Site Incident Reporting (SIR)

HIPOT Test Near Miss

Date: May 10, 2009.

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 Incidents that Happened

•At approximately 1420hours on the 6th May,

2009 during Preparation of High-potential
testing on power cable with tag No. P-2603,
3CX350kcmil at GTG ‘C’, CNL QA/QC pointed out
the possibility of an Incident from the cable
which was not adequately protected on both
ends of the cable.

•RCA in progress (10th May 2009,1315-

1700HRS

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 HIPOT Test Near Miss photos

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 Possible Causes

• #1. Inadequate inspection of High

potential packages and equipment.
• #2. Procedures not followed.
• #3. Poor Safe Work practices.
• #4. System Failure

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 Lessons to be Learned
 Ensure that all cables and connectors are
properly identified and corrected.
 Ensure personnel's are not present on work
site and are restricted during test.
 Ensure adequate house keeping on site.
 WRPs’ should ensure they provide adequate
supervisory coverage in all their work areas.
 Ensure HIPOT accessories, cables and
equipments are inspected regularly.
 Test operator must be alert due to presence
of dangerous voltage
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 OE Tenets broken
• #2. Operate in a safe and controlled condition.

• #4. Follow safe work practices and procedures.

• #6. maintain the integrity of dedicated system

• #10. Involve the right people in decisions that

affect procedures and equipment.

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 THANK YOU

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