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Indian
Indian Standard
Standard
CODE
CODE OF PRACTICE
PRACTICE FOR
FOR
FIRE
FIRE SAFETY
SAFETY OF BUILDINGS
BUILDINGS (GENERAL):
(GENERAL):
ELECTRICAL
ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS
INSTALLATIONS
( Second
Second Revision
Revision )

91.120;13.220.5O
ICS 91.120;13.220.50

© BIS 1997
OBIS

BUREAU OF
BUREAU OF INDIAN
INDIAN STANDARDS
STANDARDS
MANAK
MANAK BHAVAN,
BHAVAN, 9 BAHADUR
BAHADUR SHAH
SHAH ZAFAR
ZAFAR MARG
MARG
NEW DELHI
NEW DELHI 110002

June 1997 Pnce Group

Price 8
Fire Safety
Fire Safety Sectional
Sectional Committee,
Committee, CED
CED 36

FOREWORD
FOREWORD

This Indian
This Indian Standard
Standard (Second
(Second Revision)
Revision) was adopted
adopted by the
the Bureau
Bureau of
of Indian
Indian Standards,
Standards, after
after the
the draft
draft
finalized by the
finalized the Fire
Fire Safety
Safety Sectional
Sectional Committee
Committee had
had been
been approved
approved by the
the Civil Engineering
Engineering Division
Division
Council.
Council.

This standard
This standard was first
first published
published in 1961, revised
revised subsequently
subsequently in 1982. The The present
present revision
revision is based
based on
on
the subsequent
the subsequent development
development and and modifications
modifications in other
other regulations
regulations such
such as electrical
electrical rules
rules of
of the
the Tariff
Tariff
Advisory Committee,
Advisory Committee, Indian
Indian Electricity
Electricity Rules,
Rules, etc,
etc, and
and other
other Indian
Indian Standards.
Standards. Special
Special precautionary
precautionary
measures for
measures for use
use of
of aluminium
aluminium conductors
conductors and
and for
for use
use of
of fluorescent
fluorescent fittings
fittings in electrical
electrical installations
installations are
are
included in the
included the revision.
revision. The
The other
other changes
changes relate
relate to
to the
the developments
developments in wiring
wiring methods
methods andand other
other
general aspects.
general aspects.

The requirements
The requirements of of this
this code
code are
are to
to be
be treated
treated as supplementary
supplementary to the the requirements
requirements of of the
the Indian
Indian
Electricity Act,
Electricity Act, 1910 and
and the
the Rules
Rules of
of 1956 thereunder
thereunder and
and in no case
case as substitutes.
substitutes. In the
the preparation
preparation
of this
of this code,
code, it has
has been
been presumed
presumed that
that the
the electrical
electrical installation
installation work
work is carried
carried out
out by qualified
qualified
contractors and
contractors and electricians
electricians under
under the
the supervision
supervision of
of competent
competent engineers
engineers as required
required by the
the Indian
Indian
Electricity Rules.
Electricity Rules.

For ‘the
For the purpose
purpose of of deciding
deciding whether
whether a particular
particular requirement
requirement of of this
this standard
standard is complied
complied with,
with, the
the
final value,
final value, observed
observed or
or calculated,
calculated, expressing
expressing the
the result
result of
of a test,
test, shall
shall be rounded
rounded off
off in accordance
accordance with
with
‘Rules for
IS 2 : 1960 ‘Rules for rounding
rounding off
off numerical
numerical values
values (revised)‘.
(rev1lsed)’. The
The number
number of of significant
significant places
places retained
retained
the rounded
in the rounded off
off value
value should
should be
be the
the same
same as that
that of
of specified
specified value
value in this
this standard.
standard.
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Indian
Indian Standard
CODE OF PRACTICE FOR
CODEOFPRACTICEFOR
FIRE SAFETY OF BUILDINGS (GENERAL):
FIRESAFETYOFBUILDINGS(GENERAL>
ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS
ELECTRICALINSTALLATIONS
( Second
( Second Revision )
SCOPE
1 SCOPE particular situations
particular situations and
and subject
subject to
to special
special condi-
condi-
tions as laid down
tions down in the
the appropriate
appropriate clauses
clauses of
of this
This standard
This standard covers
covers recommendations
recommendations relating
relating to
code:
code:
fire safety
fire safety of
of electrical
electrical installations
installations in buildings.
buildings.
a) Fumes;
a) Fumes;
REFERENCES
2 REFERENCES
b)
b) Flammable
Flammable or other
or other gases, vapours
vapours or li-
The Indian
2.1 The Indian Standards
Standards listed in Annex
Annex AA contain
contain quids having
quids having deleterious
deleterious effect
effect on
on equip-
equip-
provisions which,
provisions which, through
through reference
reference in this text,
text, ment and
ment and conductors
conductors or or creating
creating dangerous
dangerous
constitute provisions
constitute provisions ofof this
this standard.
standard. At
At the
the time
time situations;
situations;
of publication,
of publication, thethe editions
editions indicated
indicated were
were valid. c)
c) Dust and
Dust and fibrous
fibrous accumulations;
accumulations;
All standards
standards are
are subject
subject to revision,
revision, and
and parties
parties to d) Damp or
Damp or wet
wet locations;
locations; and
and
d)
agreements based
agreements based onon this
this standard
standard are
are encouraged
encouraged e) Excessive temperature.
Excessive temperature.
e)
to investigate
to investigate the
the possibility
possibility ofof applying
applying the
the most
most
recent editions
recent editions of
of the
the standards
standards given
given in Annex
Annex A. Manufacturer’s name,
3.6 Manufacturer’s name, trade-mark
trade-mark oror other
other
description markings
description markings by which
which the
the manufacturer
manufacturer
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
3 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS identified shall
may be identified shall be
be placed
placed on
on all electrical
electrical
Besides conforming
3.1 Besides conforming to this Codeall
Code all equipment
equipment equipment, accessories,
equipment, accessories, electrical
electrical cables,
cables, etc.
shall comply
shall comply with
with relevant
relevant Indian
Indian Standard
Standard Other markings
Other markings like
like voltage
voltage current
current and
and wattage
wattage
Specifications (wherever
Specifications (wherever available)
available) as
as regards
regards con-
con- shall also
shall also be provided
provided as necessary.
necessary. Marking
Marking shall
shall
struction, temperature
struction, temperature rise,
rise, current
current rating,
rating, over-
over- be of
be of sufficient
sufficient durability
durability to
to withstand
withstand the
the environ-
environ-
loads and
loads and performance,
performance, etc, etc, where
where an an Indian
Indian mental conditions.
mental conditions.
Standard does
Standard does not
not exist
exist the
the various
various items
items ofof electri-
electri- 3.7 The
3.7 The type
type ofof wiring
wiring installed
installed in
in aa particular
particular
equipments should
cal equipments should bebe those
those approved
approved by the the occupancy shall
occupancy shall be
be as permitted
permitted under
under the
the relevant
relevant
competent authority.
competent authority. provisions of
provisions of this standard.
standard.
Execution of
3.2 Execution of work
work unless
unless otherwise
otherwise exempted
exempted Where aluminium
3.8 Where aluminium conductors are used
conductors are used in the
the
under the
under the appropriate
appropriate rulerule of
of the
the Indian
Indian Electricity
Electricity electrical installation,
electrical installation, special
special precautionary
precautionary
Rules, the
Rules, the work
work of of electrical
electrical installations
installations shall
shall be measures as given
measures given in IS 732 shall
shall be
be followed.
followed.
carried out
carried out by an
an electrical
electrical contractor
contractor licensed
licensed and
and
under the
under the direct
direct supervision
supervision of of aa person
person holding
holding aa 4 POWER
POVVER EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
certificate of
certificate of competency
competency and and by persons
persons holding
holding a The term
4.1 The term power
power equipment
equipment shall
shall be deemed
deemed to
permit issued
valid permit issued and
and recognized
recognized by any IndianIndian include motors,
include motors, motor-generators,
motor-generators, control
control gears,
gears,
Government.
Government. switch gears,
switch gears, rotary
rotary convertors,
convertors, rotary
rotary balancers,
balancers,
3.3 All
3.3 All equipment
equipment shall
shall be
be capable
capable of
of developing
developing rotary condensers,
rotary condensers, phase
phase advancers,
advancers, frequency
frequency
and/or consuming
and/or consuming thethe rated
rated power
power safely
safely and
and con-
con- changers and
changers and any
any other
other rotating
rotating electric
electric equipment,
equipment,
tinuously (unless
tinuously (unless specifically
specifically meant
meant for
for intermitent
intermitent rectifiers and
rectifiers and inverters.
inverters.
use), without
use), without undue
undue heating,
heating, sparking,
sparking, noise
noise and
and electrical equipment
4.2 All electrical equipment located
located in situations
situations
vibration.
vibration. where:
where:
3.4 All
3.4 All electrical
electrical equipment
equipment shall
shall be
be securely
securely The atmosphere
a) The atmosphere is likely
likely to
to contain
contain flam-
flam-
mounted on
mounted on the
the surface
surface on
on which
which they
they are
are installed.
installed. mable/explosive gases or
mable/explosive or vapours;
vapours; and
and
All electrical
3.5 All electrical equipment,
equipment, fittings,
fittings, accessories
accessories Combustible dust,
b) Combustible dust, fluff
fluff or
or similar
similar materials
materials
and wiring
and wiring systems
systems in locations
locations which
which are
are exposed
exposed like saw mills and
like and other
other wood
wood working
working oc-
to the
to the following
following shall
shall be
be of
of types
types approved
approved forfor cupancies, cotton/jutebooden/viscose
cupancies, cotton/jute/wooden/viscose and and

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acrylic, nylon
acrylic, nylon 66 fibre
fibre mills, flour pul-
flour mill, pul- with HRC
with HRC fusesfuses at all fuse points,
points, irrespective
irrespective of of
verising works,
verising works, etc, shall comply with the
comply with the current rating
current rating of
of the
the circuit.
circuit. This,
This, however,
however, need
need
special requirements
special requirements in respect of Hazard-
respect of Hazard- not be insisted
not insisted in case of
of low tension
tension installation.
installation.
ous Location
ous Location specified
specified in 13.
All switches
5.4 All switches and
and circuit
circuit breakers
breakers shall
shall be
Equipment which
4.3 Equipment which depends
depends on on natural air for
natural air for operated from
operated from the
the front
front of
of the
the switchboard.
switchboard.
cooling shall
cooling shall be
be so located
located and
and installed that air
installed that air
flow over
flow over the
the exposed
exposed cooling
cooling surface shall not
surface shall not be shall be mounted
5.5 All fuses shall mounted on on the
the front
front of the
prevented by adjacent
prevented adjacent equipment
equipment or or walls. ForFor switchboard as far as practicable.
switchboard practicable.
floor mounted
floor mounted equipment,
equipment, clearance between top
clearance between top
surface of
surface of the
the equipment
equipment andand the
the adjacent surface
adjacent surface bolts and
5.6 All screws, bolts and nuts,
nuts, which
which secure
secure current
current
shall be provided
shall provided to dissipate
dissipate rising
rising hot
hot air. carrying parts
carrying parts to the
the board
board shall
shall be of
of brass, copper
copper
or similar
or similar rustproof
rustproof material.
material.
Equipment ventilating
4.4 Equipment ventilating openings shall be so
openings shall
installed that
installed that no
no obstruction
obstruction may prevent free air
prevent free air wires and
5.7 All wires and cables
cables shall
shall be provided
provided with
circulation through
circulation through them;
them; nor
nor shall
shall any material
material be soldered or
soldered or approved
approved lugs or
or crimped
crimped joints
joints or any
dumped or
dumped or allowed
allowed to settle
settle on them
them so as to clog other approved
other approved means
means of
of connection.
connection.
the ventilation
the ventilation openings
openings oror interfere
interfere in any way
with normal
with normal cooling
cooling of
of such
such equipment.
equipment. situations where
5.8 In situations where thethe atmosphere
atmosphere is likely to
contain explosive
contain explosive gases or or vapour,
vapour, switchboards
switchboards
equipment of
4.5 All equipment of more
more than
than 1/4
114 kW shall
shall be shall be of
shall of explosion
explosion protected
protected type. Selection
Selection of
separated from
separated from unprotected
unprotected woodwork
woodwork by a dis- electrical equipment
electrical equipment shall
shall be as perper IS 5571 (see
tance of
tance of at least
least 300 mm horizontally
horizontally and 1200
1 200 mm also IS 5572 for
also for classification
classification ofof hazardous
hazardous areas).
areas).
vertically. Equipment
vertically. Equipment of 1/4 l/4 kW or less, except
except Alternately pressurised
Alternately pressurised airair lock
lock enclosures
enclosures may be
those of
those of totally
totally enclosed
enclosed type,
type, shall be suitably
suitably provided for
provided for switchrooms.
switchrooms. Wherever
Wherever not
not possible
possible
guarded to
guarded to avoid
avoid heat
heat being
being transmitted readily
transmitted to readily switchroom should
switchroom should be themselves
themselves pressured.
pressured.
combustible material
combustible material in the
the vicinity.
vicinity.
Where the
5.9 Where the switchboard
switchboard is erected
erected in a room
room of
Equipment shall
4.6 ‘Equipment shall be perioditmlly
periodically inspected and
inspected and
building isolated
a building isolated from
from the
the source
source ofof supply
supply or at
maintained as per
maintained per relevant
relevant Indian
Indian Standards
Standards by
distance from
a distance from it, adequate
adequate means
means ofof control
control and
competent staff
competent staffwho
who shall
shall keep
keep complete records of
complete records of
isolation shall
isolation shall be provided
provided both
both near
near the
the boards
boards and
such activities.
all such activities.
the origin
at the origin of
of supply.
supply.
The position
4.7 The position of
of equipment
equipment shall bebe selected
selected
with due
with due consideration
consideration ofof accessibility, main-
accessibility, main- switchboard shall
5.10 All switchboard shall be
be of
of metal
metal clad totally
totally
tenance and
tenance and overhaul.
overhaul. enclosed type
enclosed type or
or any insulated
insulated enclosed
enclosed pattern
pattern
which should
which should be fixed
fixed at close
close proximity
proximity to the
the point
point
Equipment terminals
4.8 Equipment terminals shall
shall be rigidly designed
rigidly designed of entry
of entry of
of supply.
supply.
and planned
and planned according
according to size and
and type of machine.
type of machine.
Industrial motors
Industrial motors shall
shall have
have a robust metal clad
robust metal case of
5.11 In case of outgoing
outgoing circuits
circuits from
from the
the
terminal box
terminal box ofof adequate
adequate dimensions arranged to
dimensions arranged switchboard, where
switchboard, where the
the current
current rating
rating exceeds
exceeds 63A,
receive armoured
receive armoured or vulcanized rubber insu-
vulcanized rubber insu- connection between
connection between the
the busbar
busbar chamber
chamber andand the
the
lated/PVC cables
lated/PVC cables in conduits
conduits without unnecessary
without unnecessary automatic circuit
automatic circuit breaker
breaker oror switch fuse
fuse or any
bends in the
bends the cables.
cables. All terminal boxes shall
terminal boxes shall be other control
other control gear
gear shall
shall be made
made only
only by solid con-
con-
entirely reptile,
entirely reptile, rodent
rodent and insect
insect proof.
proof. nections.
nections.
5 SWITCHBOARDS
SWITCHBOARDS Timber shall
5.12 Timber shall not
not be used
used in construction
construction of
of a
5.1 Switchboards
5.1 Switchboards shall
shall be erected easily acces-
erected in easily switchboard.
switchboard.
sible and
sible and approved
approved positions
positions where cotton fluff,
where cotton fluff,
dust or
dust or dirt
dirt is not
not present.
present. The
The switchboard shall
switchboard shall All circuits
5.13 All circuits shall
shall be clearly
clearly and
and indelibly
indelibly
located in dry
be located dry locations.
locations. labelled for
labelled for identification
identification in English
English and
and ver-
ver-
nacular.
nacular.
The space
5.2 The space around
around the
the switchboards shall not
switchboards shall not be
be
used for
used for storing
storing of
of clothing
clothing or other materials, even
other materials, even Moulded case
5.14 Moulded case circuit
circuit breakers
breakers shall
shall not
not be
for temporary
for temporary period.
period. permitted except
permitted except inside
inside a metal
metal enclosure.
enclosure.
Each outgoing
5.3 Each outgoing circuit
circuit from
from thethe switchboard
switchboard
shall be
shall be separately
separately controlled
controlled by a suitable
suitable auto-
auto-
The neutral
5.15 The neutral of
of each
each main
main and branch
branch main
main
matic circuit
matic circuit breaker
breaker or or linked
linked switches and cut-
switches and cut- circuit shall
circuit shall be provided
provided with
with a removable
removable link
link
outs. In case
outs. case the
the electrical
electrical installation power
installation draws power placed in an easily
placed easily accessible
accessible position,
position, for
for purpose
purpose
from a distribution
from distribution transformer having a capacity
transformer having capacity
of testing.
of testing. The
The neutral
neutral shall
shall not
not be punched
punched at the
the
back of
back of the
the board.
board.
of 150 BVA
of kVA oror more,
more, the
the switches shall be provided
switches shall provided

