Guideline 19
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ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS POLICY
Estates and Facilities
Guideline 19
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INDEX
1.1
Responsibility
1.2
Purpose
1.3
Guidance
1.4
Electricity and the Law
1.5
The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989
1.6
Definitions
1.7
Duty Holders
1.8
Competent Persons
1.9
Permit to Work
2.1
General Electrical Work
2.2
Safe System of Work
2.3
Planning Work on Electrical Equipment
2.4
Procedure for Working on Dead Electrical Equipment
2.5
Excavation Work in the Vicinity of Electrical Power Supplies
2.5
Excavation works in the Vicinity of power cables
2.6
Safety Locks, Caution Notices and Danger Notices
2.7
Operation of High or Low Voltage Switchgear
2.8
Remote and Automatically Controlled Switchgear
2.9
Live Working
3.1
General Guidance
3.2
General Safety Precautions
3.3
Residual Current Devices (RCD)
3.4
Double Insulated Equipment
3.5
Plugs
3.6
Fuses
3.7
Adaptors and Extension Sockets
3.8
Cables and Extension Cables
3.9
Safeguards Against Fire
3.10
Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment
3.10.1
Hard Wired Equipment
3.10.2
Portable Equipment
3.10.3
Inspection of Portable Equipment
3.10.4
Testing of Portable Equipment
3.10.5
Recommended Frequencies for Inspection and Testing
3.10.6
Recording the Results
3.11 Special Risks in Laboratories and Workshops
3.11.1
Experimental Use of Electrical Equipment
3.11.2
Electronic and Electrical Test Workshops
3.11.3
General Workshops
3.12 Hazardous Equipment
3.12.1
Electrophoresis Equipment
3.12.2
Refrigerators and Freezers
3.12.3
Autotransformers (Variacs)
3.12.4
Car Batteries / Accumulators
3.12.5
Equipment used in Hazardous Areas
3.12.6
Cold Rooms
3.12.7
Flammable/Explosive Atmospheres
3.12.8
Medical Electrical Equipment
3.12.9
Static Electricity
4.1
Ratification
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