Electrical Maintenance - Code of Practice

Electrical Maintenance has been written for all those persons with responsibilities for electrical aspects of building maintenance and associated responsibilities. For administrators it provides detailed guidance on their responsibilities under the multitude of legislation Electricity at Work Regulations, Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations, Workplace Health Safety and Welfare Regulations, Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations etc. etc. It provides specific guidance on electrical maintenance, breakdown preventive condition monitored with detailed inspection and test requirements for administrators as well as electricians. The scope includes fire alarms, emergency lighting, signs including advice on frequency of luminaire (light fitting) cleaning and changing. Complete inspection and test requirements are required for fire alarms and emergency lighting and considerable guidance is also given on detailed machine testing e.g. motors. To determine deterioration in insulation etc. There is guidance on industrial switchgear maintenance, lightning protection installations means to reduce electromagnetic interference. It is the essential book for those with responsibilities for electrical maintenance.

Chapter 1 : The Need for Maintenance
Chapter 2 : Maintenance Management
Chapter 3 : Safety Procedures
Chapter 4 : Electrical Installations
Chapter 5 : Emergency Lighting
Chapter 6 : Fire Detection and Alarm Systems
Chapter 7 : Testing
Chapter 8 : Industrial Switchgear Maintenance
Chapter 9 : Electronic Data Processing Installations
Chapter 10 : Risk Assessment, Manual Handling, Display Screen Regulations
Chapter 11 : Safety Signs and Signals
Chapter 12 : Equipment and Appliances
Chapter 13 : Electromagnetic Compatibility
Chapter 14 : Lightning Protection Installations
Chapter 15 : Lightning Maintenance
Chapter 16 : Special Waste
Chapter 17 : Legionellosis

Appendix A : Legislation, Approved Codes of Practice, and Guidance from HSE
Appendix B : Typical Safety Instructions
Appendix C : Reporting of Accidents
Index