Anyone who works near underground services should be properly trained in safety precautions related to hazards & safe

work practice in excavations. This information is usefully supplement to Excavation hazards & control Measure as captured in JSA. Translator required for non-English speaking workers. 1) Underground services, particularly electricity, telecommunication water and irrigation water line, can be dangerous. Damage to electricity cables can cause a flash, leading to severe burns or even death. Accidents have happened because people have mistaken one service for another, Check before you act. Report any damage to a cable, pipe or pipe coating. Even if there is no immediate danger; damage could cause danger at a later date. Do not attempt repairs. Work should not be undertaken in the vicinity of a damaged cable until the RasGas has investigated its condition; Exposed cable more than I m and they cross a trench, support should be provided. Where advice and help is needed to do this, the cable owner should be If the exposed cable length is shorter than 1 m, support should still need to be provided cable is vulnerable to damage. Suitable precautions should be taken to prevent damage from ongoing work in the excavation. This may involve for example the use of physical means (e.g. timber boards, sandbags etc.) to prevent mechanical damage. Cables should not be moved aside unless the operation is supervised by the cable RasGas Materials or equipment which could damage or penetrate the outer sheath of the cable should not be used. Damage to the services can result from excavation or penetration of the ground. Underground services may be found in garden, footpaths and almost anywhere on sites. Always assume that they are present. Treat all services as LIVE, despite their apparent physical condition.

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Before starting work 12) Make sure you have all the required documentations e.g. drawing, scanning reports of the underground services in the area. Remember that some underground may not be shown. Permit Holder with guidance of Electrical Supervisor must refer to cable- and pipe-locator report (attached to PTW) to identify electricity cables, water pipes, telecommunications cable or other services. Permit Holder should have been trained how to do this. If in doubt, or if you have any difficulty, ask your RasGas Supervisor for advice. Mark the positions of the cables and pipes using paint or other waterproof marking on the ground. Clearly mark 500 mm distance from the exposed cable or underground cable known to present where mechanical excavator must not involve in any excavation. Hand dig trial holes (as many as necessary) to confirm the position of services in the area of your work. This is particularly important if there are irrigation pvc or plastic pipes, which cannot be found using a locator

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18) Wherever possible, hand dig near buried services. Spades and shovels are safer than picks, pins or forks. Check that any cable which is embedded in concrete and has to be broken out has been made dead before work starts, or that another safe way of working has been agreed with the cable owner (Consult RasGas Supervisor of Safety Officer). Watch out for signs of services as work continues. Repeat checks with the cableand pipe locator as the excavation progresses. Backfill around services with a fine material. Do NOT use flints, bricks, mass concrete or similar material. Do not use hand-held power tools within 500 mm of the marked position of an electricity cable (if the number of services present or surface obstructions makes this impossible seek further advice from RasGas Supervisor).

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Do not use hand-held power tools directly over the marked line of a cable unless: you have already found the cable at that position by careful hand digging beneath the surface and it is at a safe depth (at least 300 mm) below the bottom of the surface to be broken; or physical means have been used to prevent the tool striking it. Do not use a mechanical excavator within 500 mm of a known or exposed underground service. If an excavator is used near this 500 mm radious of known or exposed electricity cable keep everyone clear of the bucket while it is digging. Do not use exposed services as a convenient step or handhold. Do not handle or attempt to alter the position of an exposed service. No planting of any tress close to an existing service, even as per approved drawing. Ask your supervisor to tell you what the separation should be. Do not uses concrete for protect underground service.

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