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6 POWER
POVVER DISTRIBUTION
DISTRIBUTION AND MOTOR
MOTOR compartment but
compartment but separated
separated from
from each
each other
other by
CONTROL GEAR
CONTROL GEAR more than
more than 15 m.
All equipment
6.1 All equipment shall
shall be
be of
of metal
metal clad construc-
construe- Outgoing circuits
6.9 Outgoing circuits shall
shall be clearly
clearly marked
marked in
tion throughout,
tion throughout, dust
dust tight,
tight, suitably
suitably proportioned
proportioned English and
English and vernacular,
vernacular, indicating
indicating the
the department
department
and of
and of adequate
adequate capacity
capacity and
and shall
shall conform
conform to
to the
the or place
or place or
or item
item controlled,
controlled, by each.
each.
relevant Indian
relevant Indian Standards.
Standards.
6.10
6.10 All circuits
All circuits shall
shall be arranged
arranged symmetrically,
symmetrically,
Equipment shall
6.2 Equipment shall be
be accessible
accessible at
at all times,
times, far as practicable.
as far practicable.
stacks of
stacks of goods
goods and
and the
the like
like shall
shall not
not impede
impede access
to any
to any part
part of
of the
the equipment.
equipment. Each circuit
6.11 Each circuit from
from a main
main distribution
distribution board
board
shall be
shall be provided
provided with
with a circuit
circuit breaker,
breaker, linked
linked
Wiring to
6.3 Wiring to and
and from
from the
the gear
gear shall
shall be
be of
of the
the switches or
switches or cut-outs.
cut-outs.
armoured, mineral insulated
armoured,.mineral insulated or or screwed
screwed steel
steel con-
con-
Looping of
6.12 Looping ofconductors and tee
conductors and tee joints
joints in power
power
duit type
duit type and
and provision
provision shall
shall be
be made
made to secure
secure the
the
same by approved
same approved and and efficient
efficient mechanical
mechanical wiring shall
wiring shall be provided
provided with
with a circuit
circuit breaker,
breaker,
linked switches
linked switches or
or cut-outs.
cut-outs.
methods. Flexible
methods. Flexible tubing
tubing shall
shall not
not be
be accepted
accepted for
for
general wiring.
general wiring. It may, however,
however, be usedused for
for con-
con- Detachable inspection
6.13 Detachable inspection covers
covers shall
shall be
be
nections between
nections between the
the terminal
terminal boxes
boxes ofof motors
motors and
and provided examine connections.
provided to examine connections.
starters, switches
starters, switches and
and motors
motors but
but the
the length
length shall
shall be _
restricted to a maximum
restricted maximum of of 11 200 mm. 6.14 Woodwork
6.14 Woodwork shall
shall not
not be permitted
permitted for
for mount-
mount-
of or
ing of or construction
construction ofof frame
frame work
work of
of any iron-
iron-
NOTE -— Non-metallic
NOTE Non-metallic conduits
conduits conforming
conforming to to IS 9537
9537
(Part 3)
(Part 3) may
may be
be used for medium
used for medium voltage
voltage installation,
installation, subject
subject switch control
clad switch control or
or distribution
distribution gear.
gear.
to following
to following conditions:
conditions:
Motors shall
6.15 Motors shall not
not be
be connected
connected to
to lighting
lighting dis-
a) The
a) The conduits
conduits should
should be
be supported
supported notnot more
more than
than 800
800
mm distance
mm distance andand should
should have
have suitable
suitable joints.
joints. tribution boards.
tribution boards.
b) Separate
b) Separate earthing
earthing conductor
conductor shall
shall be
be run
run inside
inside the
the Suitable guard
6.16 Suitable guard enclosures
enclosures shall
shall be
be provided
provided to
conduit for
conduit for earthing
earthing the
the equipment
equipment to to which
which thethe con-
con-
ductor is connected.
ductor connected. protect exposed
protect exposed current
current carrying
carrying parts
parts of
of motors
motors
c) Gpansion
c) Expansion joints
joints shall
shall be
be provided
provided where
where required
required toto and insulations
and insulations of of motor
motor leads
leads where
where installed
installed
compensate for
compensate for thermal
thermal expansion
expansion and
and contraction.
contraction. directly under
directly under equipment
equipment or or in other
other locations
locations
Such non-metallic
Such non-metallic conduit
conduit shall
shall not
not however
however be
be allowed
allowed in
in where dripping
where dripping oror spraying
spraying ofof oil, water
water or
or other
other
following locations:
following locations: injurious liquids
injurious liquids may occur,
occur, unless
unless the
the motor
motor is
a) In
a) In locations
locations less
less than
than 2.5
2.5 m
m above
above walking
walking floor
floor level
level
unless protected
unless protected against
against mechanical
mechanical damage.
damage.
designed for
designed for such
such conditions.
conditions.
b) Where
b) Where ambient
ambient temperature
temperature is likely
likely to
to be.
be above
above 55’C
55°C situations where
6.17 In situations where dust
dust or
or flying
flying materials
materials
at some
at some time
time or
or other
other during
during year.
year.
c) In concealed
c) concealed places
places of
of combustible
combustible construction.
construction.
may collect
may collect on or
or in motors
motors in such
such quantities
quantities as to
to
d) In locations
d) locations where
where the
the atmosphere
atmosphere is likely
likely to
to contain
contain
seriously interfere
seriously interfere with
with ventilation
ventilation oror cooling
cooling of
of
flammable gases
flammable gases or
or vapours.
vapours. motors, totally
motors, totally enclosed
enclosed oror totally
totally enclosed
enclosed fan-
fan-
e) In
e) In locations
locations where
where the
the surrounding
surrounding atmosphere
atmosphere is likely
likely cooled motors
cooled motors that
that will not
not overheat
overheat under
under prevail-
prevail-
to affect
to affect the
the non-metallic
non-metallic conduits.
conduits. conditions, shall
ing conditions, shall be used.
used.
The ends
6.4 The ends of
of all conduits
conduits shall
shall be bushed.
bushed. TRANSFORMER SUBSTATION,
7 TRANSFORMER SUBSTATION,
All unused
6.5 All unused cable
cable holes
holes shall
shall be
be effectively
effectively EXCLUDING
EXCLUDING BELL
BELL AND DRAWING
DRAWING FRAME,
FRAME,
closed.
closed. TRANSFORMER
TRANSFORMER AND TRANSFORMERS
TRANSFORMERS OF
OF
SMALL
SMALL CAPACITY
CAPACITY
current carrying
6.6 All current carrying parts,
parts, namely
namely terminals,
terminals,
washers and clips shall
washers shall be
be of
of copper,
copper, brass
brass or
or of
of any
any Every oil-filled
7.1 Every oil-filled apparatus,
apparatus, such
such as transformer,
transformer,
other equally
other equally non-rusting
non-rusting material,
material, properly
properly tinned
tinned static condenser,
static condenser, switchgear
switchgear oror oil circuit
circuit breaker
breaker
joints.
at joints. having an individual
having individual oror aggregate
aggregate oil capacity
capacity of
of
O00 litres
2 000 litres or
or more
more shall
shall be housed
housed in a locked,
locked,
cables shall
6.7 All cables shall be provided
provided with
with soldered
soldered lugs weather and
weather and fire
fire resistant
resistant building
building and
and shall
shall be
be
or other
or other approved
approved means
means for
for connection.
connection. properly ventilated
properly ventilated to the
the outside
outside ofof the
the building
building
Where a distribution
6.8 Where distribution board
board or or group
group ofof dis- The building
only. The building housing
housing the
the oil-filled
oil-filled apparatus
apparatus
tribution boards
tribution boards is/are
is/are erected
erected in a room
room of
of a build-
build- shall be separated
shall separated by a distance
distance of
of not
not less than
than 6 m
isolated from
ing isolated from thethe source
source of
of supply,
supply, adequate
adequate from all other
from other buildings.
buildings.
means of
means of control
control andand isolation
isolation shall
shall be
be provided
provided NOTES
NOTES

both near
both near the
the board
board andand at the
the origin
origin of
of supply.
supply. 11 IfIf the
the building
building housing
housing the
the transformer
transformer iswithin
is within 6 m of
of the
the
surrounding building
surrounding building there
there shall
shall not
not be
be any
any door
door or
or window
window
Similar means
Similar means of of control
control and
and isolation
isolation shall
shall be
be opening in the
opening the substation
substation oror the
the surrounding
surrounding building.
building.
provided even
provided even if the
the source
source of
of supply
supply andand the
the dis-
If the
2 If the building
building or
or compartment
compartment housing
housing oil-filled
oil-filled ap-
ap-
tribution board(s)
tribution board(s) is/are
is/are located
located inside
inside the
the same
same paratus is communicating
paratus communicating with
with another
another building
building or or com-
com-

