LBNL ES H Manual Chapter 14 Electrical Equipment Safety Program

PUB-3000 Chapter 14 | ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT SAFETY PROGRAM | NEW 03/14

Chapter 14

ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT SAFETY PROGRAM

Approved by M.A. Scott
Revised 01/19

NOTE:

Denotes a new section.

14.1 Policy

14.2 Scope

14.3 Applicability

14.4 Exceptions

14.5 Roles and Responsibilities

14.6 Definitions

14.7 Required Work Processes

Work Process A. General Requirements
Work Process B. Procurement
Work Process C. Equipment Surveys
Work Process D. Risk Ranking
Work Process E. Conditional Acceptance Criteria
Work Process F. Inspecting and Approving Electrical Equipment Work Process G. Repair, Salvage, and Out-of-Service Equipment Work Process H. Training Requirements for EESP Surveyors and Inspectors

14.8 Source Requirements

14.9 Reference Documents

14.10 Appendices

Appendix A. NRTL Marks
Appendix B. EESP Inspection Labels
Appendix C. Contact Information
Appendix D. List of Reputable Manufacturers

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14.1 Policy

The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) Electrical Equipment Safety Program (EESP) is designed to ensure safe operation and installation of electrical utilization equipment. Only electrical utilization equipment that has been approved by the Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) may be used at Berkeley Lab. Electrical utilization equipment that has been accepted, certified, labeled, or listed by a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) is considered to be acceptable to the AHJ, and is approved for use provided the equipment is installed and used within the manufacturer’s listing intent. Electrical utilization equipment that has NOT been accepted, certified, labeled, or listed by an NRTL is not acceptable to the AHJ unless it has satisfactorily passed a documented safety inspection. In order to meet these requirements Berkeley Lab has established the Electrical Equipment Safety Program.

14.2 Scope

Electrical utilization equipment that has been listed by a Nationally Recognized Testing laboratory (NRTL), is being used in accordance with its manufacturing and listing intent, undamaged, and unmodified, is automatically approved by the AHJ and may be used without any further approval process. Electrical utilization equipment that has been previously found acceptable does not require re-inspection when repaired by qualified individuals using like-for-like repair parts. Equipment that is being modified from its original