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Electrical Safety Code
Electrical Safety Code
CODE DE SÉCURITÉ
CERN
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SAFETY CODE
Issued by : Director-General revision date : 1990
Original: French
Contents
1 Legal basis
2 Aims
3 Scope
4 General definitions
6 Personnel qualifications
7 Protection of personnel
8 Choice of equipment
9 Operating instructions
1 LEGAL BASIS
This code is based on the document which defines safety policy at CERN
(SAPOCO/42). It forms part of the CERN safety regulations and, as such, part of
the Staff Regulations.
2 AIMS
The aim of this code is to establish regulations for the construction, installation and
use of electrical equipment which guarantee the protection of personnel and
property.
3 SCOPE
This code applies:
- on all CERN sites and to all electrical equipment and installations which are
CERN's responsibility.
4 GENERAL DEFINITIONS
Electrical equipment: any item used for such purposes as generation, conversion,
distribution or utilization of electrical energy, e.g. machines, transformers,
apparatus, measuring instruments, protective devices, wiring material, appliances
and electronic equipment.
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* Safety Instructions are mandatory, while Safety Notes are for information
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The most recent IEC or CENELEC* standards and recommendations constitute the
basic regulations governing electrical equipment and installations at CERN.
Electrical equipment: this must be manufactured and tested in accordance with IEC
publications, supplemented if necessary by the standards of the country of origin.
6 PERSONNEL QUALIFICATIONS
Everyone required to work on dangerous electrical equipment or installations
must be qualified, i.e.:
- know what to do in an emergency and how to give first aid in cases of electric
shock.
8 CHOICE OF EQUIPMENT
The equipment must ensure the protection of personnel and property at all times.
In order to comply with the above, the following points must be observed in the
design, specification and installation of the equipment :
- The equipment must be suitable for the rated operating conditions and be able
to withstand transient phenomena (overvoltage, voltage drop, power failure,
excess current during short-circuiting,...) and abnormal states (harmonic
overload, monitoring failure...) during the period these conditions exist, without
a noticeable degradation in the degree of safety.
If the equipment does not comply with the rules in the two previous paragraphs, it
must have an enclosure which reduces the risks specified in these paragraphs (e.g.
oil extinction and recovery pits, fire-walls for mineral oil-filled transformers).
9 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
The group responsible for an electrical installation will draw up all the necessary
instructions for the safe operation of the installation. These instructions must be
made known to everyone concerned.
Moreover, electrical equipment and installations must be inspected before they are
first used,after any major modifications and subsequently at suitable intervals :
- Before putting into service, inspections must be carried out by those responsible
for the construction and operation of the equipment. They must be recorded.
- Users are responsible for carrying out and recording regular inspections.
The TIS Division may call upon external organisations to carry out this task.
The use of any existing standard not mentioned in this Code must be approved by
the TIS Division before it is used.
ANNEX
List of References
IS 23/Rev. 2 Criteria and standard test methods for the selection of electric cables,
wires and insulated parts with respect to fire safety and radiation
resistance (1992)