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partment, the
partment, the substation
substation shall be segregated
segregated by separating
separating transformers shall
7.7 All transformers shall have
have suitable
suitable isolating
isolating
of 355 mm thick brick wall or
walls of or 230 mm thick
thick RCC,
RCC,
carried up
carried up to
to roof
roof level with door
door openings
openings therein
therein protected
protected
equipment on
equipment on both
both high
high and
and low/medium
low/medium tensiontension
single fireproof
by single fireproof doors
doors of
of 2 hlr rating.
rating. side.
side.
Not withstanding
3 Not withstanding thethe above,
above, if the
the substations
substations supplies
supplies Cable trenches
7.8 Cable trenches inside
inside substations
substations shall
shall be filled
filled
power to fire
power fire pumps,
pumps, the
the same
same shall be segregated
segregated from,
from, the
the with sand,
with sand, pebbles
pebbles or or similar
similar non-flammable
non-flammable
adjoining building
adjoining building by
by400 thick brickwall
400 mm thick brickwall or 300 mm thick
thick
RCC wall without
RCC without any door
door opening
opening therein
therein where,
where, however,
however,
materials or
materials or covered
covered with
with incombustible
incombustible slabs. If a
dooropenings
door areabsolutely necessary,
openings areabsolutely necessary, the
the openingsshall
openings shall be number of
number of cables
cables are
are taken
taken in a trench,
trench, it is
protected by double
protected double fire resisting
resisting doors
doors ofof 2 h rating
rating each. If desirable that
desirable that cables
cables are
are taken
taken onon racks.
racks.
the substation
the substation is attached
attached to a stomyed
storeyed structure,
structure, in addition
addition
to segregations,
to segregations, it will also
also be
be necessary
necessary for
for the
the substation
substation to control gears
7.9 All control gears shall
shall be
be protected
protected against
against
provided with
be provided with RCC
RCC slab roof.
roof. rodents, reptiles
rodents, reptiles and
and insects.
insects.
essential in all transformer
7.10 It is essential transformer houses
houses and and in
Each oil-filled
7.2 Each oil-filled apparatus,
apparatus, such
such as transformer,
transformer, places of
places of similar
similar applications
applications that
that an
an efficient
efficient andand
bank of
bank of static
static condensers,
condensers, including
including high
high tension
tension distinctive indicating
distinctive indicating device
device be
be provided
provided to show show
circuit breakers,
circuit breakers, switch
switch andand main
main distribution
distribution clearly whether
whether the the supply
supply in thethe.main incoming
clearly main incoming
boards, having
boards, having an an individual
individual or or aggregate
aggregate oil oil cable is ‘On’ or
cable or ‘Off
‘Off’ for
for the
the safety
safety of
of fire-fighting
fire-fighting
capacity of
capacity of22 000
000 litres,
litres, shall
shall also
also be
be segregated
segregated from
from personnel in the
personnel the event
event of
of an outbreak
outbreak of of fire.
other apparatus
all other apparatus by 355 mm mm thick
thick fire
fire resisting
resisting
brick wall or
brick or 230 mmmm thick
thick RCC.
RCC. TheThe separating
separating Transformers and
7.11 Transformers and equipment
equipment installed
installed out-
out-
shall be
wall shall be carried
carried right
right up to the
the roof
roof level
level unless
unless doors, having
doors, having an individual
individual oror aggregate
aggregate oil content
content
the roof
the roof is more
more than
than 3 m above
above the
the highest
highest point
point of 2 000 litres
of litres or
or more
more shall
shall be
be located
located in a suitably
suitably
of the
of the equipment,
equipment, in whichwhich case
case the
the wall shall
shall be
be fenced and
fenced and locked
locked enclosure
enclosure separated
separated onon all sides
carried up
carried up to
to a height
height atat least
least 600 mm
mm above
above the
the top
top least 6 m from
by at least from any
any building
building including
including substa-
substa-
of the
of the equipment
equipment so separated.
separated. tion. Separating
tion. Separating walls are are necessary
necessary between
between trans-
trans-
NOTES
NOTES
formers having
formers having anan individual
individual or or aggregate
aggregate oil oil
content of
content of 2 000 litres.
litres.
This provision
1 This provision need
need not
not be applied
applied to furnace
furnace and
and rectifier
rectifier
transformers as also
transformers also to transformen
transformers ofof testing
testing apparatus
apparatus oror NOTES
NOTES
other equipment
other equipment ofwhich
ofwhich thethe transformer
transformer is an integral
integral part,
part, 11 There
There should
should be no door door oror window
window opening
opening in the sur- sur-
whether they
whether they are
are oil-filled
oil-filled or
or not.
not. rounding building,
rounding building, if the
the transformers
transformers areare within
within 6 m thereof.
thereof.
The requirements
2 The requirements given under
under this rule,
rule, however,
however, do not
not 2 If the
the transformers
transformers are are within
within 6 m of doors
doors and window
apply to
apply to dty
dry type
type transformers,
transformers, or
or transformers
transformers having sul- openings of
openings of surrounding
surrounding buildings
buildings then
then they
they shall
shall be
phur hexafluoride,
phur hexafluoride, non-flammable
non-flammable coolants
coolants and
and having
having protected by single fire proof
protected proof doors
doors and
and 6 mm thickthick wired
wired
primary voltage
primary voltage not
not mote
more than
than 33 kV. steel frames
glass in steel frames respectively.
respectively.
the substation
3 If the substation supplies
supplies power
power to fire pumps,
pumps, separating
separating Separating walls shall not
3 Separating not be necessary
necessary in case of trans-trans-
walls as described
walls described. above
above will be necessary
necessary between
between thethe formers having an aggregate
formers aggregate oil capacity
capacity exceeding
exceeding 2 000
various items
various items irrespective
irrespective of
of the
the oil contents.
contents. litres but individual
litres individual oil capacity
capacity of less
less than
than 5 000 litres
litres if the
distance between
distance between transformers
transformers and and other
other apparatus
apparatus is more
more
Each building
7.3 Each building or or compartment
compartment housinghousing oil-
oil- than 6 m or
than or if the
the transformers
transformers ate are protected
protected byan
by an approved
approved
velocity water
high velocity water spray
spray system.
system.
filled apparatus
filled apparatus containing
containing 2 000 litres
litres or
or more
more ofof 4 Where
Where however
however oil capacity
capacity of individual
individual transformer
transformer is
oil shall
oil shall be
be provided
provided with
with oil
oil drains
drains of of at least
least 150 larger than
larger than 5 000 litres
litres separating
separating walls shall
shall be provided
provided
mm in diameter
mm diameter and
and soak
soak pits,
pits, the
the latter
latter being
being not
not unless all equipment/building/plant
unless equipment/building[plant are are located
located at a clear
clear
than 2.5 m away from
less than from the
the substation.
substation. Floors
Floors distance of
distance of not less thanthan the
the following:
shall be
shall be sloped
sloped not
not less than
than 11 in 96 towards
towards oil Oil Capacily
Capacity of Individual
ofIndividual Clear Separating
Clear Separating
Transformer
Transformer (1) (l) Distance (m)
Distance
drains. The
drains. The soak
soak pits
pits shall
shall be
be of
of sufficient
sufficient capacity
capacity
5 000-20
000-20 000
000 8
to take
to take the
the entire
entire oil
oil content
content of
of the
the equipment
equipment andand Over 20
Over 20 000
000 15
designed to provide
designed provide forfor drainage
drainage ofof liquids
liquids to a safe
safe 5 The
The provisions
provisions of 7.1, 7.2,7.3
7.2, 7.3 and
and 7.11 are
are not applicable
applicable
location.
location. the transformer
if the transformer is filled with non-combustible
non-combustible insulant
insulant
liquid.
7.4 AA minimum
minimum clearance
clearance ofof 750 mm shall
shall be
be
provided between
provided between thethe transformer
transformer or
or other
other ap- EARTH CONNECTIONS
8 EARTH CONNECTIONS
paratus and
paratus and enclosing
enclosing oror separating
separating walls. earth connections
8.1 All earth connections shall
shall strictlycomplywith
strictly comply with
IS 3043.
Substations and
7.5 Substations and switchgear
switchgear rooms
rooms shall
shall only
only be
be
used to
used to house
house the
the intended
intended equipment.
equipment. Storage
Storage of
of 8.2 In nono case
case shall
shall gas, steam,
steam, sprinkler
sprinkler or
any kind/or
any kind/or any
any repair
repair work
work shall
shall not
not be
be permitted
permitted humidifier pipes
humidifier pipes be
be used
used for
for an earth
earth connection.
connection.
therein.
therein. WIRING METHODS
9 WIRING METHODS

7.6 Suitable
Suitable apparatus
apparatus shall
shall be provided
provided in ap- General Requirements
9.1 General Requirements
proved positions
proved positions for
for the
the control
control and
and protection
protection of
of Only such
9.1.1 Only such wiring
wiring methods
methods as areare permissible
permissible
windings of
windings of transformers.
transformers. for a particular
for particular situation
situation or
or location
location as laid down
down in
rules under
rules under this
this clause,
clause, shali
shall be
be allowed.
allowed.

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Wherever aluminium
9.1.2 Wherever aluminium conductors
conductors are
are used,
used, Electrical.se1vices shall
9.1.12 Electrical.services not be installed
shall not installed in
the special
the special precautionary
precautionary measures
measures laid down
down in the same
the conduit or
same conduit or trunking pipes or
trunking as pipes or tubes or
tubes or
shall be
IS 732 shall be followed.
followed. non electrical
non services like
electrical services like air, gas, oil,
oil, water,
water, etc.
Conductors shall
9.1.3 Conductors shall be
be insulated
insulated except where
except where 9.1.13 Only
Only PVCPVC sheathed armoured cables
sheathed armoured or
cables or
enclosed or
enclosed or bare
bare conductors
conductors are
are specifically
specifically per-
per- rigid metallic
rigid conduits shall
metallic conduits be allowed
shall be allowed in ducts
ducts or
or
mitted under
mitted under the
the rules.
rules. plenums used
plenums used for
for movement
movement of of environmental
environmental air.
Conductors exposed
9.1.4 Conductors exposed to
to oils,
oils, greases,
greases, vapours,
vapours, PERMIlTED TYPES
10 PERMITTED TYPES OF WIRING METHODS
WIRING METHODS
fumes, liquids
gases, fumes, liquids or
or other
other substances
substances having
having 10.1 General
General
deleterious effects
deleterious effects upon
upon the
the conductor
conductor or insula-
or its insula-
tion shall
tion shall be
be of
of approved
approved type
type for
for the
the purpose.
purpose. Wiring shall
10.1.1 Wiring shall be on distribution board
on distribution board sys-
tem with
tem main, branch
with main, branch main and final
main and final sub-circuit
sub-circuit
Conductors may
9.1.5 Conductors may bebe permitted
permitted to to be
be con-
con- boards fixed at convenient
boards convenient positions
positions and shall
shall con-
con-
nected in parallel
nected parallel (electrically
(electrically joined
joined at
at two ends
ends to
to form to IS 732.
form
form a single
form single conductor
conductor only)
only) if
ifsuch conductors are
such conductors are
of same
of same length,
length, material
material and
and cross-sectional
cross-sectional area,
area, Conductors which
10.1.2 Conductors which are not arranged
are not arranged forfor con-
con-
have same
have same type
type of
of insulation
insulation andand terminated
terminated in nection to
nection to the
the same
same system and circuit
system and circuit or which
which
same manner.
same manner. supply different
supply different phases
phases ofof the same supply,
the same supply, shall
shall be
be
kept apart
kept throughout their
apart throughout entire run. This
their entire This shall
shall
Where cables,
9.1.6 Where cables, conduits,
conduits, cable
cable ducts
ducts oror trunk-
trunk- particularly apply
particularly apply to
to installations
installations in which
which there
there are
are
through floors,
ings pass through floors, walls, partitions
partitions or or ceil-
ceil- pilot lights
pilot addition to the
lights in addition main lighting
the main lighting and the
the
the surrounding
ings, the surrounding holes
holes shall
shall be
be made
made good
good with
with like
like.
cement or
cement or similar
similar incombustible
incombustible material
material to thethe full
thickness of
thickness of floor,
floor, wall, etc.
etc. In addition
addition where
where con-
con- Conductors for
10.1.3 Conductors for final sub-circuits shall not
final sub-circuits not
ductors are
ductors are installed
installed in channels,
channels, ducts,
ducts, trunkings
trunkings be enclosed
be the same
enclosed in the same conduit or casing
conduit or casing as sub
or shafts
or shafts passing
passing through
through floors,
floors, walls, partitions
partitions oror main and
main branch of
and branch of main
main conductors.
conductors.
ceilings», suitable
ceilings, suitable internal
internal fire
fire resisting
resisting barriers
barriers
shall be
shall be provided
provided to to prevent
prevent spread
spread ofof fire from one
fire from one Conductors which
10.1.4 Conductors which pass through
through windows
windows oror
side to
side to the
the other.
other. door frames,
door wood beams
frames, wood beams walls, ceilings
ceilings and floors
floors
shall be protected
shall protected by porcelain tubes or
porcelain tubes or conduits
conduits
Cables of
9.1.7 Cables of ac circuits
circuits installed
installed in steel
steel con-
con- according to
according to the
the conditions.
conditions. The
The tube
tube or conduit
conduit
duits, shall
duits, shall always be
be so bunched
bunched that that the cables of
the cables of shall extend
shall least 13 mm
extend at least mm on both sides
on both sides of
of the
the wall
phases and
all phases and the
the neutral
neutral (if
(if any)
any) are
are contained
contained in and 25 mm above
and above the
the floor and below
floor and below the
the ceiling.
ceiling.
the same
the same conduit.
conduit.
All conduit
10.1.5 All conduit ends
ends shall be bushed.
shall be bushed.
Ducts of
9.1.8 Ducts of metal
metal oror insulating
insulating material and
material and
trunking shall
trunking shall be
be securely
securely fixed and
and where
where they
they are
are Cables which
10.1.6 Cables which are unarmoured shall
are unarmoured shall be
liable to
liable to suffer
suffer mechanical
mechanical damage,
damage, shall be ade-
shall be mechanically protected
mechanically protected up toto a height
height of
of 1.8 m
quately protected.
quately protected. above working
above working floor
floor level or up to
level or to the
the height of
height of
Trunkings shall
shall be
be constructed
constructed of
of metal
metal or
or switchboard.
switchboard.
9.1.9 Trunkings
non-combustible insulating
non-combustible insulating materials.
materials. Branch main
10.1.7 Branch main and
and distribution
distribution boards
boards shall
shall
be mounted
be suitable accessible
mounted in suitable accessible positions,
positions, not
not
Cables, cable
9.1.10 Cables, cable ductings
ductings oror trunking
trunking of
of metal-
metal-
higher than
higher than 2 m above
above floor level. Adequate
floor level. Adequate work-
work-
construction and
lic construction and conduits
conduits may
may bebe buried under-
buried under-
ing spaces
ing and freedom
spaces and freedom from
from danger
danger shall be
shall be
ground provided
ground provided they
they meet
meet the
the following
following minimum
minimum provided.
provided.
earth cover
earth cover requirement:
requirement:
Method
Wiring Method Minimum Depth
Minimum Depth of
of Incoming mains
10.1.8 Incoming mains shall be used
shall be used for
for control of
control of
Earth Cover
Earth circuit in conjunction
circuit conjunction with
with suitable circuit breakers.
suitable circuit breakers.
Rigid metal
Rigid metal conduits
conduits mm
150 mm
Other type
Other type of
of conduits
conduits 450 mm
4.50 mm The system
10.1.9 The system of
of wiring and all other
wiring and other details
details
Metallic ductings
Metallic ductings oror 450 mm
450 mm (with
(with con-
con- shall be
shall suitable to
be suitable to the
the conditions prevailing.
conditions prevailing.
trunkings
trunkings crete envelope
Crete envelope of
of not
not
Linked tumbler
10.1.10 Linked tumbler switches shall not
switches shall not be used
used
less than
less than 50 50 mmmm
for control
for of circuits.
control of circuits.
around the
around the ducting
ducting of
of
trunking)
trunking) Flexible leads
10.1.11 Flexible shall hang
leads shall hang vertically
vertically
Directly buried
Directly buried cables
cables 600 mm downwards from
downwards from the
the ceiling rose without
ceiling rose without any
any
No wiring
9.1.11 No wiring system
system of
of any kind
kind shall be per-
shall be per- obstructions, shall
obstructions, shall not
not be in contact
contact with
with shafting
shafting
mitted inside
mitted inside ducts
ducts needed
needed for
for transporting
transporting dust,
dust, structural member,
structural member, pipepipe work, etc, and shall
work, etc, shall not be
not be
loose materials
loose materials or
or flammable
flammable vapours.
vapours. coiled or
coiled or tied
tied up but
but cut to correct length.
to correct length.

