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DOM - 01- 02
DISTRIBUTION OPERATION MANUAL
ISSUE DATE: APRIL 07, 2004

DISTRIBUTION OPERATION MANUAL

FOR

LOCKS
AND LOCKING ARRANGEMENT

Technical Support Department

Operation Improvement and Standard Division
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Saudi Electricity Company
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

1 PURPOSE 2

2 SCOPE 2

3 DEFINITIONS 2

4 LOCKS 2

4.1 LOCKS SECURETY LOCKS (Type A) 3

4.2 LOCKS SAFETY LOCKS (Type B) 5

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1. PURPOSE

This Distribution Operation Manual outlines the standards for different types of
locks and locking arrangements to be provided in the SEC facilities. Locks and
locking arrangements are designed to prevent unauthorized entry and access to SEC
facilities, and are standardized to facilitate access to authorized SEC personnel.

2. SCOPE

This Manual only deal with the safety and security locks and locking arrangements
to access, operate and control SEC plants and equipment. Hardware details of the
latching and locking fixtures are available in the relevant material specifications of
the equipment.

3. DEFINITIONS

AUTHORIZED PERSON
An authorized person is a competent person possessing technical knowledge and
who is trained and certified by a competent authority.

ISOLATED
This term is used to indicate that any apparatus, equipment, plant or circuit has been
completely disconnected from all electricity sources that could cause danger and all
necessary precautions have been taken to prevent accidental reconnection.

4. LOCKS

Two types of locks are to be used in the SEC distribution network. These are given
below:

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4.1. SECURITY LOCKS (Type A)

These locks are to be provided in SEC distribution network to prevent

unauthorized entry to SEC distribution facilities. Provision of these locks will
also restrict operation of the SEC equipment to authorized personnel only. These
types of locks will have master keys which will be issued to authorized SEC
personnel by competent authority.

The following table gives the locking arrangements to be adopted for different
SEC equipment using Security Locks.

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Sr. No. Installation/Equipment Location of Lock Remarks

Separate locks on
the distribution
1 Room Substation Main Entrance Door equipment inside
substation are not
required. **
According to the
2 Outdoor Package Substation Package S/S Doors No. of doors of the
Package S/S
Ž RMU Feeder Switches
Outdoor Ground Mounted Ž RMU Fuse Switch
3
Substation Ž LV Distribution Panel
Ž Fence gate
Ž RMU Feeder Switches
Ž RMU Fuse Switch
Outdoor Pad mounted (Unit)
4 Ž LV Compartment
S/S
Ž HV compartment
Ž Fence gate
Ž RMU Feeder Switches
5 Outdoor Platform S/S Ž RMU fuse Switch
Ž LV Distribution Panel
Pole mounted H.V. Ground Level operating
6
Equipment handles or control cabinets
Ground Level Operating
7 Load Break Switches (L.B.S)
Mechanism
Includes Switch
H. V outdoor Pad mounted Operating and control Banks, Automatic
8
Switchgear mechanism change-over switch
etc.
9 L.V. Distribution Minipillars Access Door

Note: If LV panels have pad-lockable windows for generator cables they should be
locked with Security Locks.

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4.2. SAFETY LOCKS (Type B)

Safety Locks are to be provided at the points of isolation of a particular SEC

distribution network or equipment before commencement of work. They shall be
applied on the equipment with Hold Tags. (Ref. DOM-00-00, Hold Tag &
Lockout)

Locks similar to the Security Locks but having individual keys with the lock’s
Serial Number punched on the keys shall be used as Safety Locks.

Safety Locks and one key of each lock should be issued to SEC personnel
authorized to receive Work Permit or other safety documents for work on SEC
distribution network. All spare keys of the locks should be kept systematically
and securely by the authorized personnel’s Unit Head for use only during
emergency situations.

The keys of the locks applied are kept by the personnel authorized to receive
Work Permit until the job is completed and work permit cleared.

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