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Current It’s not voltage that kills, its current! Electrostatic hazards Uncontrolled static electricity responsible
Hazard: Any potential or actual threat to that for a large number of fires and explosion
wellbeing of people, machinery or Lightning hazards Causing fires and power outages that can
environment be damaging to communication and
electrical systems
Electrical hazard Taking precautions to identify and control Ohm’s Law
safety: electrical hazards

Not to take the  Injury or death

necessary  Fire or property damage
precaution can lead
to: SAFETY
REQUIREMENTS FOR
Electrical Hazard  Making contact with high voltage WORKING ON
exist in almost wires ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
everyplace  Undertaking maintenance on live
Common causes of equipment
Work on electrical Must be undertaken only by qualified
electrocution are:  Working with damage electrical
systems and safety personnel from the ship’s staff or shore
equipment, such as extensions
guideline for ships contractors.
leads, plugs and sockets
 Using equipment affected by rain or Electrical equipment Surveyors should ensure that the details
water ingress and installation and arrangements of the electrical
equipment and its installation
Work Performance  the electrical supply of the
Uncontrolled hazards  Burns
equipment has to be isolated
will cause following  Shocks
injuries:  Falls  Warning signs must be posted
adequately
Sources of Electrical  Working with electrical equipment
Cold Work on  Work shall not be carried out on any
Hazards lacking not secured and unmarked
Electrical Equipment apparatus or wiring, nor shall any
 Electrical equipment's that has not
been properly grounded flammable
 Working with electrical equipment  proof or explosion-proof enclosures
on damp floors be opened
 Improper wiring and insulation Hot Work on Work is permitted provided that the area
failure Electrical Equipment has first been made safe and certified gas
free and no hazardous situation exists
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High Voltage Defined here as Voltages exceeding 1000 Closing Spring discharge the closing spring as the breaker
Systems volts Interlock is being racked out of its housing
Work by Contractors whenever contractors are employed, they
must be qualified professionally for the work Positive Interlock to keep the breaker trip-free while it is
Documentation Shall be recorded in the log book and by being racked in or out between
use of the company Hot Work procedures, the connected and test positions.
checklist and certification. Padlocks prevent the breaker from being closed
Unauthorized Unauthorized electrical equipment,
Electrical Equipment temporary wiring and portable equipment Key and Door  key interlock is
is prohibited. Interlock to prevent an open breaker from
Flameproof & potentially hazardous atmospheres is to be being closed
Intrinsically Safe carefully inspected  Door interlocks prevents the breaker
Equipment compartment door from being
Safe Isolation procedures are in place to ensure that opened
Procedures workers on site are not exposed to danger Mechanical available to interlock the closing of two or
when working on or near live electrical Interlock three circuit breakers
systems interfaces with the pole shaft and
the tripper bar.
Blown Fuse Interlock current limiters on the draw out breaker
CIRCUIT BREAKER element
SAFETY INTERLOCK On higher fault currents exceeding the
SYSTEMS circuit breaker rating
Bell Alarm with prevents reclosing of a circuit breaker after
Circuit breaker safety interlock devices Lockout a trip
safety interlock Shunt Trip or Under voltage Release coils
systems can provide normally open (NO) and
Draw out Cradle same type and rating are interchangeable normally closed (NC)
Rejection Hardware in their equipment compartments
Busbar heavy conductive metal components used
Racking Mechanism from the connection position before the for electrical applications
Interlock breaker is in the open position Copper busbars are regularly used for
many applications, due to the superior
conductivity of copper
Disconnect Position racking screw cover open when the
Interlock racking mechanism is in Voltage Transformer potential transformer
the disconnected position It employed in electrical energy power
system for stepping down the voltage of
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the system to some protected value which code and it details all the important
is often provided to low rating meters and policies, practices, and procedures that
relays are to be followed in order to ensure safe
Current transformer CT regulates alternating current functioning of ships at the sea.
provide isolated lower current on its
secondary terminals

Switchboard

Switchboard a large single panel, frame, or assembly of

panels on which are mounted, on the face,
back, or both, switches, over-current and
other protective devices, buses, and
usually instruments
Components Inside a switchboard there will be one or
more busbars
Busbars carry large currents through the
switchboard, and are supported by
insulators
Enclosure dead front" construction
no energized parts are accessible when
the covers and panels are closed
Large switchboards may be free-standing
floor-mounted enclosures with provision for
incoming connections at either the top or
bottom of the enclosure

Safety Management
System

Safety Management is an organized system planned and

System (SMS) implemented by the shipping companies
to ensure safety of the ship and marine
environment.an important aspect of
the International safety management (ISM)
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CIRCUIT BREAKER SAFETY INTERLOCK SYSTEMS