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10.1.12 Flexible
10.1.12 Flexible leads
leads shall
shall be
be renewed
renewed when
when they
they such crossing
such crossing is unavoidable
unavoidable mechanical
mechanical protection
protection
show signs of
show of deterioration.
deterioration. Joints
Joints in flexible
flexible con-
con- shall be provided
shall provided against
against damage
damage by belt
belt breakages.
breakages.
ductors of
ductors of pendants
pendants shall
shall not
not be
be permitted.
permitted.
The paper
10.1.27 The paper insulated
insulated lead
lead covered
covered cables
cables
Flexible leads
10.1.13 Flexible leads shall
shall not
not be
be used
used where
where they
they shall not
shall not be brought
brought right
right through
through the
the sealing
sealing box
box
are likely
are likely to
to swing due
due to
to ventilation
ventilation or
or humidifier
humidifier without a break.
without break. The
The conductors
conductors ofof paper
paper insulated
insulated
apparatus or
apparatus or any
any other
other cause;
cause; fmed
fixed rod
rod or
or conduit
conduit cables shall
cables shall be terminated
terminated in the
the trifurcating
trifurcating box
protection shall
protection shall be
be used
used in such
such cases. and tails
and tails of
of India
India Rubber
Rubber (VIR)
(VIR) Conductors
Conductors
sweated by ferrules
sweated ferrules toto the
the conductors
conductors of of paper
paper
Flexible leads
10.1.14 Flexible leads and
and fittings
fittings shall
shall not
not be
be
insulated cables
insulated cables shall
shall be brought
brought through
through the
the
allowed to
allowed to vibrate.
vibrate. trifurcating box.
trifurcating
Ceiling roses
10.1.15 Ceiling roses shall
shall be
be securely
securely fixed and
and
All filament
10.1.28 All filament lamps
lamps shall
shall be so placed
placed oror so
shall be
shall be complete
complete with
with caps. guarded as to
guarded to prevent
prevent ignition
ignition of
of combustible
combustible
Straight or
10.1.16 Straight or slanting
slanting wall
wall batten
batten holder
holder material. Any
material. Any shade
shade or
or guard
guard used
used for
for this
this purpose
purpose
shall not
shall not be
be fitted
fitted at
at switchboard
switchboard height
height or
or on
on the
the shall be suitable
shall suitable to withstand
withstand the
the heat
heat of
of the
the lamp.
lamp.
switchboard.
switchboard.
Wiring of lighting
10.1.29 Wiring.of lighting circuits
circuits shall
shall be
be on
on
Shades or
10.1.17 Shades or reflectors
reflectors ofof light
light points
points shall
shall distribution board
distribution board system
system and
and circuit
circuit diagrams
diagrams shall
shall
not be
not be in contact
contact with
with structural
structural members,
members, pipe
pipe be attached
be attached to it.
work, etc.
work, etc.
Conductors shall
10.1.30 Conductors shall be
be run
run as far as possible
possible
Temporary wiring
10.1.18 Temporary wiring shall
shall not
not be permitted.
permitted. along the
along the walls and
and ceilings,
ceilings, so as to be
be accessible
accessible
for inspection.
for inspection.
Pendants in close
10.1.19 Pendants close proximity
proximity to humidifiers
humidifiers
shall be
shall be provided
provided with
with approved
approved water-tight
water-tight fit- Where two or
10.1.31 Where or more
more points
points are
are mounted,
mounted,
tings. with a voltage
with voltage differences
differences exceeding
exceeding 230 V between
between
them, a minimum
them, minimum distance
distance of
of 2 m between
between the the
Only rod
10.1.20 Only rod pendants
pendants shall
shall be
be used
used in in- points shall
points shall be maintained
maintained to avoid
avoid possibility
possibility of
of
dustrial buildings
dustrial buildings like
like textile
textile mills, flour
flour mills, saw
shocks.
shocks.
mills, etc.
mills,
Cord grips shall
10.1.32 Cord shall be provided
provided for
for pendant
pendant
10.1.21 In ducts
10.1.21 ducts and
and tunnels
tunnels only
only bulk
bulk head
head fittings
fittings lamp ho!ders
lamp holders of
of bayonet
bayonet contact
contact type,
type, and
and chain
chain
with wires
with wires in conduits
conduits or
or armoured
armoured cables
cables shall
shall be
be suspended reflector
suspended reflector fittings
fittings shall
shall have
have the
the cable
cable
used for
used for lighting.
lighting.
entries made
entries made bell-shaped
bell-shaped or or bushed
bushed to to avoid
avoid
The base
10.1.22 The base of
of accessories
accessories shall
shall be of
of vitreous
vitreous damaging the
damaging the flexible
flexible cables.
cables.
materials.
materials.
Chain suspended
10.1.33 Chain suspended fittings,
fittings, fans, etc,
etc, shall
shall be
NOTES
NOTES distance not
fixed at a distance not exceeding
exceeding 250 mm away from from
11 Bakelite
Bakelite ceiling
ceiling roses
roses may be permitted
permitted in industrial
industrial ceiling rose.
ceiling rose.
buildings except
buildings except in areas
areas where
where the
the atmosphere
atmosphere is likely to
contain explosive
contain explosive gases
gases or
or vapours.
vapours. Where long
10.1.34 Where long spans
spans occur
occur between
between beams
beams
Bakelite switches
2 Bakelite switches may be permitted
permitted in industrial
industrial buildings
buildings and supports,
and supports, battens
battens shall
shall be provided
provided for
for attach-
attach-
except in ‘Hazardous
except ‘Hazardous Locations’
Locations’ as defined
defined later
later in this code.
code.
ment of
ment of conduits,
conduits, casing,
casing, or
or other
other wiring
wiring or
or fittings.
fittings.
10.1.23 Reflector
10.1.23 Reflector fittings
fittings meant
meant to
to be
be suspended
suspended The runners
The runners shall
shall be ofof well seasoned
seasoned teak
teak wood,
wood,
chain shall
by chain shall not
not be
be suspended
suspended by string
string or
or any free from
free from shakes,
shakes, splits,
splits, etc,
etc, and
and shall
shall not
not be
be less
other similar
other similar material.
material. than following
than following dimensions:
dimensions:
Span (m)
span (m) Dimensions
Dimensions (mm)(mm)
Fittings for
10.1.24 Fittings for lamps
lamps in places
places where
where con-
con-
1.2 to 1.8 75 x>< 38
siderable dust
siderable dust or
or fluff
fluff is present
present (such
(such as willowing,
willowing, 75 x>< so
1.8 to 2.4 50
lap breaking,
lap breaking, waste
waste opening,
opening, mixing,
mixing, blowing,
blowing, and
and
2.4 to 3.4 75 x>< 63
raising rooms
raising rooms in textile
textile mills,
mills, flour
flour mills, saw mills
3.4 to 4.4 100 >< 75
100x75
and other
and other wood
wood working
working factories,
factories, etc)
etc) shall
shall be of
of
dust tight
dust tight type
type conforming
conforming to IS 4013. Alternatively, they
Alternatively, they may be suspended
suspended from
from a
situations where
10.1.25 In situations where the
the atmosphere
atmosphere is catenary arrangement
catenary arrangement oror be supported
supported on steel
steel sec-
likely to
likely to contain
contain explosive/flammable
explosive/flammable gases
gases or
or tions of
tions of suitable
suitable size.
vapours. fittings
vapours, fittings of
of flameproof
flameproof type
type shall
shall be used
used The wiring
10.1.35 The wiring for
for hot
hot air
air chambers
chambers shall
shall be
unless otherwise
unless otherwise permitted
permitted under
under clauses
clauses relating
relating mounted on the
mounted the walls outside
outside the
the chamber,
chamber, as far as
‘Hazardous Locations’.
to ‘Hazardous Locations’. possible. The
possible. The light
light fittings
fittings inside
inside the
the chambers
chambers
The run
10.1.26 The run or
or course
course ofof wiring
wiring shall
shall be shall be of
shall of oyster
oyster type
type or or shall
shall be waterproof
waterproof
arranged to avoid
arranged avoid crossing
crossing of
of belt
belt drives;
drives; where
where fittings.
fittings.

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Where wiring
10.1.36 Where wiring is to
to be
be carried
carried along
along the
the face
face d)
d) Where
Where the
the atmosphere
atmosphere is likely
likely to contain
contain
of rolled
of rolled steel
steel joists
joists oror stanchions,
stanchions, a wooden
wooden or or flammable
flammable gases or
or vapour;
vapour;
non-conducting backing,
non-conducting backing, preferably
preferably of of the
the full
full e)
e) Where
Where conductor
conductor operates
operates at voltage
voltage above
above
width of
width ofjoists or stanchions
joists or stanchions shall
shall first
first be
be laid
laid on
on the
the 650 V;
V, and
and
joist or
joist or stanchions
stanchions andand secured
secured rigidly
rigidly thereto.
thereto. t)
f) In locations
locations where
where surrounding
surrounding atmosphere
atmosphere
Wooden pieces
Wooden pieces for
for the
the support
support of
of casing
casing oror conduit
conduit is likely
likely to affect
affect the
the non-metallic
non-metallic conduits.
conduits.
steel joists
to steel joists or
or stanchions
stanchions shall
shall bebe secured
secured by
metal clips
metal clips with
with at least
least two screws. 10.3.6 Flexible
Flexible conduits
conduits shall
shall not
not be used
used for
for
general wiring. It may be, however
general however used
used for
for connec-
connec-
Scaffolding ropes
10.1.37 Scaffolding ropes shall
shall not
not be
be tied
tied round
round tions between
tions between terminal
terminal boxes
boxes of of motors
motors and
and
conduits, casings
conduits, casings or
or other
other forms
forms of
of wiring.
wiring. starters, switches
starters, switches and motors
motors but
but thelength
thelength shall
shall be
All strands
10.1.38 All strands of
of cables
cables shall
shall be
be fitted
fitted into
into restricted to a maximum
restricted maximum ofof 1i 200 mm.
terminals of
terminals of switches,
switches, fuses,
fuses, etc;
etc; strands
strands of
of cables
cables 10.4 Mineral
Mineral Insulated
Insulated and
and Other
Other Types
Types of Metal
Metal
shall not
shall not be
be cut.
cut. In damp
damp locations,
locations, the
the strands
strands Sheathed Cables
Sheathed Cables
shall be
shall be soldered
soldered together.
together.
10.4.1 Mineral
Mineral insulated
insulated metal
metal sheathed
sheathed cables
cables
The wiring
10.2 The wiring methods
methods specified
specified in 10.3 to
to 10.7 and other
and other types
types of
of metal
metal sheathed
sheathed cables
cables are
are per-
per-
shall only
shall only be
be permitted
permitted subject
subject to conditions
conditions stipu-
stipu- mitted under
mitted under all atmospheric
atmospheric conditions
conditions and
and in all
lated therewith.
lated therewith. occupancies except
occupancies except as mentioned
mentioned hereunder:
hereunder:
Conduits
10.3 Conduits a)
a) Where
Where theythey would
would be exposed
exposed to destructive
destructive
Conduits and
10.3.1 Conduits and fittings
fittings shall
shall be
be of
of solid
solid drawn
drawn corrosive
corrosive conditions.
conditions.
and welded
and welded steel
steel of
of heavy
heavy gauge
gauge screwed
screwed type,
type, con-
con- b)
b) Where
Where directly
directly buried
buried underunder ground,
ground,
forming to IS 2667.
forming without
without suitable
suitable protection against
protection against
NOTE—-Rigid non-metallic
NOTE-Rigid non-metallicconduits
conduits conforming
conforming to IS 9537
mechanical
mechanical damage damage and and corrosive
corrosive condi-
condi-
(Part 3) may, however,
(Part however, be usedused for
for low and medium
medium tension
tension tions.
tions.
installations
installations except
except in locations
locations mentioned
mentioned under
under 9.3.5 and c)
Cl Metal
Metal sheathed
sheathed cables
cables of other
other types
types shall
shall
subject to
subject to the
the following
following conditions:
conditions: not
not be directly
directly buried
buried under
under ground,
ground, nornor
a) Conduits
Conduits should
should be supported
supported notnot more
more than
than 800 mm
and should
and should have suitable
suitable joints;
joints;
shall
shall they
they be usedused in wet
wet locations
locations unless:
unless:
b) For
For earthing,
earthing, separate
separate earthing
earthing conductors
conductors shall be run
run 1)
1) thethe metallic
metallic sheath
sheath is impervious
impervious to
inside the
inside the conduit
conduit from
from end
end to end; and
and moisture,
moisture,
c) Expansion
Expansion joints
joints shall be provided,
provided, where
where required,
required, to 2)
compensate for
compensate for thermal
thermal expansion
expansion and
and contraction.
contraction. 2) a leadlead sheath
sheath oror waterproof
waterproof jacket
jacket is
provided under the
provided under the sheath,
sheath, and
and
Solid drawn
10.3.2 Solid drawn welded
welded steel
steel conduit
conduit shall
shall be
be 3)
3) thethe insulated
insulated conductors
conductors underunder thethe
permitted under
permitted under all atmospheric
atmospheric conditions
conditions and
and in sheath
sheath are are approved
approved for for use in wet
occupancies subject
all occupancies subject to
to stipulations
stipulations laid
laid down
down locations.
locations.
and 10.3.4.
in 10.3.3 and 10.4.2 In case of of wet locations
locations like
like in parts
parts of
damp situations,
10.3.3 In damp situations, such
such as textile
textile sheds,
sheds, the
the laundries, tanneries,
laundries, tanneries, etc, and and in locations
locations where
where
walls are
are frequently
frequently washed,
washed, a minimum
minimum clearance
clearance
conduits shail
conduits shall be
be hot
hot galvanized
galvanized oror zinc
zinc impreg-
impreg-
nated or
nated or treated
treated with
with special
special rust-proof
rust-proof paint.
paint. of 6 mm shall be maintained
of maintained between
between mineral
mineral
insulated cable
insulated cable and the the wall to which
which it is affixed.
affixed.
occupancies like
10.3.4 In occupancies like chemical
chemical factories,
factories,
bleach and
bleach and dye houses,
houses, where
where strong
strong corrosive
corrosive 10.5 Armoured
Armoured Cables
Cables
vapours are
vapours are present
present special
special conduits
conduits or
or conduits
conduits 10.5.1 Armoured
105.1 Armoured cables
cables shall
shall be permitted
permitted under
under
additional coatings
with additional coatings of
of bitumen
bitumen paint
paint or
or with
with a all atmospheric
atmospheric conditions
conditions and
and in all occupancies
occupancies
wool lagging
glass wool lagging provided
provided with
with a protective
protective except in commercial
except commercial garages,
garages, storage
storage battery
battery
covering shall
covering shall be
be used.
used. rooms and
rooms and in locations
locations where
where they
they would
would be ex-
Non-metallic conduits
10.3.5 Non-metallic conduits shall
shall not
not beper-
be per- posed to corrosive
posed corrosive fumes
fumes or gases.
mitted in the
mitted the following
following locations:
locations: 10.6 Tough
10.6 Tough Rubber
Rubber and
and Other
Other Non-metallic
Non-metallic
a) Where
Where wiring
wiring height
height is less than
than 2.5 m above
above Sheathed Cables
Sheathed Cables
a)
working floor
working floor level,
level, unless
unless protected
protected against
against 10.6.1 Tough
Tough rubber
rubber or plastic
plastic sheathed
sheathed cables
cables
mechanical damage;
mechanical damage; shall not
shall not be permitted
permitted in the
the following
following locations:
locations:
b)
b) Where exposed
Where exposed to ambient
ambient temperatures
temperatures
likely to
likely to be
be above
above 55’Cat
55°C at sometime
sometime oror other
other a)
a) Where
Where considerable
considerable dust
dust and/or
and/or fly in
during the
during the year;
year; generally
generally present
present (for
(for example
example cotton
cotton and
c) concealed places
In concealed places ofof combustible
combustible con-
con- jute
jute mills and
and other
other vegetable,
vegetable, fibre
fibre process-
process-
Cl ing factories,
factories, flour
flour mills, saw mills and
and other
other
struction;
struction;

