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NFPA 70B® Electrical Reliability Audit

Electrical Reliability Audit / Inspection based on NFPA 70B®

Increase Uptime, Efficiency and Safety with this Electrical Reliability Audit based on NFPA 70B®

The foundation of electrical safety is ensuring that your electrical equipment is properly maintained to ensure its safe and reliable operation. Proper preventive maintenance not only helps prevent electrical incidents such as fire, shorts or arc flash, but it also extends the life of your assets. This Electrical Reliability Audit is based on NFPA 70B® and measures your electrical maintenance practices and equipment against the 70B® standard and industry best practices.

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Electrical Reliability Audit / Inspection based on NFPA 70B®

Objectives

  • Determine electrical system & electrical safety compliance with NFPA 70B®
  • Identify and provide corrective actions for potentially hazardous electrical situations
  • Review and provide corrective actions for electrical maintenance practices
  • Review and provide corrective actions for electrical Maintenance tools
  • Provide a best practice path for implementing corrective actions
  • Identify potential cost savings and efficiencies through modifications of electrical system
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Scope of Work

The Martin Technical Electrical Reliability Audit / Inspection will focus on electrical reliability and maintenance practices at your site(s). The audit shall verify the principles and processes of the electrical maintenance program in compliance with NFPA 70B® and shall be documented. This report will be conducted by an electrical maintenance and safety specialist who has a strong understanding of the regulations, codes and standards, who is also field experienced in electrical plant environments. Each site visit will entail an inspection of maintenance programs, processes, and equipment to identify compliance and gaps. It is important to point out that that these regulations, codes and standards can, based on the official making the inspection, be subjective to interpretation and site situation of the equipment.

Equipment examined will only be a sampling for evaluation purposes and not all equipment in the plant or facility will be evaluated.

Work Process

  • Pre-Visit Consultation
  • Site Visit/Inspection
  • Report Development
  • Report Presentation

SERVICES NOT INCLUDED:

  • Engineering design and system modifications
  • Electrical construction or electrical fieldwork of any kind.
  • Testing, calibrating, adjusting, and setting of electrical equipment and/or over-current protective devices.
  • Implementation of recommended corrective actions.
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Areas of Investigation

The following areas will be investigated based on NFPA 70B® and industry best practices:

  • General Requirements
    • 4.1 General Requirements
    • 4.2 Electrical Maintenance Program (EMP)
    • 4.3 Personnel
    • 4.4 Survey and Analysis
    • 4.5 Planned Inspections
    • 4.6 Acceptance Test Report
    • 4.7 Impact of Additions/Rework to Retrofitting Equipment
    • 4.8 Equipment Cleaning
  • Personnel Safety
  • Single-Line Diagrams and System Studies
  • Fundamental Tests
  • Field Testing and Test Methods
  • Maintenance Intervals
  • Equipment Specific Inspections (as applicable)
  • Hazardous Location Electrical Equipment
  • Power and Distribution Transformers
  • Substations and Switchgear
  • Panelboards and Switchboards
  • Busways
  • Circuit Breakers, Low- and Medium-Voltage
  • Fuses
  • Switches
  • Power Cables and Conductors
  • Cable Tray
  • Grounding and Bonding
  • Ground-Fault Circuit Interrupters and Ground Fault Protection of Equipment Systems
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Training

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