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OBJECTIVES
of ELECTRICAL SAFETY AUDIT
The
purpose of an electrical safety inpsection or audit is to:
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The purpose
of an electrical safety inspection or audit is to identify potentially
hazardous electrical situations and provide corrective actions for
these situation.
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Determine electrical
system & electrical safety compliance with:
- National Electrical Code
- NFPA 70E
- NFPA 70B
- OSHA 1910.331-335
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Review and
provide corrective actions for electrical safety work processes
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Review and
provide corrective actions for electrical maintenance tools
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Identify potential
cost savings and efficiencies through modifications of electrical
system
SCOPE
of WORK & PROCESS
The
Martin Technical Electrical Safety Inspection Report will focus on installations
and safe work practices at your site (s) based on the National Electrical
Code, NFPA 70E, NFPA 70B, and OSHA 1910.331-335. This report will be conducted
by a specialist who has a strong understanding of these various standards/laws
and who is field experienced in electrical plant environments. It is important
to point out that that these standards and laws can, based on the official
making the inspection, be subjective to interpretation and site situation.
Additionally, installations, practices and procedures changed, modified
or altered following the inspection. Thus, this inspection report will
be a foundation in working towards a safer workplace for your employees.
The report will
focus on the following categories:
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- NEC Compliance
- OSHA / NFPA 70E Arc Flash & Electrical Safety Compliance
- Assured Equipment Grounding
- Ground Fault Circuit Interruption Protection
- Lock Out / Tag Out
- Qualified Electrical Worker Training
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Each site visit will entail an inspection of equipment and installations
to identify items from the service point of your buildings down through
the feeder circuits to various branch circuits. Please note that the
inspectors will be taking pictures. Martin Technical will also examine
and assess your personnel and workplace procedures. Thus, Martin Technical
will require all current recordkeeping on all electrical maintenance
personnel down to the maintenance shops, their tools, meters, PPE, workplace
standards, and maintenance record keeping and PM procedures. The Inspection/Report
will itemize observations in which CFR or NFPA standards not being met
and the recommended corrective action. The criticality of the items
will be ranked on a subjective scale of 1 to 5. This ranking will serve
as a "to do list" that your maintenance and engineering teams
can use as "road map" to corrective action.
SERVICES NOT INCLUDED
We exclude the
following related to all of the studies identified above:
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Engineering
design and system modifications
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Electrical
construction or electrical fieldwork of any kind.
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Testing,
calibrating, adjusting and setting of electrical equipment and
/or over-current protective devices.
DELIVERABLES of ELECTRICAL SAFETY AUDIT
Recommendations
and Corrective Actions Report with Critical Corrective Action Ranking
SAMPLE REPORT INFORMATION
| Company Location: |
Lancaster, PA |
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Building:
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Mobile Maintenance Facility
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Location:
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Outside - Near Dock Door
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Maintenance Hazard Rating:
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3
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Observation / Description of concern:
Electrical service equipment mounted in "line of
sight" of passing heavy machinery without protection.
Note the substantial damage to the nearby
building in the photos below:
Substantiation:
In 29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(vii)(B), OSHA states that outdoor
electric equipment shall be installed in suitable enclosures and shall
be protected from accidental contact by unauthorized personnel, or by
vehicular traffic. 1910.303(g)(2)(ii) requires that electric equipment
that is likely to be exposed to physical damage must have enclosures
or guards to be arranged and of such strength as to prevent such damage.
The NEC requires in subsection 110.12(B) that there be no damaged parts
that may adversely affect safe operation or mechanical strength of the
equipment such as parts that are broken.
Recommended corrective action:
Place substantial bollards in front of and outside of
the working space of the equipment or relocate equipment to a place
not in line of sight of heavy equipment. An example of a typical bollard
for protection:
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