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wood working
wood working factories,
factories, plastic
plastic and
and rubber
rubber against mechanical
against mechanical damage
damage up to
to a minimum
minimum dis-
goods factories,
goods factories, pulverising
pulverising works,
works, etc);
etc); tance of
tance of 2.5 m above
above working
working floor
tloor level.
b)
b) Where atmosphere
Where atmosphere is likely
likely to contain
contain flam-
flam- Dead ends
10.8.5 Dead ends of
of all cable
cable troughs
troughs or
or ducts shau
ducts shall
mable/explosive gases
mable/explosive gases or
or vapours;
vapours; closed.
be closed.
c)
Cl Where the
Where the hazardous
hazardous trades
trades oror processes
processes
are carried
are carried out
out (for
(for example,
example, oil mills, paint
paint Extensions and
10.8.6 Extensions and branches
branches of
of such systems
such systems
and varnish
and varnish factories);
factories); shall also
shall also be
be of
of the same type.
the same type.
d)
d) Where they
Where they would
would be be exposed
exposed to mechanical
mechanical Under Floor
10.9 Under Floor Cables
Cables Trenches
Trenches (within
(within
damage (godowns,
damage (godowns, engine
engine rooms,
rooms, rope
rope andand Buildings)
Buildings)
motor alleys,
motor alleys, etc);
etc); and
and
Such systems
10.9.1 Such systems may be be permitted
permitted under
under all
e>
e) Where wet
Where wet processes
processes areare carried
carried out.
out.
atmospheric conditions
atmospheric conditions andand in all occupancies
occupancies
These systems
10.6.2 These systems shall
shall generally
generally be permitted
permitted except where
except where exposed
exposed toto corrosive
corrosive vapours and
vapours and
office; and
in office; and residential
residential buildings.
buildings. Appropriate
Appropriate locations where
locations where flammable/explosive
flammable/explosive vapours or
vapours or
authorities may
authorities may however
however specially
specially permit
permit their
their use
use be present,
gases may be present, unless
unless the
the cables or conduc-
cables or conduc-
industrial buildings
in industrial buildings ofof types
types other
other than
than those
those tors are
tors are specially
specially approved
approved forfor such
such use or the
use or the
indicated in 10.6.1.
indicated trenches are
trenches are completely
completely filled
filled with
with sand.
sand.
Cleated Wiring
10.7 Cleated Wiring System
System Conductors or
10.9.2 Conductors or cables
cables inside
inside the trenches
the trenches
This system
10.7.1 This system shall
shall be
be permitted
permitted for
for use
use in shall be
shall be so mounted
mounted onon insulated
insulated racks or other
racks or other
industrial buildings
industrial buildings for
for low tension
tension circuits
circuits only,
only, supports as to
supports to be
be at least
least 75 mm
mm above trench
above trench
with prior
with prior approval
approval of
of appropriate
appropriate authority.
authority. bottoms.
bottoms.

When installed
10.7.2 When installed in bleaching
bleaching oror dyeing
dyeing sec- The top
10.9.3 The top of
of the
the trenches
trenches shall be covered
shall be covered
tions of
tions of a textile
textile mills,
mills, the
the wiring
wiring shall
shall be held
held by with removable
with removable concrete
concrete slabs or
or chequered plates.
chequered plates.
porcelain bobbins
porcelain bobbins secured
secured toto teak
teak wood
wood battens
battens by case of
10.9.4 In case of long
long trenches,
trenches, it is recommended
recommended
brass screws
brass screws and
and the
the whole
whole run
run inverted.
inverted. that trenches
that trenches ofof more
more than
than 1000
1 0()0 cm2 cross-section-
cross-section-
This system
10.7.3 This system shall
shall not
not be used
used for
for any
any type
type of
of area be
al area be divided
divided by incombustible
incombustible barrier
barrier walls at
building of
building of permanent
permanent nature
nature other
other than
than of
of the
the kind
kind intervals not
intervals not exceeding
exceeding 45 m. Such Such barrier
barrier walls
mentioned in
mentioned in 10.7.2. shall be of
shall of at
at least
least 50 mm
mm thickness
thickness and
and of the same
of the same
height as of
height of the
the cable
cable trench.
trench. The
The cables shall be
cables shall be
Cable Trays
10.8 Cable Trays or
or Wire
Wire or
or Bus
Bus Ducts
Ducts carried through
carried through holes
holes in these
these barrier
barrier walls, which
which
10.8.1 AllAll cable
cable trays
trays or
or wire
wire or
or bus
bus ducts
ducts shall
shall be shall be made
shall made good
good thereafter
thereafter to prevent passage of
prevent passage of
constructed from
constructed from earthed
earthed sheet
sheet metal,
metal, enclosed
enclosed or
or fire beyond
fire beyond thethe barriers
barriers (see also
also IS 12459).
open troughs
open troughs with
with hinged
hinged or or removable
removable covers
covers NOTE -— This provision
NOTE need not
provision need not be applied
applied if the
the trenches
trenches
are completely
are completely filled pebbles, etc.
filled with sand, pebbles,
housing and
housing and protecting
protecting either
either electric
electric wires
wires and
and
cables, installed
cables, installed at
at site,
site, or
or factory
factory mounted
mounted bare
bare The combined
10.9.5 The combined cross-sectional
cross-sectional area of all
area of
conductors of
conductors of aluminium
aluminium or or copper
copper and
and shall
shall be
be conductors or
conductors or cables
cables shall
shall not
not exceed
exceed 40 percent
percent of
of
capable of
capable of withstanding
withstanding electro-mechanical
electro-mechanical stres-
stres- the internal
the internal cross-sectional
cross-sectional area
area of the
the trench.
trench.
ses.
The trench
10.9.6 The trench shall
shall be
be kept
kept free
free of accumula-
of accumula-
Such systems
10.8.2 Such systems shall
shall be permitted
permitted under
under all tion of
tion of water,
water, dust
dust and
and waste
waste materials.
materials.
atmospheric conditions
atmospheric conditions and
and all occupancies
occupancies except
except
Compartmentation of
10.10 Compartmentation of Cable
Cable Tunnels/
Tunnels/
following locations:
in following locations:
Galleries
Galleries
a>
a) Where
Where exposed to
exposed to severe
severe mechanical
mechanical
The requirements
The requirements for
for compartmentation
compartmentation of of cable
cable
damage;
damage;
tunnels/galleries should
tunnels/galleries should be
be as per
per IS 12459.
b) Where
b) Where exposed
exposed toto corrosive
corrosive vapours;
vapours;
c) Where
C> Where the
the atmosphere
atmosphere is likely
likely to contain
contain Flexible Cables
10.11 Flexible and Cords
Cables and Cords
flammable or
flammable or explosive
explosive vapours;
vapours; Flexible cabies
10.11.1 Flexible cables and
and cords
cords shall be per-
shall be per-
d) Where
d) Where wet
wet processes
processes are
are carried
carried out;
out; and
and mitted only
mitted only as:
e>
e) Where
Where it is concealed.
concealed.
Pendants;
a) Pendants;
The system
10.8.3 The system shall
shall be
be securely
securely supported
supported at
at Wiring of
b) Wiring of fixtures;
fixtures;
intervals not
intervals not exceeding
exceeding 1.5 m. Connections of
c) Connections of portable
portable appliances or
appliances or
Such systems
10.8.4 Such systems of
of totally
totally enclosed
enclosed type
type shall
shall lamps;
lamps;
permitted to
be permitted to be
be extended
extended vertically
vertically through
through Lift cables;
d) Lift cables;
floors provided
floors provided they
they are
are adequately
adequately protected
protected Wirings for
e) Wirings for cranes
cranes and
and hoists;
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f) Connections
f) Connections to mains-operated
mains-operated electrical
electrical Lightning arresters
10.13.3 Lightning arresters shall
shall be
be provided
provided for
for
stickers and
stickers and motors
motors mounted
mounted on
on parts
parts of
of a lines at both
lines both ends
ends and
and at supports
supports where
where exposed
exposed to
stationary machine,
stationary machine, which
which undergo
undergo to and
and liable to damage
and liable damage or or injury
injury from
from lightning.
lightning. The
The
fro motion
fro motion during
during operation.
operation. arresters shall
arresters shall preferably
preferably be of of the
the non-horn
non-horn type
type
for low and
for and medium
medium tension
tension because
because ofof likely
likely
10.11.2 Where
Where a lighting
lighting fitting
fitting is supported
supported by
damage by buds
damage buds and
and distortion.
distortion.
one or
one or more
more flexible
flexible cords,
cords, the
the maximum
maximum mass to to
which twin
which twin flexible
flexible cords
cords may bebe subjected
subjected shall
shall be Plugs and
10.14 Wall Plugs and Sockets
Sockets
follows:
as follows:
plugs and
10.14.1 All wall plugs and sockets
sockets in industrial
industrial
Nominal
Nominal Cross-
Cr0ss- Number
Number and Maximum
Maximum buildings shall
buildings shall be of
of metal
metal clad
clad 3 pin
pin pattern
pattern
Sectional Area of
SectionalArea of Diameter
Diameter Permissible
Permissible separately controlled
separately controlled by a switch,
switch, adjacent
adjacent to the
the
Twin Flexible
Flexible of Lines, mm
ofLines, mm Mass, kg socket.
wall socket.
Cord, mm2
mmz NOTE -—- This shall not apply in case of
NOTE of wall plug and socket
socket
0.5 16/0.2
1610.2 1.7 current ratings
with current ratings of
of 5 amp and less.
0.75 24/0.2
2410.2 2.6 10.14.2 Where
Where it is necessary
necessary to earth
earth the
the metal
metal
1.0 32/0.2
3210.2 3.5 case of
case of wall plug
plug and/or
and/or portable
portable appliances,
appliances, the
the
Where flexible
10.11.3 Where flexible cables
cables or
or cords
cords are
are exposed
exposed connection shall
connection shall be
be done
done with
with soldered
soldered or
or approved
approved
of contact
to risks of contact with
with oil
oil or
or petrol
petrol or
or where
where cable
cable or crimped
lugs or crimped joints
joints or
or any other
other approved
approved means
means
which will not
which not support
support combustion
combustion is required,
required, use of connection.
of connection.
shall be made
shall made of
of cables
cables oror cords
cords having
having a PVC
PVC oror LIGHTING, FITTINGS
11 LIGHTING, FITTINGS AND ACCESSORIES
ACCESSORIES
resisting and
oil resisting and fire
fire retardant
retardant sheath.
sheath.
Flexible cables
10.11.4 Flexible cables and
and cords
cords shall
shall not
not be used
used Fluorescent Lamp
11.1 Fluorescent Lamp Fittings
Fittings
wiring unless
as fixed wiring unless contained
contained in earthed
earthed metal
metal or
or These fittings
11.1.1 These fittings may be one
one of
of the
the following
following
any other
any other non-combustible
non-combustible and and mechanically
mechanically
., pc...
hln9Q-
types:
strong enclosure.
strong enclosure. This
This requirement
requirement need
need not,
not, how-
ever, apply
ever, apply to
to short
short lengths
lengths ofof sheathed
sheathed flexible
flexible a) General
a) General purpose
purpose type type -— For
For use
use in office,
office,
cable or
cable or flexible
flexible cord
cord used
used as final
final connections
connections to residences and
residences and similar
similar locations.
locations.
apparatus or
fixed apparatus or for
for connections
connections of of control
control gear
gear b) Industrial
b) Industrial ype type -— For For use
use in places
places where
where
of fluorescent
of fluorescent lamps
lamps or or discharge
discharge lamps.
lamps. Non-
Non- dust, fly or
dust, or corrosivevapours
corrosive vapours may be be present
present
sheathed flexible
sheathed flexible cables
cables and
and flexible
flexible cords
cords shall
shall not
not Annex B for
(see Annex for specification
specification of
of fittings)..
flttings).,
drawn into
be drawn into conduits
conduits or or ducts.
ducts. c)
c) Flame
Flame proof
proof explosion type
type -
—- For
For use in
Flexible cables
10.11.5 Flexible cables oror cords
cords shall
shall also
also not
not be places where
places where flammable/explosive
flammable/explosive gases and and
vanrmrc
vapours are present.
...r....... are
..... nrecnnt
p...........
run through
run through holes
holes in walls,
walls, ceiling
ceiling or
or floors
floors or
or
through doors,
through doors, windows
windows or or other
other similar
similar openings.
openings. NOTES
NOTES
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Nor
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Where fumes
1 Where fumes or
or corrosive
corrosive vapours
vapours oror gasea
ga$ evolved due
walls, ceilings
ceilings or
or floors.
floors. chemical action,
to chemical action, may be present,
present, the
the reflector
reflector shall be of
vitreous enamel
vitreous enamel or non-combustible
non-combustible plastic
plastic and wiring shall
Bare Conductors
10.12 Bare Conductors load-sheathed conductors.
be in load-sheathed conductors. Rayon
Rayon Spinning
Spinning Sections
Sections
should have lead coated
should coated metal
metal reflectors
reflectors or
or equipment.
equipment.
Bare conductors
10.12.1 Bare conductors are are permitted
permitted for
for low ten-
ten- The position
2 The position of
of fittings
fittings shall be carefully
carefully selected
selected to avoid
sion side,
sion side, of
of drawing
drawing frame
frame transformer
transformer circuits
circuits mechanical damage
any mechanical damage by belt belt drives, shafts,
shafts, etc, and if
where the
where the potential
potential difference
difference does
does not
not exceed
exceed 12 necessary suitable
necessary suitable guards
guards shall be provided.
provided. The
The fittings
fittings shall
volts. Bare
volts. Bare or
or lightly
lightly insulated
insulated conductors
conductors ofof extra
extra clear of
be clear of the
the humidifier
humidifier jets.
jets.
voltage systems
low voltage systems shall
shall have
have adequate
adequate insulation
insulation Where flammable/explosive
3 Where flammable/explosive gas orvapours
or vapours may be present
present
the fittings
the fittings shall be of flame
flame proof
proof type [see
[ see IS 5572 (Part
(Part 1)
and further
and further protection,
protection, where
where necessary,
necessary, to
to ensure
ensure for classification
for classification of
of hazardous
hazardous areas
areas 1.
].
that they
that they do not
not cause
cause risk
risk of
of fire.
fire.
11.2
y-A rmIt-I Lighting
E-1 =7 :-‘- :- lg Switchboard
4“ -sat C‘--.26;-l.l\,\,\..-I
\)Wll\.llUU¢1l ll
Bare conductors
Bare conductors are
are also
also permitted
permitted for
for cranes
cranes and
and W

