Fence Requirement For The Oil-Filled Power Transformers

Do you not trust the standard that you do not identify?

Why would you ask strangers when you, apparently, have the standard to hand?

Either follow it or ignore it.

Maybe there are no insurers, inspectors, investors or other interested parties who might have an opinion about this. I doubt it.

CR4 is getting a lot of these of late.

Q1) "I have a standard. Do I have to follow it?"

A1) No. But there are consequences:

• If the standard is mandated by the Client in the contract documentation and it is not followed and a concession is not granted beforehand, then there will be commercial implications for the Contractor in terms of the costs of re-work and Client's compensation for delays following non-acceptance of the installation during Acceptance Testing, notwithstanding any damage to the Contractor's reputation that such deviation may cause.
• From a liability aspect, in most jurisdictions any incident that causes a loss that is either commercial or criminal, any deviation from the standard transfers liability away from the facility's insurers, towards the Deviant.

That is unfair. The OP is not asking for permission to deviate from the standard. Instead he is asking for the "true" meaning of the standard, which is quite legitimate.

The OP is asking both actually. And both questions are being covered here.

To answer this, one would need to see the actual full wording of the standard.

I appreciate you all for your prompt response .

I can see The discussion went to a different direction. To be noted any deviation from the standard will follow the proper process with the approved authority prior to implementation.

In my query I don’t discuss the process , I am looking for your view in this particular case & will take into consideration any safety aspects and whatever implication from cost and schedule cost to the project .

What is the current design in your process facilities .

Thanks

It could be that the standard to hand does not apply to facilities elsewhere. Among the possibilities for non-applicability are:

• the standard is a national one and the facilities are in another country in which the standard has not been adopted
• the standard was established and applied after the facilities were constructed; regulatory standards are not retrospective
• there are no facilities about to be constructed at the facility where the standard could possibly be applied

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Here it is:

• Follow the standard to hand, and all will be well.
• Deviate, and expect a $h!tstorm.

OK?

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what standard are you following and what authority are you consulting with/reporting to?

The standard will tell you what to do the authority will tell you if it is acceptable.

As already stated.. follow what you have in hand, take on board what the authority tells you and all will be fine and dandy.
If you don't expect the worse to the power of 100

No, it is not mandatory but good practice to keep it in a bunded and demarcated area with the required signs displayed. Especially in a plant where there is a lot of traffic and people. You do not want the transformer bumped or used as a storage area.

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