Observing Electrical Safety

in Workplaces
8th May 2014

Presenter :
Er. Ken Jung Gee Keong
Executive Director
Quality Power Management Pte Ltd
An Introduction
Mr. Ken Jung
Founder & Executive Director
 A Member of the Association of Professional
Engineers of the Province of Ontario, Canada
(APEO), the Singapore Professional Engineers
Board and the Chartered Engineers of the United
Kingdom.
 37 Years of Working-Experience
 An Authorised High-Voltage Switching Engineer
Ken Jung Gee Keong (AHVSE) with the Energy Market Authority (EMA).
 Taught at the Singapore Polytechnic - Property
Maintenance and Facilities Management Course
 Happy to Share My Experience as a Licensed
Electrical Engineer for Major Corporations
Overall View of Electrical Safety
- Regulatory Aspects
Type of Code of Practice
Installation

Permanent SS CP 5:1998 Electrical Installations

Installations
SS CP 555: 2010 (formerly CP 33) Lightning Protection
SS 538:2008 (formerly CP 17) Maintenance of Electrical Equipment of
Electrical Installation

SS 551:2009 (formerly CP 16) Earthing

Temporary SS CP 88-1:2001 Construction and Building Sites

Installations
SS CP 88-2:2001 Festive Lighting, Trade Fairs, Mini-Fairs
and Exhibition Sites

SS CP 88-3:2001 Ship-Building and Ship-Repairing Yards

Topic Focus - Licensing
 14 Items to be Registered/Approved from
Spring Singapore Before Use
1. 3-pin rectangular type 13-Amp plugs
2. Fuses ( less than or equal to 13 amperes ) for
use in plugs
3. 3-pin round type 15-Amp plugs
4. Multi-way Adaptors
5. 3-pin Portable Socket-outlets
6. Portable Cable Reels
7. Instantaneous Electric Water Heaters
8. Mains Pressure Electric Storage Water Heaters
Topic Focus - Licensing
 14 Prescribed Items
9. Earth Leakage Circuit Breakers
10. 3-pin 13-Amp Switched Socket-outlets
11. 3-pin round type 15-Amp Switched Socket-
outlets
12. 13-Amp Wall Switch
13. Ballasts
14. Isolating Transformers
Overall View of Electrical Safety
 Safety Equipment
Overall View of Electrical Safety
 Safety Equipment
Overall View of Electrical Safety
 Safety Equipment
Overall View of Electrical Safety
 Safety Equipment
Arc Flash – A Close-Up

• Temperature 35,000°F
• Molten Metals Vaporizes
• Produces A Plasma Fireball
• Expansion of Super-Heated
Air & Vaporizing Metals
Creates Extreme Pressure
May Cause Severe
Life-Threatening
Injuries
Arc Flash and Blast
An LEW’s Perspective

Before Stepping Into A Switchroom:

 Smell for ionization, foul or burning smell
 Hear for humming, hissing or rapid energizing and
de-energizing of contactors
 See, look out for irregularities like improper installation,
broken handle of MCCB or sign of water seepage. Do
not step or touch the water surrounding the switch
board, it could be “live”
 Feel the heat in the switch room
 Touch for vibration, surface temperature
 WOW !
That’s A Lot To
Know Or Learn !
Do You Have To Know
Everything???
Good If You Know
Everything…
If Not, You Should
Know Who Knows…

WHO?
Your LEW
Licensed
Electrical
Worker
He / She Acts As
Your Doctor Or
Lawyer For Your
Building
Or Electrical
Installation
There Are:
Good Doctors
& Bad Doctors
Good Lawyers
& Bad Lawyers
Good LEWs
& Bad LEWs
What Makes A Good
Inspection Report?
 Clear (eg. Refers to Regulations / Photos)
 Accurate

 Detailed

 Timely

 Provides Advisory
An Inspection Report Sample
An Inspection Report Sample
An Inspection Report Sample
An Inspection Report Sample
Report and Defect List
Received and
Acted Upon by
Management On
A Timely Basis
Inspection Findings
It’s All In The Details
1. Maintenance Regime (Servicing, Inspection etc.)
2. Accessibility / Housekeeping (Cleanliness, Eqpt. etc)
3. Improper Installation
4. Protection Systems
5. Protection Against Spillage / Rodents
6. Instrument & Indicating Lights
7. Protective Relays
8. Readings – Loading / Temperature
9. Signs of Overheating
10. Excessive Humming Noise
11. Fire Extinguisher
Inspection Findings
Poor Housekeeping

Areas like passageway, surrounding of switch room

should be kept clear
Inspection Findings
Improper Installation

Loose cable dangling without mechanical protection

Inspection Findings

Faulty Protection System

Lightning conductor removed by roof

retrofitting contractor
Inspection Findings
Flashovers Caused by Rodents

Ensure rodent bait is used

Inspection Findings
Expired or Soon-To-Be Expired
Fire Extinguishers
Inspection Findings
Overdue Servicing

Servicing regime should follow the Maintenance Matrix

in SS 538: 2008 published by SPRING Singapore
Inspection Findings
Signs of Overheating

Check for any overloading or overheating on the main

switchboard as the surface should not be hot and does
not produce any unusual/ excessive humming sound
Inspection Findings
Inspection Findings

Burnt Air Circuit Breaker

In Summary:
ALWAYS PICK A GOOD
LEW TO WORK WITH
 Quality Power Management Pte Ltd

Er. Ken G Jung

Executive Director
Quality Power Management Pte Ltd
16 Boon Lay Way, #01-43 Tradehub21
Singapore 609965
www.qpower.com.sg