hoists subject
hoists subject to special
special conditions
conditions laid down
down in this
this Main switches
11.2.1 Main switches and
and fuses
fuses shall
shall be metal
metal clad
clad
code for
code for such
such equipment.
equipment. and branch
and branch main
main board
board shall
shall be
be metal
metal clad
clad when
when
Lightning Protection
10.13 Lightning Protection and
and Overhead
Overhead Lines
Lines used on
used on medium
medium tension
tension circuits.
circuits.
The lightning
10.13.1 The lightning protection
protection system
system for
for build-
build- equipment shall
11.2.2 All equipment shall be of
of robust
robust construc-
construc-
shall generally
ings shall generally conform
conform toto IS 2309. tion, of
tion, of adequate
adequate dimensions
dimensions and
and thoroughly
thoroughly dust
dust
tight.
tight.
All overhead
10.13.2 All overhead transmission
transmission lines,
lines, including
including
compound lines
compound lines shall
shall not
not be
be run
run above
above any process
process 11.2.3
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11
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or storage
or storage blocks
blocks or
or open
open storage
storage site. except fuse
except fuse distribution
distribution board board shall
shall be
be provided
provided

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with a circuit
with circuit breaker
breaker of
of linked
linked switches
switches and
and 12.3 Electrolyser
12.3 Electrolyser Apparatus
Apparatus
cutouts.
cutouts.
12.3.1 Motor
12.3.1 generator sets and/or
Motor generator and/or separate
separate gen-
Adequate means
11.2.4 Adequate means ofof control
control in approved
approved erators
erators and/or rectifiers together
and/or rectifiers together with
with necessary
necessary
positions shall
positions shall be
be provided
provided for
for distribution
distribution boards
boards switch and control
control gear
gear shall
shall be separated
separated by blank
blank
or a group
or group of
of distribution
distribution boards
boards which
which are
are fed from
from walls or located sufficiently
or located sufficiently away from from the
the
switchboard or
a switchboard or distributing
distributing centre
centre and
and within
within a electrolyser.
electrolyser.
reasonable distance therefrom,
reasonabledistance therefrom, such as one
one or
or more
more
boards erected
boards erected in a room
room or
or building
building isolated
isolated from
from 12.3.2 Circulating pumps and
Circulating pumps and electrical
electrical equipment
equipment
source of
source of supply.
supply. thereof, where mounted
thereof, where mounted in close
close proximity
proximity to the
the
electrolyser, shall be specially
electrolyser, shall specially treated
treated with
with anti-
anti-
Each final
11.2.5 Each final sub-circuit
sub-circuit from
from a distribution
distribution
corrosive paint at frequent
corrosive paint frequent intervals.
intervals. The
The electrical
electrical
board shall
board shall be
be controlled
controlled by a single
single pole
pole switch
switch
apparatus shall be of
apparatus shall of totally
totally enclosed
enclosed type
type or
or of
of an
an
connected to
connected to the
the live, outer
outer or
or phase
phase conductor.
conductor.
equivalent type.
equivalent type.
Wood work
11.2.6 Wood work shall
shall not
not be used
used for
for mounting
mounting
of or
of or construction
construction ofof the
the frame
frame work
work for
for iron
iron clad 12.3.3 Windings
Windings and
and insulation
insulation generally
generally shall
shall be
switch, distribution
switch, distribution boards
boards and
and control
control gear.
gear. specially treated to resist
specially treated resist the
the corrosive
corrosive effects
effects of
of the
the
electrolytic fumes.
electrolytic fumes.
All equipment
11.2.7 All equipment shall
shall be
be numbered
numbered in English
English
vernacular for
and vernacular for ready
ready identification
identification and
and to indi-
indi- 12.4 Electrostatic Charge Eliminators
Electrostatic Charge Eliminators
cate the
cate the department,
department, place
place or
or circuit
circuit controlled.
controlled.
12.4.1 Electrostatic
Electrostatic charge
charge eliminating
eliminating devices
devices
Circuits shall
11.2.8 Circuits shall be
be arranged
arranged in symmetry
symmetry as far
far shall be provided
provided for
for all high
high speed
speed machines
machines and and
practicable.
as practicable. equipment
equipment ofof similar
similar type
type where
where static
static electricity
electricity
12 SPECIAL
SPECLAL ELECTRICAL
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT AND may be developed,
developed, specially
specially during
during dry seasons
seasons of
of
APPLIANCES
APPLIANCES the year.
the year.

Radio and
12.1 Radio and Television
Television Sets
Sets and
and Sound
Sound 12.5 Cold Storage
Storage Buildings
Buildings
Apparatus
Apparatus
12.5.1 The
The lighting
lighting inside
inside cold
cold storages
storages shall
shall be in
The antenna
12.1.1 The antenna ofof radio
radio and
and television
television sets heavy gauged screwed
heavy gauged screwed steel
steel conduit
conduit and
and water
water tight
tight
shall be connected
shall connected through
through a double
double pole
pole change
change fittings shali
fittings shall be used
used throughout.
throughout.
over switch
over switch so connected
connected that
that the
the antenna
antenna and
and the
the
set completely
set completely earthed
earthed when
when not
not in use
use of
of during,
during, 12.5.2 Machinery
Machinery andand control
control gear
gear shall
shall be
thunderstorms.
thunderstorms. mounted external to cold
mounted external cold storages.
storages.

The antenna
12.1.2 The antenna shall
shall be provided
provided with
with a 12.6 Electrically
Electrically Driven
Driven Fire
Fire Pumps
Pumps for
for Hydrant
Hydrant
suitable lightning
suitable lightning arresters
arresters if situated
situated in an area
area and/or Sprinkler Installation
and/or Sprinkler Installation
subject to
subject to heavy
heavy thunderstorms.
thunderstorms.
12.6.1 In industry
industry sufficient
sufficient spare
spare power
power shall
shall
All circuits
12.1.3 All circuits (aerial
(aerial and
and all internal
internal wiring)
wiring) always be available
available to drive
drive the
the fire
fire pump
pump set(s)
set(s) at
shall be
shall be so constructed
constructed that
that contact
contact with
with any
any other
other times throughout
all times throughout the
the year.
year.
electric light
electric light and
and power
power circuits
circuits is impossible.
impossible.
The power
12.6.2 The power station
station and/or
and/or substation(s)
substation(s) sup-
sup-
The lead-in
12.1.4 The lead-in conductor
conductor shall
shall be
be of
of copper
copper plying power
plying power forfor fire
fire pump
pump circuit
circuit shall
shall be so placed
placed
and shall
and shall be
be not
not less than
than 2 mm
mm in diameter.
diameter. that any falling
that falling masonry
masonry andand the
the like
like from
from other
other
The lead-in
12.1.5 The lead-in conductor
conductor shall
shall enter
enter the
the build-
build- buildings occasioned
buildings occasioned by a fire
fire or
or other
other cause
cause cannot
cannot
damage the
damage the station
station and
and cut off
off power
power to thethe fire
fire
through a non-combustible
ing through non-combustible and
and non-absorptive
non-absorptive
insulating bushing.
insulating bushing.
pump circuits.
pump circuits.
NOTE --— It is preferable
NOTE preferable toto locate
locate the
the sub-station(s)
sub-station(s) at
at least
least
X-Ray Apparatus
12.2 X-Ray Apparatus m away
6m away from
from allall surrounding
surrounding buildings.
buildings.

12.2.1
12.2.1 The installation
The installation and
and precautionary
precautionary 12.6.3 A direct
12.6.3 direct feeder,
feeder, without
without any
any tappings
tappings shall
shall
measures shall
measures shall comply
comply strictly
strictly with
with Rule
Rule 73 of
of be laid from
be from thethe substation
substation to the
the pump
pump house
house to
Indian Electricity
Indian Electricity Rules.
Rules. ensure that
ensure that the
the supply
supply to thethe pumping
pumping set(s)
set(s) is
entirely independent
entirely independent of of all other
other electrical
electrical equip-
equip-
All such
12.2.2 All such apparatus
apparatus shall
shall be located
located either
either in ment in the
ment the premises
premises viz,viz, even
even when
when power
power
independent detached
independent detached building
building or
or in compartments
compartments throughout the
throughout the rest
rest of
of the
the premises
premises is switched
switched off
off
segregated by 355 mm
segregated mm thick
thick brick
brick walls with
with each
each the supply
the supply to the the fire
fire pumps
pumps remains
remains available
available
opening protected
<opening protected by a fire
fire resisting
resisting door/shutter.
door/shutter. uninterrupted. Overhead
uninterrupted. Overhead feeders
feeders to sub-stations
sub-stations

