Isolation Standard – Safety Performance Standard (Vedanta VSS-2)
PDF · 1 pages · English · Occupational Safety
One-page safety performance standard on energy isolation. It lists the types of hazardous energy with examples (electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, steam, chemical, gravity, radiation). It defines the roles and responsibilities of the Isolation Officer and of everyone doing the work, including personal locks and tags. It lays out the 9 mandatory isolation steps from prepare to startup, plus rules for live work and multi-shift or project isolation. Useful for LOTO programs and permit to work.
By Vedanta (corporate standard) · Published 2026-11-14 · Updated 2026-11-14
From the document
S AFETY P ERFORMANCE S TANDARD ISOLATION 1. Scope This standard applies to all Vedanta business units and managed operations, including new acquisitions, admin/corporate offices and research facilities located off site; during exploration, through all development phases and construction, operation to closure and, where applicable, for post closure management. Types of Hazardous energy & its potential: This standard applies to all sources of hazardous energy and hazardous substances. Energy Types Energy Kinetic Energy Potential Energy Examples Source Examples Electrical Current Batteries, capacitors, voltage, Mechanical Turning shafts, gears Tensed spring, flywheel Hydraulic Pistons, motors Pressure in accumulators Pneumatic Actuators pistons Pressure in tanks, lines Steam Flowing steam Steam in pipelines, drums Chemical Flowing liquid, gases, Trapped gases, liquid, slurry slurry, cake Gravity Moving components Elevated counter weights Radiation Released energy Contained source material 2. People 2.1. Isolation Officer: Whenever equipment, plant or section of plant is to be isolated there must be a person designated to carry out the isolation procedure. That person is referred to …
isolation standard · loto · energy isolation · isolation officer · personal lock · 9 steps of isolation · zero energy · hazardous energy · vedanta · safety performance standard
Read Isolation Standard – Safety Performance Standard (Vedanta VSS-2) online
- Total Fall Distance (TFD) Calculation - Lanyard Fall Arrest
Diagram showing Total Fall Distance in fall arrest: 6 ft lanyard + 3.5 ft deceleration + 6 ft user height + 3 ft safety factor = 18.5 ft from the anchorage. Use it to check fall c…
- ADNOC Work Management System (WMS) – Learners Pack
A 49-page ADNOC Work Management System Learners Pack containing practical forms, certificates, exercises and worked examples for Permit to Work (PTW), Job Safety Analysis (JSA), E…
- Occupational Safety and Health (Factories) Standards, 2022
A comprehensive 523-page reference document covering the Occupational Safety and Health (Factories) Standards, 2022, including factory safety requirements, hazardous processes, ma…
- Tool Box Talk
Tool Box Talk Keep all access ways, emergency exits, and work areas clean and obstruction-free. Identify hazards before starting work, use required PPE, follow SOP/PTW, and never…
- Safety Culture Maturity Model - 5 Levels
Emerging se Continually Improving tak safety culture ke 5 maturity levels, Keil Centre 1999 framework ke reference ke saath.
- All Safety Work and Their Precautions – EHS Safety Handbook
A practical visual safety handbook covering major workplace activities, their hazards and essential precautions for safe work execution.
- NEBOSH IGC – Unit GIC1: Management of Health & Safety
A 167-page study text for NEBOSH International General Certificate Unit GIC1. It covers the four elements of Management of Health and Safety, with case studies and exam skills gui…
- Saudi Aramco Safety Handbook – Minimum Safety Rules
A comprehensive safety handbook covering Saudi Aramco minimum safety rules, lifesaving rules, operational safety processes and major workplace safety topics.
