TRAINING MODULE ON “SAFETY IN ELECTRICAL LOW VOLTAGE INSTALLATIONS”

(Training For Trainers)

Introduction

Indian Railways being the Single largest consumer of Electricity in the Country, is having vast
network of Low Voltage (LV) electrical system used for various purposes like Offices, Hospitals,
workshops, Stations, other installations etc. With the high footfall in these areas and having
direct contact with the Railway employees, their families and General public, it is of utmost
importance to ensure that safety provisions in electrical LV installations are being complied as
per Indian standards. Regular verification (Inspection and Testing) of the same through
electrical safety audits is, therefore, very essential. These audits are mechanism to check the
healthiness of the electrical installation, protection system and its proper functioning during
fault conditions.

Why do we need this course Module?

It is very important to ensure that electrical safety audits are conducted with correct
procedures and true spirit and for this the training of officers, supervisors and staff on electrical
safety is very essential. Considering the above requirements, CAMTECH Gwalior has prepared
this training course module on “Electrical Safety in Low Voltage Installations”. This module is a
detailed guide on important aspects of electrical safety including class room presentations,
study materials, relevant Indian Standards and Codes. This module will be useful for trainers/
instructors of training centers for imparting training to their concerned field staff.

Course Content

I. Booklets & Pamphlets

S.No Name of Booklet What you will Learn

Safety in Electrical LV  Why earthing is required,
Installations Vol-1 Basics of LV  Types of System Earthing,
Earthing system.  Requirements for Automatic Disconnection of
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Supply,
 Concept of Fault loop impedance,
 Myths and Facts about Earthing.
Safety in Electrical LV  Types of Protective Device
Installations Vol-2 Selection  Working Principle of Protective Devices
2 and Application of LV  Best Uses at Different Locations
Protective Devices.  Selection of Protective device
 Selection of Conductors
 Safety in Electrical LV  Guidelines for the inspection of LV Electrical
Installations Vol-3 Inspection of Installations as dictated IS 732: 2019.
Electrical LV Installations.  Provisions for Protection against electric shock.
 Provisions for protection to limit propagation of
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fire and protection against thermal effects.
 Requirements for protection against over
current.
 Basic protection requirements.
Safety in Electrical LV  Required tests for verification of new or
Installations Vol-4 Testing of changes in existing installation based on IS 732:
Electrical LV Installations. 2019.
 Scope of Test
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 Purpose of test
 Required equipment for test.
 Test Procedures

Safety in Electrical 
LV Types of Cables like PVC, XLPE, AB etc.

Installations Vol-5 Selection of Selection of cables
Power Cables in Electrical LV  Inspection, testing and storage of cables
5 Installations.  Routine tests on Cables
 Laying and Installation of cables
 Fault in cables etc.
Safety in Electrical LV  Importance of Safety Audit
Installations Vol-6 Electrical  Scope of Electrical Safety Audit
safety Audit.  Pre Audit
6  Visual Inspection and Measurement & testing
Formats
 Analysis of observations
 Preparation of Audit Report
Pamphlet on Measurement of  Different procedures of Soil Resistivity
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Soil Resistivity Measurement.
Pamphlet on Classification of  Different sources of fires and appropriate use of
8 Fire and type of Fire fire extinguishers.
Extinguishers  Specific handling with fires of electrical origin.
 II. Presentations

S.No Name of the Presentation

1. Earthing System
2. Selection & Application of LV Protective Devices
3. Inspection of Electrical LV Installations
4. Testing of Electrical LV Installations
5. Electrical Safety Auditing

III. Indian Standards / Codes

S.No Number of the standard/Codes Title of the standard/Codes

IS 3043-2018 (Second Revision) Code of Practice for Earthing
IS 732-2019 (Fourth Revision) Code of Practice for Electrical Wiring Installations

SP 30 : 2022 (Second Revision ) National Electrical Code of India 2022

IS/IEC60898-1:2015 Electrical Accessories —Circuit-Breakers for

Overcurrent Protection for Household and Similar
Installations Part 1 Circuit-Breakers for a.c.
Operation

IS/IEC60947-2:2016 Low-Voltage Switchgear and Control Gear Part 2

Circuit-Breakers

IS 12640 (Part 1):2019 (Second Residual Current Operated Circuit- Breakers

Revision) Without Integral Overcurrent Protection for
Household and Similar Uses (RCCBs) Part 1 General
Rules

IS 1554 (Part-I) – 1988 Specification for PVC Insulated (Heavy duty)

Electrical cables for working voltages upto and
including 1100 V

IS 7098 (Part-I) – 1988 Specification for Cross Linked Polyethylene

Insulated PVC Sheathed Cables for working
voltages upto and including 1100 V
 IV. List Of Videos

S.No Name of The Video

1 Working of MCB
2 Testing of Fault Loop Impedance
3 Testing of Insulation Resistance
4 Testing of RCCB
5 Testing of Phase Rotation
6 Testing of Polarity

V. Feedback

This Module is created based on the guidelines of relevant Indian, International

standards/codes and best engineering practices. Suggestions and comments from experts in
the field are also incorporated. Learning is a continuous process, in case of any comments and
suggestion feel free to write us on direlcamtech@gmail.com

VI. Team CAMTECH

 Himanshu Maheshwari, IRSEE, Joint Director/CAMTECH

 Bal Chandra Agrawal, SSE/ELECT/CAMTECH
 Arvind Chaturvedi, SSE/ELECT/CAMTECH
 Sangeeta Srivastava, JE/IT/CAMTECH