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HV equipment and transformers LV switchgear and components Uninterruptible power supplies Generators Power Lighting Emergency lighting Fire and security alarm / protection systems Lightning protection Commissioning
Electrical Services
Exclusions:
Large scale power generation plant and distribution systems Electrical services in special hazardous areas, i.e. potentially explosive atmospheres Temporary site supplies
Typical hazards:
Electric shock - during installation, commissioning, cleaning, maintenance or removal of plant, equipment or distribution systems. Falls from height - during installation, commissioning, cleaning, maintenance or removal of plant, equipment or distribution systems. Handling / transportation - plant & equipment is often large, heavy, bulky and/or awkwardly shaped. Hazardous substances - battery acids, hydrogen from charging batteries, oils & lubricants, fine fibres from insulation, etc. Hazardous atmospheres - explosive gases, vapours, fumes and dusts - combustion gases confined spaces. Fire / explosion - hot working, i.e. welding, brazing, cutting, etc. Hazardous surfaces - hot & cold surfaces - projecting parts of plant, equipment, pipework or ductwork, including sharp edges, etc. - tripping hazards - headroom hazards - slippery surfaces. Contact with moving machinery - entanglement - being crushed or struck - severing, cutting, stabbing or puncturing parts of the body - noise - vibration.
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Other Prompts:
High level / ceiling space equipment Control location / access Zoning of systems Guarding of moving machinery Maintenance lighting Tripping & headroom hazards Transport & handling Projecting parts / sharp surfaces Hot surfaces Fire rating of electrical enclosures Hot work - cutting, welding, brazing Dusts & fumes Fire compartmentation integrity Method of fixing Level of expertise of operatives
Equipment sizes / locations User requirements Principal distribution routes Location, size & condition of existing services
Scheme Design
Installation strategy Specify dry-type transformers Equipment duties, sizes & weights Specify vacuum switchgear Cable routes Specify modular Equipment ingress & equipment egress routes Working space & access for installation, maintenance & removal Equipment room layouts Handling methods for installation, maintenance & removal Temporary access for installation / commissioning Materials specification Control locations & access Isolation & safety interlocks Storage of equipment / materials
Ensure adequate access space around equipment Ensure provision of lifting & mechanical handling aids
Detail Design
Specify non-hazardous Ensure adequate materials ventilation of switchrooms and Provide adequate battery rooms safety interlocks Provide access Provide low level panels as controls for high level necessary equipment Provide adequate Make provision for noise lowering of high level suppression fittings for maintenance
Incorporate automatic safety shutdown systems Prescribe safe working methods and protection equipment / clothing where necessary Specify appropriate signs & labelling Guard hot surfaces
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NHS Estates Health Technical Memorandum 2023 Access & accommodation for engineering services BS8313 - CoP for accommodation of building services in ducts HSE - L23 - Manual handling: Guidance on regulations HSE - Contract research report 73/1995 - Dust & noise in the construction process BRE - Digest 358 (Rev) - CFCs and buildings BS8210 - Guide to building maintenance management
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