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CHANGE A PUMP & FLOAT safe work procedures

SAFE WORK PROCEDURE: 
1045 - SWP - CHPUMP
​HAZARDS
  • Electricity
  • Fall
  • Cuts / laceration
  • Pinch / Crush
  • High Pressure
  • Debris
  • Biological Waste
  • H2S Gasses
EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN
Follow Country Pump Outs ERP Procedure
PPE REQUIRED
​PRE-START CHECKS
  1. Wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) as listed above
  2. Ensure all personnel are trained and competent to perform the task at hand
  3. Ensure personnel are fit for duty
​PRE-OPERATION PROCEDURE
  1. Ensure the replacement pump is the equivalent to the current one installed
  2. Ensure the appropriate float matches the pump to be replaced
  3. Gather tools needed (Pipe wrenches, 5/16” driver, rubber mallet, black tape)
​SAFE WORK PROCEDURE 
  1. Ensure the power to the pump has been disconnected (Switch Breaker off or remove piggy back float from receptacle)
  2. Remove the connection of the discharge/pump line at the top of the riser splitting the pump and discharge into two sections.
  3. Lift the old pump and float attached to the pipe up out of the manway using your legs for power
  4. Rinse off pump and float with water and remove old float from the pipe
  5. Remove thread to barb fitting from the old pump and thread into new pump (Use a new thread to barb if needed)
  6. Attach the float to the pipe so it hangs above the pump without any obstructions that it could hang up on
  7. Follow the pump switch instructions for tether length vs. pumping range (Ensure the switch engages well before it can reach the top of the center wall leaving enough room for the high alarm float to be installed without hanging up
  8. Tie nylon rope onto pump and using electrical tape, secure the slack of the rope, pump wire and float(s) wires all the way to the top of the pipe.
  9. Slowly lower the pump down to the pump side of the septic tank
  10. Line up the pump pipe and the discharge line side, and secure them back together with the threaded union or flexible coupling
  11. Loop up the remaining wires and rope slack and tape together neatly
  12. Plug the float back into the receptacle and the Plump plug into the piggy back of the float and lay the wires in the groove of the manway as to not get damaged when replacing the lid.
  13. Perform a function test of the components and ensure the system is working properly
POST-JOB PROCEDURE
  1. Place the lid back onto the manway and secure if needed
  2. Perform a visual inspection of the worksite and note any damage to property and/or tools and notify the appropriate personnel
  3. Properly clean and stow tools and any other equipment used.
  4. Do a final walk around the worksite and ensure all garbage and tools have been picked up
  5. Document the completed job, recording any issues if necessary