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supplying power
supplying power toto the
the fire
fire pumps
pumps are
are not
not per-
per- from units
from units and/or
and/or storage
storage tanks
tanks of
of plant
plant handling
handling
mitted within
mitted within a horizontal
horizontal distance
distance of: flammable liquids/gases.
flammable liquids/gases.
a) of any
15 m of any process
process building/plant
building/plant oror tanks
tanks The motor
12.6.12 The motor rating
rating should
should be adequate
adequate to
containing flammable
containing flammable liquids,
liquids, and
and drive the
drive the pump
pump when
when operating
operating on
on 150 percent
percent of
of
b) of any
6 m of any other
other building
building of
of tanks
tanks containing
containing rated flow.
rated flow.
non-flammable liquids
non-flammable liquids oror of
of storage
storage inin
open.
open. 12.6.13 TheThe fire
fire pump
pump circuit
circuit shall
shall be protected
protected at
origin by an automatic
its origin circuit breaker,
automatic circuit from
breaker, from
case the
In case the feed
feed to
to such
such sub-station
sub-station is by means
means of
of which either
which either the
the no
no volt
volt coil
coil is removed
removed or or which
which is
under-ground cables,
under-ground cables, the
the cables
cables shall
shall not
not pass
pass fitted
fitted with automatic
automatic re-setting
re-setting type
type of no-volt coil,
no-volt coil,
under any
under any building
building or
or permanent
permanent structure.
structure. and the
and the overload
overload setting shall be so adjusted
setting shall adjusted as to
permit the
permit the motor
motor toto carry
carry on
on overload
overload of of 50 percent
percent
Where there
12.6.4 Where there is more
more than
than one
one sources
sources ofof of its rated
of rated capacity.
capacity.
power for
power for the
the operation
operation ofof pumping
pumping set(s),
set(s), the
the
electrical circuits
electrical circuits shall
shall be
be so designed
designed as to ensure
ensure Cables for
12.6.14 Cables for motors
motors ofof fire
fire pumps
pumps and their
their
that when
that when necessary
necessary the
the set(s)
set(s) shall
shall continue
continue to to switchgear shall
switchgear shall be
be armourd
armourd or or shall
shall be enclosed
enclosed in
operate without
operate without manual
manual operation
operation ofof any emergen-
emergen- heavy gauge
heavy gauge screwed
screwed steel
steel conduit.
conduit. Overhead lines
Overhead lines
switch, when
cy switch, when the
the supply
supply is interrupted.
interrupted. shall not
shall not be
be permitted
permitted within
within 6 m ofof window, door
window, door
or other
or other opening
opening in any ofof the
the protected
protected building
building
Indicator lamps
12.6.5 Indicator lamps shall
shall be fitted
fitted in prominent
prominent or any other
or other building
building within
within 15 m of a protected
protected
position(s) both
position(s) both inin the
the sub-station
sub-station and and pump
pump building.
building.
house, which
house, which would
would continuously
continuously glow as longlong as
power is available
power available toto the
the fire
fire pump(s).
pump(s). A soundsound Equipment shall
12.6.15 Equipment shall be painted
painted throughout
throughout in
alarm shall
alarm shall also
also be provided
provided in the
the event
event of
of power
power red or
red or in orange
orange yellow
yellow colour.
colour.
failure to
failure to the
the fire
fire pumps.
pumps.
Pumping sets
12.6.16 Pumping sets shall
shall be worked
worked for at least
for at least
The pump
12.6.6 ‘The pump set(s)
set(s) shall
shall be
be of
of direct
direct coupled
coupled 15 min
15 min each
each week
week and
and records
records of
of the
the same shall be
same shall be
type, securely
type, securely mounted
mounted on on robust
robust bed-plate(s),
bed-plate(s), if or
or maintained.
maintained.
horizontal type
horizontal type and
and should
should be
be free
free from
from vibrations
vibrations
at all variations
at variations of
of load.
load. The incoming
12.6.17 The incoming cable
cable to the
the fire
fire pump room
pump room
shall terminate
shall terminate in an isolating
isolating switch
switch fuse unit
fuse unit
The motors
12.6.7 The motors of
of fire
fire pumps
pumps shall
shall be either
either of
of incorporating HRC
incorporating HRC fuses
fuses and
and where
where necessary
necessary
totally enclosed
totally enclosed or or drip-proof
drip-proof type,
type, the
the latter
latter provided with
provided with distribution
distribution system.
system.
having air-inlets
having air-inlets and
and outlets
outlets protected
protected with
with meshed
meshed
wire panels
wire panels to
to exclude
exclude rodents,
rodents, reptiles
reptiles and
and insects.
insects. The starting
12.6.18 The starting switchgear
switchgear for
for the
the fire pumps
fire pumps
should be suitable
should suitable direct
direct on
on line
line starting
starting but other
but other
The motors
12.6.8 The motors shall
shall be
be wound
wound for
for Class-E
Class-E alternative arrangements
alternative arrangements are are acceptable
acceptable with
with the
the
insulation and
insulation and the
the windings
windings shall
shall be vacuum
vacuum im- approval of
approval of competent
competent authority.
authority.
pregnated with
pregnated with heat
heat and
and moisture-resisting
moisture-resistingvarnish
varnish
13 REQUIREMENTS
REQUIREMENTS FOR
FOR SPECIAL
SPECIAL
preferably glass-fibre
preferably glass-fibre insulated,
insulated, to withstand
withstand tropi-
tropi-
OCCUPANCIES
OCCUPANCIES
conditions.
cal conditions.
13.1 Hazardous
13.1 Hazardous Locations
Locations
Motors wound
12.6.9 Motors wound forfor high-tension
high-tension supplies
supplies
shall have
shall have a suitable
suitable fixed
fixed warming
warming resistance
resistance to
to For the
For the purpose
purpose of
of this
this code
code a location
location shall
shall be
be
maintain the
maintain the motor
motor windings
windings in a dry condition
condition at regarded as hazardous
regarded hazardous where
where any one
one or more of
or more of
times and
all times and particularly
particularly under
under monsoon
monsoon con-
con- the following
the following conditions
conditions exist:
ditions. The
ditions. The resistance
resistance shall
shall be
be fed
fed from
from medium
medium
voltage circuits.
voltage circuits. a) Where
a) Where flammable
flammable gases or or vapours
vapours may be be
present in the
present the atmosphere
atmosphere in sufficient
sufficient
Heating apparatus
12.6.10 Heating apparatus shall
shall also
also be provided,
provided, quantities to
quantities to produce
produce explosive
explosive or
or
when necessary,
when necessary, for
for medium
medium tension
tension motors
motors where
where flammable mixtures;
flammable mixtures;
they are
they are located
located below
below ground
ground level,
level, in order
order to
to b) Where
b) Where combustible
combustible dustdust is produced
produced or or
maintain the
maintain the motor
motor winding
winding in a dry dry conditions.
conditions. handled; and
handled;
Adequate drainage
Adequate drainage shall
shall also
also be
be provided
provided in the
the c) Where
C> Where vegetable
vegetable or or viscose,
viscose, acrylic and
acrylic and
pump house
pump house in such
such cases. nylon 66 fibres
nylon fibres are
are processed
processed or handled.
or handled.
The pumping
12.6.11 The pumping set set shall
shall preferably
preferably be be 13.1.1 In locations
13.1.1 locations where the atmosphere
where the atmosphere may
housed in a separate
housed separate building
building located
located at least
least 6 m contain flammable
contain flammable or vapours
gases or vapours the
the clas-
from all other
away from other buildings
buildings and
and at
at least
least 15 m away sification of
sification of areas
areas and selection
and selection of
of Electrical
Electrical

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Equipment permitted
Equipment permitted to bebe installed
installed therein
therein shall
shall a) lighting fittings
a) lighting fittings are
stalled behind
are of
of fixed
fixed type
behind glass panels;
type and in-
panels;
governed by IS 5572 (Part
be governed (Part 1) and
and IS 5571 stalled
respectively. These
respectively.
modified in any
modified
These requirements
requirements may, however,
any particular
particular situation
however, be
situation as per
be
per the
the
1»)
b) panel(s) is so sealed,
glass panel(s)
isolates the
isolates the lighting
sealed, that,
that, it effectively
lighting equipment
equipment from
effectively
from the
the
provisions of
provisions of 13.1.3. hazardous area;
hazardous area;
case of
13.1.2 In case of process
process or
or operations
operations involving
involving c) panels
C> panels are
are so located
located that
that deposits
deposits ofof haz-
combustible liquid(s),
combustible liquid(s), the
the presence
presence of of flammable
flammable ardous residues
ardous residues on on them
them are
are avoided
avoided as far
vapour in the
vapour the atmosphere
atmosphere may be be deemed
deemed probable
probable possible; and
as possible; and
only if the
only the flash
flash point
point of
of the
the liquid(s)
liquid(s) is below
below .a)
,d) glass used
used for
for panel is either
panel either of
of the
the wired
wired oror
32.20C. However,
32.2’C. However, locations
locations wherewhere combus-
combus- specially toughened
specially toughened type.
type.
tible/flammable liquids
tible/flammable liquids having
having flash
flash points
points above
above Electrical installation
13.1.6 Electrical installation in hazardous
hazardous
322°C but
32.2’C but not
not above
above 93.3’C
933°C areare handled
handled shall
shall be
be locations involving
locations involving presence
presence or
or use
use of
of combustible
combustible
regarded as hazardous
regarded hazardous if such
such liquid
liquid is (a) sprayed
sprayed dust or
dust or fibre
fibre (vegetable,
(vegetable, animal
animal oror synthetic)
synthetic) shall
shall
or (b) present
or present in the
the form
form of
of mist
mist oror (c) heat
heat to
to or
or comply with
comply with the
the following
following special
special provisions:
provisions:
above its flash
above flash point.
point.
Wherever possible,
13.1.3 Wherever possible, the
the hazardous
hazardous locations
locations
a>
a) Wiring methods
methods -— The
The type
type of of wiring
wiring
methods permitted
methods permitted shallshall be
be as follows:
follows:
where installation
where installation ofof flameproof
flameproof electrical
electrical equip-
equip-
Screwed steel
Screwed steel or
or rigid
rigid metal
metal conduits,
conduits,
ment and
ment and fittings
fittings is required
required shall
shall be
be located
located either
either
mineral insulated
mineral insulated or or other
other sheathed
sheathed
detached building
in a detached building or or in a compartment
compartment
cables, armoured
cables, armoured cablescables andand enclosed
enclosed
segregated from
segregated from the
the remainder
remainder of of the
the premises
premises at
metal covered cable or
metal COVeTed or bus
bus ducts.
ducts.
least by a non-combustible
least non-combustible fire fire resisting
resisting wall of of 2 h
rating without
rating without anyany kind
kind of
of opening.
opening. Areas
Areas where,
where, b> Motors -— Motors
b) Motors
enclosed, or
enclosed,
Motors shall
or totally
shall be either
totally enclosed
either of
of totally
enclosed fan-cooled
totally
fan-cooled or
however, this
however, this is not
not practicable,
practicable, shall
shall bebe demar-
demar-
cated by fencings,
cated fencings, railing
railing or
or boundary
boundary lines
lines painted
painted dust tight
dust tight type.
type.
on floor
on floor and
and all electrical
electrical equipment
equipment and and fitting
fitting C)
C> Distribution
Distribution
distribution and
distribution
andpanel
andpanel boards —
and panel
- Location
panel boards
Location of
boards where
where
of
shall be of
shall of flameproof
flameproof type
type within
within the
the hazardous
hazardous
location as also
location also up
up to a distance
distance from
from the the boun-
boun- combustible dust
combustible dust is evolved
evolved shall be avoided
avoided
daries of
daries of the
the demarcated
demarcated area
area indicated
indicated hereunder:
hereunder: possible.
as far as possible.

a>
a) Where
Where the
the processes
processes or operations
operations neces-
neces-
<1)
4 Switchgears -— In areas
dust may be
dust
areas where
be present,
present, oil
where combustible
oil circuit
combustible
circuit breakers
breakers
sitating the
sitating the use of
of flame-proof
flame-proof equipment
equipment shall be preferred.
shall preferred.
and fittings
fittings are
are carried
carried out
out in the
the open.
open.
and
All space
All space within
within 6 m horizontally
horizontally in any
6)
e> Lighting fittings
Lighting
lamps shall
lamps
fittings -— Use
shall be avoided
Use of
avoided as far
of incandescent
incandescent
far as practicable
practicable
direction from
direction from thethe demarcating
demarcating fencing/ fencing/ and the
and the fluorescent
fluorescent lightlight fitting
fitting used
used shall
shall be
railing or
railing or boundary
boundary line line and
and 3 m vertically
vertically of industrial
of industrial type.
type.
above the
above the highest
highest hazard
hazard source.
source. case of
fl0 In case of incandescent
incandescent lampslamps being
being used,
used,
b>
b) Where the
Where
sitating the
sitating
the processes
processes or
the use of
or operation
of flame-proof
operation neces-
flame-proofequipment
neces-
equipment is
the fitting
the fitting shall
shall be
be enclosed
enclosed in dust dust tight
tight
enclosures.
enclosures.
carried out
carried out in enclosed
enclosed space
space of of equipment,
equipment, The leads
g) The
g> leads from
from ceiling
ceiling rose
rose to lamplamp ter-
ter-
the case
as in the case of
of paint
paint spray
spray booths,
booths, baking
baking minals shall
minals shall be enclosed
enclosed in conduits.
conduits.
\Jl drying
nr
or ...,...g ovens,
rlrvinn .,.-..s, enamelling
nvranc ................g or
on-ztrnpllinry ... .........g
nr coating
Pnatinn

equipment, etc.
equipment, Lifts
13.2 Lifts
All space
All
[_Lll
cnarp within
nrithin 6
OlJ(-l\/\/
K mrn horizontally
Wlllljll
hnrivnntolln of
Fl Ill
nf open
nnpn
llkll lLa\IllL£lfl] \1l \.IkI\'ll The installation
13.2.1 The installation of
of lifts and
and care
care of
of electrical
electrical
lace or
face or door
door opening
opening of ofsuch equipment and
such equipment installation shall
installation shall fully
fully comply
comply with
with relevant
relevant
vertically above
3 m vertically above the
the roof
roof ofof such
such equip-
equip- provisions of
provisions of IS 1860 and
and IS 4666.
ment.
ment.
Petrol Station
13.3 Petrol Station
-I Cvnan ah "v-‘an nf -'11‘.-I rvulmfnl r\r\r\I“ '
13.1.4
pd £4») 1.4 Except
1_'.A\,u}1I the
ul€ wiring
Wiriiig of
U1 rigid
rijgiu metal
urutai conduits
\,uuui.1i13
Electrically Operated
13.3.1 Electrically operated valves
valves shall
shall be
be so
and armoured
and armoured cablecable wiring,
wiring, no
no electrical
electrical equipment
equipment
designed that
designed that they
they can also
also be manually
manually operated.
Operated.
or fittings
or fittings shall
shall bebe permitted
permitted where
where it may be sub- sub-
jected to
jccted to hazardous
hazardous accumulation
accumulation of of readily
readily ig- The valve
13.3.2 The valve or
or valves
valves shall
shall close
close automatically
automatically
nitable deposits
nitable deposits or or residue,
residue, as within
within a sprayspray when the
when the electric
electric supply
supply ceases.
ceases.
painting booth
painting booth or or drying
drying oven.
oven.
fusible links in the
13.3.3 All fusible the circuit
circuit supplying the
supplying the
l3.1.5 Illumination
13.1.5 Illumination ofof spray
spray painting
painting booths
booths or
or valve or
valve or valves
valves shall
shall be in series
series and
and on the
the live lead.
similar coating
similar coating or
or finishing
finishing equipment
equipment through
through
The circuit
13.3.4 The circuit in which
which the
the possible
possible links form
links form
panels is permitted,
glass panels permitted, provided
provided the:
path for
a path for the
the current
current to the
the fire
fire valve
valve shall
shall be a

