Electrical Safety Auditing / Inspection Service

Electrical Safety Auditing

Carelabs have accredited HV, MV, and LV auditors available to assist with your HV, MV, and LV Installation Inspections. Statutory Audition is done to ensure the safe operation of the installation and to comply with the legislation, rules and guidelines. Carelabs provide audit guidelines for large projects to avoid unexpected delays in the auditing process, and to advise what documentation and inspections will be required.

Carelabs is authorized provider of Electrical Installation’s Study, Analysis, Inspection, and Certification services in UAE, and offer electrical safety audit service in UAE.

Objectives

Why is Electrical Safety Audit/Inspection Necessary?

Electrical hazards continue to threaten safety of people and property in the form of shocks, burns, injury, fire and explosion. With electricity having become an indispensable part of our life, electrical risks are to be managed effectively.

In process industries, fires due to electrical reasons are very probable, especially in industries that handle flammable chemicals. In service industries such as information technology, telecommunications, banking and other commercial establishments, business interruption losses due to electrical hazards (fire in server room, damage of expensive communication equipment, loss of data, fire in cable gallery, etc.) could be substantial. An Electrical safety audit is the solution.

Electrical Safety Audit Objectives

To present the current status of the facility before the top management
To evaluate potential hazards and to recommend suggestions for improvements.
Diagnose Various on-going losses in the facility
Identifying deterioration of standards, areas of risks or vulnerability, hazards and potential accidents in plants
Determining actions to minimize hazards
Recommend Measures for Improvement and Electrical Safety
Ensure that safety effort is effective & meaningful

In short, An Electrical Safety Audit is a loss prevention program, prevent loss of productivity, property and prevent loss of life or prevent injuries.

At Carelabs comprehensive Electrical Safety Audit is conducted by experienced electrical engineers who assist clients in reducing risk, make use of standard operating procedures of electrical equipment, and help to ensure compliance with applicable Safety Standards and Regulations.

Scope

Typical Scope of Electrical Safety Audit

For a typical small to medium-sized location, thorough electrical safety audit can take 3-5 days, while sometime taking up to 1-2 weeks for report writing as required. A larger facility may take two to three weeks for an audit, especially at sites that have an unusually large number of electrical employees (150 or more). The process involves a full review of electrical program records, including training schedule, qualification, electrical maintenance, and self-assessments.

Verification of statutory compliance with respect to local and international codes & guidelines
Physical inspection to identify electrical hazards (shock, fire, explosion, physical damage) and to suggest electrical safety solutions
Review of plant lightning protection system (need, adequacy, installation and maintenance)
Review of static electricity hazards in the plant operations (if applicable)
Review of hazardous area classification and selection of flame-proof electrical equipment in the plant, including maintenance aspects (if applicable)
Review of hand tools and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) being used by the factory employees
Review of electrical preventive maintenance system (including tests, documentation, history cards, etc).
Review of electrical accidents and near misses in the plant to identify the root causes
Review of electrical systems & procedures (work permits, interlocks, lockout tags, etc).
Review of the importance given to electrical safety in the company safety policy, safety committee, continuous electrical risk identification, etc.
Assessing the integrity of insulation of cables by carrying out insulation resistance tests on a sample basis
Review of the earthing system (installation & maintenance aspects), including sample earth resistance tests
To identify areas of overloading by carrying out load current measurements and compared against cable current carrying capacity calculation
Identification of gaps and gap analysis
OSHA / NFPA 70E Arc Flash & Electrical Safety Compliance
Assured Equipment Grounding
Ground Fault Circuit Interruption Protection
Lock Out / Tag Out

Process

Electrical Safety Audit Process

The following electrical safety audit structure is prepared for developing electrical safety program to be implemented. The data collection and analysis can be conducted in modular way.

Pre-Audit & Coordination Meeting
Pre-Audit Questionnaire
Checklist with reference to Statutory regulations
Physical Inspection
Conducting Test and Measurement
Discussion with Safety & Electrical personnel
Examination & Review of Records/ Document
Draft Report Preparation
Review Meeting with Management
Final Report Submission

Certification/Report

Electrical Safety Audit Final Report Will Contain

Introduction
Executive Summary
Preface to Electrical Safety Audit
Observations and Recommendations
Lightning Protection System Evaluation
Electrical Hazards and Control Measures
Hazardous Area- Observations & Recommendations
Review of Electrical Accidents and Control Measures
Review of Fire Hazards and Protection Measures
Electrical Maintenance Review
Review of Electrical Test Records & Test Procedures
Report

Benefits

Benefits of Electrical Safety Auditing

Prevent loss due to electrical hazards
Insurance compliance
Compliance with statutory regulations, and follow safety standards
Increased levels of safety
More efficient use of resources
Clarification of electrical safety responsibilities
The identification and elimination of safety hazards
Ensuring longevity of your expensive electronic equipment like computers and other machines
Ensure peace of mind in your client’s mind that their valuable information like data and other documents is safe from electrical hazards
Improvement of employee morale
Development of a dynamic record of safety performance
Creation of positive cycle of safety improvement
Improvement of management awareness of electrical related problems
Ensuring compliance with Government and industry safety related work practices