COMMON ERRORS IN ELECTRICAL WORKS FOR SAFETY CONCERNS

BY

Engr. William J. Juan, pee,rmp,me Chairman IIEE-ELECTRICAL SAFETY COMMITTEE

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ESEA ADVOCATES & IIEE ELEC SAFETYFORUM JANUARY 2012

Short Resume of Speaker/Lecturer

Engr. William Jacinto Juan, PEE, RMP, ME
Chairman IIEE Electrical Safety Committee Member, ESEA Steering Committee Was Electrical Consultant/ Designer for

PICOP/SMC/Parsons/AEP/Caltex/Petron/Coca Cola/ Selecta/ Avida Towers/DMCI-UPDI/Motolite/Novellino Former EE Professor at National U (over 12 years) PEE-Top 1/ Asso.EE-Top 3/ Asst.EE-Top 8/ RMP-Top 5 BSEE76-NU/ BSME87-NU CEO/Founder of Versatech Consultants & Mngt. Corp. National President - NAMPAP Past NP - Pugad Lawin Philippines, Inc.

1. USING A HIGHER RATED CIRCUIT PROTECTION

2. UNINTENTIONALLY CREATING STRAY CURRENTS/ LOSSES IN RACEWAYS

3. INADEQUATE EQUIPMENT GROUNDING

4. NOT USING GROUNDING TYPE CONVENIENCE OUTLETS

5. NOT USING GFCI DEVICE FOR CIRCUITS IN DAMP LOCATIONS OR EXTERIOR AREAS

6. NOT CHECKING THE BUS BAR CAPACITY OF THE PANEL BOARDS/ BUS BAR GUTTERS

7. NOT PADLOCKING THE MAIN SWITCH OR THE FEEDER CB DURING MAINTENANCE

8. NOT ENOUGH CONVENIENCE OUTLETS IN THE KITCHEN COUNTER

9. CREATING UNNECESSARY CIRCULATING CURRENT AND LOSSES

10. UNKNOWINGLY PRODUCING DANGEROUS STORED CAPACITIVE CHARGES IN AN EXTENSION CORD.

11. FAILURE TO PROVIDE SPACE HEATER AND/O HUMIDITY CONTROL IN OUTDOOR DRY TYPE SUBSTATIONS.

12. USING IMPROPER SPLICES

13. NOT USING SEAL FITTINGS IN HAZARDOUS LOCATIONS

NOTE THAT THERE ARE NO TYPE EYS CONDULET SEAL FIITINGS ON THE CONDUITS WITHIN 150MM FROM THE SWITCH BOXES.

13 - A NOT USING SEAL FITTINGS IN HAZARDOUS LOCATIONS

14. NOT USING THE CORRECT EQUIPMENT IN HAZARDOUS AREAS

THIS BURNT SAFETY SWITCH IN NEMA 1 ENCLOSURE WAS INSTALLED NEAR ALCOHOL STORAGE TANKS IN AN OLD SPIRIT MANUFACTURING PLANT WHICH WAS SEVERELY GUTTED WITH

14- A Use Explosion-Proof Type NEMA -7 Enclosures for Hazardous Areas

TOP VIEW

ISOMETRIC DRAWING

15. LACK OF SUPERVISION DURING CONSTRUCTION

THESE INAPPROPRIAT E-LY/POORLY SPLICED WIRES WERE INSIDE A BADLY BURNT FLEXIBLE PVC CONDUIT. THE ELECTRICAL SUPERVISOR/ FOREMAN/ INSPECTOR MISSED THIS.

16. LACK OF ORDERLY DISPOSITION

AEROSOL SPRAY LACQUER PAINTS WERE FOUND STORED IN THE ELECTRICAL PANEL ROOM INSTALLED W/ NEMA 1 TYPE ENCLOSURES. THE COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHME NT WAS BADLY BURNED.

17. TEMPORARY WIRING ALLOWED. . TO BECOME TEMPORARY-PERMANENT

THE FLYING WIRES/CABLES WHICH INCLUDE POWER & COMMUNICATION LINES ARE INSTALLED TEMPORARILY.. UNTIL AN UNTOWARD INCIDENT HAPPEN AGGRAVATING MATTERS ACCIDENTS.

18. NOT CHECKING PROTECTION DEVICES REGULARLY

SMOKE / HEAT DETECTOR S/ FIRE ALARMS WHICH ARE OVER 10 YEARS OLD SHOULD BE CHECKED AND REPLACED.

MOREFROM YOUR EXPERIENCE . . .

A TOKEN WILL BE GIVEN

TO THE FIRST 3 WHO CAN ADD SOME MORE VALID COMMON MISTAKES/ ERRORS. . .

THANK YOU & MABUHAY!