ELECTRICAL FIRE RISK ASSESSMENT REPORT

Premises / Establishment/Building: Xxxxxxx Address: Xxxxxx, Xxxxx Date of Assessment: October 5, 2013

ELECTRICAL FIRE HAZARD INSPECTION/ASSESSMENT

AREA

RISK ASSESSMENT/TEST CRITERIA

REMARKS

Total Connected

Loads Conforms

to Allowable Ckt Limit

Physical State/Condition

of Apparatus, Wiring System or Connected

Loads

Operational Functionality

of Apparatus,

Wiring System or Connected

Loads

Operation During Power Failure

Servicing/ Maintenance/

Component Expiration

Record

Lock-out/Tag-out Procedure

In-place

Availability/ Functionality

of Fire Extinguishing

System

Housekeeping – Absence of

Combustible Dust & Other

Mtrls

Lighting Outlets * n/a none n/a Passed

Convenience Outlets * n/a none n/a Passed

Special Outlets n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

Emergency Lights n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Existing units disconnected

Fire Alarm System n/a * none none n/a Sealed battery replacement necessary

Fire Suppression/ Extinguishing System n/a ** n/a none n/a **

Fire extinguishers okay; Fire hydrant needs

verification of connection to pressurized water

source.

Legend: * - Electricity during power outage supplied by emergency generator set ** - Fire suppression provided by portable fire extinguishers only

Findings: As to the time of inspection, generally the electrical installation poses no electrical fire hazard; Fire detection and suppression system (fire hydrant) needs addressing of found deficiencies.

Recommendation: As stated in remarks. Assessor: Conforme’:

Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx Electrical Practitioner PRC License # Xxxxxx Owner/Owner’s Representative/Building Administrator License Expiration: October 2014

Description of Electrical Fire Risk Assessment

Annual risk assessment/inspection could be enough but frequency can be shortened, i.e., semi-annually (or depending on the use of the area, introduction of new materials, equipment, appliance, and increased traffic of people).

Connected loads to a branch circuit must not exceed the total allowable wattage for that circuit (as defined in the Philippine Electrical Code).

Physical condition of the wiring system or apparatus should show no sign of insulation damage, embrittlement or cracking, does not pose eventual conductor shorting or metallic casing/body grounding, and no indication of overloading such as insulation color change or burnt smell.

Operational functionality tests were carried out to check performance of wiring system, apparatus or equipment under normal conditions. These did not involve short circuit test or the like.

Housekeeping or regular cleaning to prevent build-up of combustible materials (in the forms of dusts and materials that may be brought-in by birds and rats)

Method of inspection is ocular (other methods may involve thermographic surveys to identify “hotspots”, usually done annually)

Some assessment criteria are not applicable (n/a) to some risk area and as such is indicated.

The procedure in this electrical fire risk assessment approach was developed by JGP © 2013.

References:

1. Fire Safety Risk Assessment: Factories and Warehouses 2. Philippine Electrical Code 2009 Edition