1. Lock out / Tag out Downhole Plug Assembly
Business Case and feasibility

2. Table of Contents Product Purpose Design Deployment Safety impact
Implementation Strategy
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3. Product Purpose Improve safety by isolating hazardous energy
Eliminate the risk of unexpected energy discharge
Prevent injury or death
Prevent property damage
Prevent tampering or unauthorized access to valves
Reduced property damage
Reduce the number of service calls resulting from unauthorized access
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4. Simple elegant design
Robust stainless steel construction (other material options are available)
Plug fits in existing standard valve box ‘B’ Size
Threaded lid can be opened in the same manner as current downhole valves
Accommodates industry standard Master safety locks and hasps
Leverages industry standard lock out / tag out procedures
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5. How is this system be deployed
Worksite
Valve 1
Valve 2
Valve 3
Valve 4
Identify all sources of hazardous energy for the worksite location
Workers close valves 1 though 4
Workers apply their locks and tags to each plug
Work is performed at the worksite location
When the work is complete locks can be removed and the system can be safely energized
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6. If workplace safety measures are not proper and they fail, and if an injury or illness occurs, it costs something to someone: to injured workers, their families, friends and communities, co-workers and employers.
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7. The Cost of Workplace Injury
Direct medical costs due to injury
Employer premiums paid to the WCB compensate the health system for any medical, pharmaceutical and recovery costs required by workers affected by a workplace injury
Costs to fix property and or equipment damage
If a workplace injury or illness occurs as a result of faulty or absent equipment or machinery, etc., the employer must pay to fix, replace or install that equipment or machinery
Hiring/retraining employees
If an injury or illness is serious enough that the worker needs time to recover before returning to work, many employers will often have to hire or retrain someone to cover that position. Paying for the training and time of replacement workers is another example of direct cost of injury.
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8. The Cost of Workplace Injury (Continued)
Legal
If a workplace injury or illness occurs, and is found to have resulted due to a lack of compliance to safety law, other direct costs to employers may come out of situations like court proceedings, including fines -or even jail time - applied by the courts.
Impact of reduced income for injured workers.
If a worker is injured and cannot return to work right away, his or her income will be impacted. This has potential to change things like the worker’s normal buying habits, ie. being able to pay for recreational and leisure activities for self or family
Impact on quality of personal life
For an injured worker, normal areas of his or her life like attending school, relationships with partners, children and friends, the ability to take part in personal health and leisure activities, or to volunteer in community events, can be significantly changed by a workplace injury. The emotional and social impact of injury is very real, and can be very difficult to measure.
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9. The Cost of Workplace Injury (Continued)
Indirect impact for workplaces.
Workers who have been injured and are returning to the workforce may have to retrain to other types of work, because they can no longer do what they’ve always done. Workplace incidents and injury also have the potential to negatively influence worker morale, and even influence how the public perceives or feels about that workplace or industry. All of this can impact workplace function.
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10. Implementation Strategy
Test fit sample to ensure proper operation
Develop and approve policy for use and operation of plug assembly
Train staff in operation of plug
Count the number of valves and order enough for entire jurisdiction
Install lock out plug on valves in the course of operations and maintenance
Considerations:
Cost saving per unit on larger orders, per unit cost of device is impacted by the number of unit ordered.
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11. Lead time and availability
Small orders for testing purposes can be fulfilled in 4 weeks
Larger orders for implementation can be fulfilled in 6 to 12 weeks depending on the exact quantity
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