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Objectives of Electrical Safety:

Broadly the Electrical Safety and Risk Assessment are conducted with the following objectives:

  • To carry out a systematic, critical appraisal of all potential electrical hazards involving personnel, Electrical Systems/Electrical Installation, services and operation method
  • To review compliance of Electrical System/Electrical installations & maintenance practices with regard to the statutory regulations
  • To group all hazards assessed into risk categories (High, Medium or Low) using Semi –Quantitative Risk Ranking Technique.
  • To review electrical installations falling in hazardous area as per Indian and IEC Standards (except Mines)

Scope of study

To evaluate the Electrical Safety Practices against applicable National/International Standards and to carry out a systematic Electrical Risk Assessment

  • Review of the adequacy and availability of the electrical shock protection devices and earth leakage devices.
  • Verification of the statutory compliance with respect to the CEA Regulations 2010.
  • Review of Lightning Protection System of the building (need, adequacy, installation and maintenance practices) as per IS 2309.
  • Review of static electricity hazards in the Electrical System / Installations / Operations as per IS 7689.
  • Review of electrical preventive maintenance system which includes the followings:
    • Test Records
    • Documentation, Policies & SOPs
    • History cards
    • AMC Documents
    • Work Permit Systems
    • LOTO Documents
  • Review of electrical accidents and near-misses in the Electrical System/Installation to identify the root causes.
  • Verification of statutory compliance with respect to Indian Electricity Rules 1956/CEA Regulations
  • Physical inspection to identify electrical hazards (shock, fire, explosion, overloading) and to suggest electrical safety solutions
  • Review of Electrical System/Installation lightning protection system (need, adequacy, installation and maintenance) as per IS 2309
  • Review of static electricity hazards in the Electrical System/Installation operations as pr IS 7689
  • Physical inspection to identify electrical causes of fire hazards (arc flash, fire in cables/wiring, explosion of batteries etc. , overloading of electrical equipment and cables) and to suggest electrical safety solutions.
  • Review of protection devices / system of the electrical installation Transformers/ Electrical panel and DG Panel, ELCB for PDB and Surge protection device for critical electronic data processing installations.

Standards and References for Electrical Safety audit:

  • CEA Regulations 2010
  • Indian Electricity Rules 1956
  • IS5216 - Recommendation on safety procedure and practices in electrical Work.
  • TAC - Tariff advisory Committee Guidelines
  • National Lighting Code 2010
  • IEC 61643 – Low Voltage Surge Protective Devices
  • IS 5216 : 1982 Part I Recommendations on safety procedures and practices in electrical work- General
  • IS 10028 : Code of Practice for Transformer (Installation/Operation/Maintenance)
  • IS 3043 : Code of Practice for Earthing
  • IS 818 : 1968 Code of practice for Safety and Health Requirements in electric and gas welding and cutting operations.
  • IS 2309 : 1989 Code of practice for the protection of buildings and allied structures against lightning.