Basic Risk Assessment of Electrical Enclosures

• Site conducted

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• Basic Risk Assessment of Electrical Enclosures

• Site

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• Document Number

• Prepared by

• Site Contact / assessor

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• Date

  Date

• Plant Location

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Details of Electrical Enclosure

• Is the board inside a locked room or behind a locked door?

  Yes

  No

• As this is an Open Area or Outside be vigilant for external influences such as weather, fork-lifts and pedestrians and consider protective area barriers and temporary shade for example?

• Enclosure doors should be locked even behind a locked outer door - as per site electrical standards

• Number of Accessible Doors

• What is the frequency of access? [General Guidance : EDB = LOW ; CTL = HIGH]

  Low

  Medium

  High

• What is the Arc Fault rating at the time of assessment [per label on panel door or escutcheon] PHOTO

  Low

  Medium

  High

  No Label

  N/A

• ACTION - May need arc-fault assessment - label may be on escutcheon

• Does the enclosure door operate and latch properly?

  Yes

  No

• Was the door locked at the time of inspection?

  Yes

  No

• Are door seals intact and functional?

  Yes

  No

• Temperature is safe to work in?

  Yes

  No

• Is the lighting levels good enough for working at this enclosure?

  Good

  Fair

  Poor

  N/A

• Is access ok to do the work?

  Yes

  No

• Do you require hearing protection?

  Yes

  No

• Is this normally a Wet Area?

  Yes

  No

• Is there a likelihood of any Radiation present

  Yes

  No

• Is there pedestrian access?

  Yes

  No

General Access to Enclosure

Enclosure Door Entry Level - Entry Level 1 is the first access to panel or enclosure ; you will need to determine is Entry Level 2 access is required

Entry level 1 - door

• Photo of Door [include Arc Fault Rating label] and what is behind the door

  Media

• Door(s) as seen [most are not labelled]

• Entry Level 1 Access assessment?

  Select

• Is there access to Live parts?

  Select Yes No N/A Not assessed - requires tools to open - assume not IP2x until verified

  • Yes
  • No
  • N/A
  • Not assessed - requires tools to open - assume not IP2x until verified

• Is the installation IP2x?

  Select Yes No N/A Not assessed - requires tools to open - assume not IP2x until verified

  • Yes
  • No
  • N/A
  • Not assessed - requires tools to open - assume not IP2x until verified

• Observe normal Electrical protocols for testing and compliance to AS3000

• Photo of the non-compliances

  Media

• The assessment did not include opening of escutcheons or protective panels.

• Observe normal Electrical protocols for testing and compliance to AS3000

Please complete the next section for each door requiring entry level of access.

Entry level 2 - Door

• Door number

• Photo of what is behind the door

  Media

• Entry Level 2 Access assessment?

  Select

• Is there access to Live parts?

  Select Yes No N/A Not assessed - requires tools to open - assume not IP2x until verified

  • Yes
  • No
  • N/A
  • Not assessed - requires tools to open - assume not IP2x until verified

• Is the installation IP2x?

  Select Yes No N/A Not assessed - requires tools to open - assume not IP2x until verified

  • Yes
  • No
  • N/A
  • Not assessed - requires tools to open - assume not IP2x until verified

• Observe normal Electrical protocols for testing and compliance to AS3000

• Photo of the non-compliances

  Media

• The assessment did not include opening of escutcheons or protective panels.

• Observe normal Electrical protocols for testing and compliance to AS3000