INTRODUCTION
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, 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.

Electrical Safety Audit will be carried out considering IS (Indian standard) guidelines, IE (Indian electricity) rules etc. The safety audit carried out by Krishna Engineers & Consultants will cover the requirements of Electrical safety & energy conservation.

OBJECTIVES OF THE SAFETY AUDIT

• Design, Install, implement and maintain facilities which control safety risks.
• Comply with statutory regulations and standards for controlling the risks.
• Train the personnel working at work place for safety aspects, safe behavior and effective use of equipment's to avoid any incident/accident.
• Undertake reviews, analyze, evaluate and install optimum value available safety/ operational equipment's for achieving the accident free operations economically.
• Comply with statutory regulations & regulation of OISD (Oil Industry Safety Directorate), Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, New Delhi for safe operation.

BENEFITS OF SAFETY AUDIT:

• IER Compliance.
• Lightning Protection.
• Electrical Hazards.
• Shocks & Fires
• Protection Devices
• Earthing Systems
• Tests (IR, E, O/L)
• Equipment Layout
• Cable Size Adequacy
• Fire Protection

FOCUSSED REVIEWS

• IER Compliance
• Lightning Protection
• Electrical Hazards
• hocks & Fires
• Protection Devices
• Earthing Systems
• Tests (IR, E, O/L)
• Equipment Layout
• Cable Size Adequacy
• Fire Protection

METHODOLOGY ADOPTED FOR ELECTRICAL SAFETY AUDI
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 

CONTENTS OF ELECTRICAL SAFETY AUDIT REPORT


• Introduction
• Overview of Electrical system
• 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
• Annexure (References/Guidelines)
• Photographs