses from fuse panel, fuse pullers
shall be used.
11. Never substitute fuses with other materials to make a
connection such as tin foil, coins etc.
12. Never replace a fuse with a larger fuse than what was
in unit prior to changing.
13. When opening or closing a switch in a panel box
always stand to one side.
14. Never paint over or conceal panel boxes.
15. Electric panels shall be kept accessible. The area
around boxes shall be kept clean and free of any Flammable or combustible
materials.
16. Do not store metal or conductive materials near panel
boxes or lines.
17. All electric panels shall be labelled or tagged as to
switch usage and as to what equipment or area that
Switch controls.
18. All electric panels used in areas where moisture or
damp conditions exist shall be waterproof by providing canopy or double doors.
19. All electric switch panels shall be grounded.
20. When repairs or work is performed on panels, lockout
or tag out procedures shall be used.
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