12
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separate final
separate final sub-circuit
sub-circuit controlled
controlled by a switch
switch and
and reasonably
reasonably practicable, outside the
practicable, outside the auditorium.
auditorium. If
fuse not
by a fuse not exceeding
exceeding 5A
5A capacity
capacity both
both on
on the
the line
line inside
inside the
the auditorium, they shall
auditorium, they shall be protected
protected by a
lead. wire
wire guard
guard or
or other efficient means
other efficient means ofof preventing
preventing
accidental
accidental contact.
contact.
13.3.5 Equipment
13.35 Equipment shall
shall be
be ofof certified
certified ‘flame
‘flame
proof’ type
proof type unless
unless it is separately
separately mounted
mounted and
and is 13.4.7 The
The operator shall satisfy
operator shall satisfy himself
himselfbefore the
before the
from any
away from any possible
possible source
source of
of fumes.
fumes. commencement
commencement of of each
each performance
performance that that -all
all
cables,
cables, lead
lead connections
connections andand resistances
resistances are
are in
in
Cinematographic Projection
13.4 Cinematographic Projection and
and Rewinding
Rewinding
proper
proper working order. The
working order. The resistance
resistance shall
shall be
be
Rooms
Rooms
inspected
inspected at least once during
least once during each
each performance.
performance. If If
13.4.1
13.4.1 Where
Where general
general lighting
lighting of
of the
the auditorium
auditorium any fault
fault is detected, current shall
detected, current shall be
be immediately
immediately
and exits
and exits can
can bebe controlled
controlled from
from within
within the
the euzitrhmi
switched A ffsmd
off and chall ramaitj switchedoff
shall remain S\_x,ritr~hP.d‘nff until
until the
the.
enclosure, separate
enclosure, separate andand independent
independent means
means ofof fault
fault has been
been remedied.
remedied.
control shall
control shall also
also be
be provided
provided outside
outside the
the enclosure
enclosure 13.5 Accumulator
Accumulator or Battery Service
or Battery Service Stations
Stations
well away from
and well from it.
13.5.1
135.1 Charging
Charging shall carried out
shall be carried out in well venti-
venti-
13.4.2 All All switches,
switches, fusesfuses andand connections
connections thereof
thereof lated
lated situations
sit,uations and smoking or
and no smoking or naked
naked lights
lights
shall by totally
shall totally enclosed
enclosed and and iron-clad
iron-clad and and all
shall
shall be allowed.
allowed.
electric lamps
electric lamps and and resistances
resistances so protected
protected as to to
avoid their
avoid their possibility
possibility of of coming
coming into
into contact
contact with with 13.5.2 Accumulators/batteries shall stand
Accumulators/batteries shall stand directly
directly
r\r 4... I\It\l‘l_1 on-nvia-“Shy ni filmc nr I\"'\Df' !If\I'\'\‘\\\bf;"\lA
or
Ul in
Ill close
UIUDD proximity
}ll\JAl1ll1l-J of
UL films
lll1ll§ or
U1 other
Ulllbl combustible
\¢\J1llUl-lDL1Ul\¢ or
or non-ignitable, non-absorbing, non-conducting
non-ignitable, non-absorbing, non-conducting
materials. Resistance
materials. Resistance connected
connected with with auditorium
auditorium material, such
material, such as glass, porcelain
porcelain or
or glazed
glazed earthen-
earthen-
Gr
or. stage
..ctanp
..g.. lighting
.ljohtino
g......g shall
........
chall not.....
nnt be U- located
he ..,....-..
lnrated in ...- projec-
in the
the ,...,,..c
nrnipr- ware. These
ware. These materials shall rest
materials shall rest on
on a bench
bench which
which
tron or rewinding rooms.
tion or rewinding rooms. shall be kept
shall be kept dry and shall be insulated
and shall insulated from
from earth,
earth,
or
or constructed
constructed ofwood. shall be of
of wood. It shall ofslat formation
slat formation
The insulating
13.4.3 The insulating material
material of
or all electric
electric cables
cables and treated
treated with
with anti-sulfuric enamel.
anti-sulfuric enamel.
including leads
including leads to
to lamps
lamps shall
shall be covered
covered with
with fire
fire
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resisting material.
resisting material. 15.5.5 The
13.5.3 inc accumulators
accumulators shallsnaii be so arranged
arranged on on
the bench that
the bench that a potential difference exceeding
potential difference exceeding 12
13.4.4 There There shallshall bebe no
no unnecessary
unnecessary and and loose
loose --“Ian 1-Lnll “no I\\7:fl‘ I‘.-s4“.AA._ l\!‘:nr\!\1-\l> I\I\“fl
volts shall HUI
VUIID Dlldll not Ublbl
exist between
UClWCC1l adjacent
dU_jd\/C111 cells.
\/C113.
"I"!-U-I
The
1115
electric cable.
electric cable. TheThe ‘leads’ to to the
the projector
projector lamps
lamps bunching
bunching of of accumulators
accumulators or or arranging
arranging them them in
shall be taken
shall taken as separate
separate circuits
circuits from
from the
the source
source circular formation auuu shall not
uu vuuu l\Illll(-lLl\Jl.l nut be
uu allowed.
nirnular fnrrnafinn chci" nnf kn nllnnrnrl
uuuvvuu.
of supply
of supply and and from
from thethe supply
supply side
side ofof main
main fuses
fuses in
general lighting
general lighting circuit.
circuit. Efficient
Efficient switches
switches andand 13.5.4 All combustible material within
combustible material within a distance
distance
fuses shall
fuses shall bebe inserted
inserted at thethe point
point where
where the
the supply
supply of
of 60 cm measured
measured horizontally,
horizontally, or
or within
within 2 metres
metres
taken, and,
is taken, and, in addition,
addition, an efficient
efficient double
double pole
pole measured vertically, from
measured vertically, from any
any accumulator
accumulator shall
shall be
be
switch shall
switch shall be fitted
fitted in the
the cinematograph
cinematograph lamp lamp protected by asbestos
protected sheets.
asbestos sheets.
circuit inside
circuit inside the the enclosure.
enclosure. When When the the
13.5.5 The
The charging circuit shall
charging circuit shall be
be provided
provided with
with
cinematograph lamp
cinematograph lamp is working
working the the voltage
voltage across
across
the terminals
the terminals of of the
the double
double pole
pole switch
switch inside
inside the
the double
double pole
pole switches and fuses,
switches and fuses, and,
and, where
where a motor
motor
,....,,I.-.¢~-.-A “L4-,1] ‘no A."\,\,\,I 1 1I\ --“lo.- generator
generator is employed the motor
employed the motor shall
shall be provided
provided
enclosure
UIILIUDLUU shall bllall not
llUl exceed
CKUCCU 110
1J.U volts.
VUILB.
with
with double pole switches
double pole and fuses
switches and fuses and
and an auto-
auto-
Cables from
13.4.5 Cables from projector
projector lamps
lamps should
should bebe matic
matic battery
battery cut-out shall be
cut-out shall be placed
placed in the
the gener-
gener-
taken as separate
taken separate circuits
circuits from
from the
the source
source ofof supply
supply ator
ator circuit.
circuit. Any
Any sub-circuit shall be provided
sub-circuit shall provided with
with
and from
and from the
the supply
supply side
side of
of main
main fuses
fuses in general
general a fuse
fuse rated
rated at not more than
not more than 7 A A in each
each live
lighting circuit.
lighting circuit. Efficient
Efficient switches
switches and
and fuses
fuses should
should conductor.
conductor.
inserted at the
be inserted the point
point where
where the
the supply
supply is taken,
taken,
13.5.6 Charging
Charging control panels shall
control panels shall be
be of
of durable
durable
and in addition,
and addition, an efficient
efficient double
double polepole switch
switch
non-ignitable,
non-ignitable, non-absorbent,
non-absorbent, non-conducting
non-conducting
should be
should be fitted
fitted in the
the cinematrograph
cinematrograph lamp lamp circuit
circuit
material
material and together with
and together with the
the rectifiers,
rectifiers, trans-
trans-
inside the
inside the enclosure
enclosure when
when the
the cinematograph
cinematograph lamp lamp
working the
is working the voltage
voltage across
across the
the terminals
terminals of of the
the formers
formers and
and supports for resistances
supports for resistances of
of lamps,
lamps, shall
shall
preferably
preferably be fixed to brick
brick or or similar
similar wall. If,
double pole
double pole switch
switch inside
inside the
the enclosure
enclosure should
should ex-
ceed 110 volts.
ceed volts.
however,
however, they
they are
are fixed to wood
fued to wood work,
work, such
such wood
wood
work
work shall
shall be covered with hard-asbestic
covered with hard-asbestic sheets
sheets or
or
Resistances shall
13.4.6 Resistances shall be
be made entirely of incom-
made entirely incom- similar
similar fire-resistive
fire-resistive material.
material,
bustible material
bustible material and
and shall
shall be
be so constructed
constructed and and
13.5.7 If accumulators are charged
accumulators are charged through
through resis-
resis-
maintained that
maintained that no
no coil
coil or
or other
other part
part shall
shall at
at any
any
tance
tance coils
coils or lamps, such resistance
lamps, such resistance coils
coils or
or lamps
lamps
time become
time become undully
undully heated.
heated. All
All resistances,
resistances, with
with
the exception
the exception ofof a resistance
resistance for
for regulating
regulating pur-
pur- shall be at
shall be least at
at least distance of
at distance of 60 cm from
from the
the
nearest
nearest accumulator.
accumulator.
poses shall
poses shall be
be placed
placed outside
outside the
the enclosure
enclosure and,
and, if

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13.5.8
13.5.8 All
All wiring
wiring shall
shall be
be securely
securely mounted
mounted and and 14
14 GODOWNS
GODOWNS
protected against
protected against mechanical
mechanical injury
injury and
and efficient
efficient
14.1
14.1 General
terminal or
terminal or connections
connections shall
shall be
be provided
provided from
from
which the
which the connections
connections to to the
the accumulators
accumulators can can be
be Wiring shall
Wiring shall either
either be be in rigid
rigid steel
steel conduits
conduits or or
made. Rubber
made. Rubber or or P.V.C.
P.V.C. insulated
insulated wiring,
wiring, if onon armoured cable.
armoured cable. Wall
Wall brackets
brackets shall
shall bebe eliminated
eliminated
insulators shall
insulators shall not
not be
be run
run in such
such a position
position that
that a and rod
and rod pendants
pendants andand batten
batten holder
holder fittings shall be
fittings shall be
fire arising
fire arising at
at any
any accumulator
accumulator could
could reach
reach it. All
All erected for
erected for the
the lamps
lamps which
which shall
shall be of type
of a type
conductors connecting
conductors connecting supply
supply terminals
terminals to
to the
the protected against
protected against mechanical
mechanical damage.
damage. Industrial
Industrial
accumulators shall
accumulators shall have
have either
either rubber
rubber oror tough
tough type fluorescent
type fluorescent lightlight fittings
fittings shall,
shall, however,
however, be be
compound insulation
compound insulation without
without a tape
tape or
or braid.
braid. permitted. The
permitted. The fittings for lamps
fittings for lamps shall
shall be fixed at
be fmed at
If the
13.5.9 If the supply
supply is taken
taken from
from mains
mains having
having one
one sufficient height
sufficient height above
above thethe highest
highest level
level of bulk or
of bulk or
conductor earthed,
conductor earthed, the
the lamps
lamps oror other
other resistances
resistances
other goods
other goods which
which areare stored
stored in the
the godown.
godown. The The
shall be
shall be connected
connected on on non-earthed
non-earthed leadlead and
and the
the circuit shall
circuit shall be
be controlled
controlled by a linked
linked switch
switch andand
accumulators connected
accumulators connected direct
direct to
to earthed
earthed conduc-
conduc- cut~outs which
cut-outs which shall be be placed
placed outside
outside the godown
the godown
tor. Precaution
tor. Precaution shall
shall be adopted
adopted to prevent
prevent the
the convenient portion.
in a convenient portion.
attendant receiving
attendant receiving shocks.
shocks. Jute' Godowns
14.2 Raw Jute.Godowns
13.5.10 Celluloid-cased
13.510 Celluloid-cased accumulator
accumulator shall
shall not
not be
be The supply
14.2.1 The supply ofof electricity
electricity shall
shall be at low
low
kept on
kept on charge
charge at
at any
any time
time without
without an attendant.
attendant. voltage, that
voltage, that is, not exceeding 2.50
not exceeding 250 volts.
volts.
13.5.11 Spring-jacks
13.511 Spring-jacks shall
shall be
be used
used for
for final
final connec-
connec- All wiring
14.2.2 All wiring shall
shall be
be encased
encased in screwed steel
screwed steel
tion to the
tion the accumulator
accumulator terminals.
terminals. conduits, the
conduits, the horizontal
horizontal portions
portions of
of which shall be
which shall be
sloped to allow
sloped allow condensed moisture to
condensed moisture to collect set
collect at set
All insulators
13.5.12 All insulators shall
shall be
be kept
kept as dust
dust free
free as
places where
places where drainage
drainage outlets
outlets shall
shall be provided.
provided.
practicable.
practicable.
Such outlets
Such outlets shall
shall be
be properly
properly secured, against
secured, against
High-Rise Buildings
13.6 High-Rise Buildings entry of
entry of insects,
insects, etc.
All electric
13.6.1 All electric distribution
distribution cables/wiring
cables/wiring shall
shall The cable
14.2.3 The cable used
used shall
shall not
not be of than
of less than
be laid
be laid in a separate
separate fire
fire resistant
resistant duct.
duct. The
The duct
duct of 250-V
3/.029 size of 250-V grade
grade and
and shall
shall be of single
be of single
shall be
shall be sealed
sealed at
at every
every floor
floor with
with non-combustible
non-combustible core, rubber
core, rubber or
or PVC insulated, taped
PVC insulated, taped and branded.
and branded.
materials having
materials having the
the same
same fire
fire resistance
resistance as that
that of
of
the duct.
the duct. Low
Low and
and medium
medium voltage
voltage wiring
wiring running
running No joint
14.2.4 No joint boxes,or
boxesor cut-outs
cut-outs of cables shall be
cables shall be
shafts and
in shafts and in false
false ceiling
ceiling shall
shall run
run in separate
separate allowed inside
allowed inside the
the godown.
godown.
conduits.
conduits. The conduit
14.2.5 The conduit shall
shall be
be affixed
affixed to
to (not recessed
(not recessed
into) walls or
into) or roofs
roofs of
of godowns
godowns by meansmeans of saddles
of saddles
Separate circuits
13.6.2 Separate circuits for
for water
water pumps,
pumps, lifts and
and
staircase and
staircase and corridor
corridor lighting
lighting andand blowers
blowers in grouped on
grouped on walls or
or roofs,
roofs, the
the distance between
distance between
saddles not
saddles not exceeding
exceeding 750 mm. All conduits must
conduits must
pressurising system
pressurising system shall
shall be
be provided
provided directly
directly from
from
externally on
be laid externally on the
the outside
outside walls or roofs of
or roofs of
the main
the main switchgear
switchgear panel
panel and
and these
these circuits
circuits shall
shall
the godown
the godown except
except those
those lengths
lengths which
which are required
are required
laid in separate
be laid separate conduits
conduits so thatthat fire
fire in one
one
circuit will not
circuit not affect
affect the
the others.
others. Master
Master switches
switches
to carry
to carry the
the cables
cables to
to light
light fittings.
fittings. In the
the latter case,
latter case,
controlling essential
controlling essential service
service circuits
circuits shall
shall be
be clearly
clearly the conduit
the conduit should
should bebe run
run above
above thethe level
level of highest
of highest
stacking.
stacking.
labelled.
labelled.
Staircase and
13.6.3 Staircase and corridor
corridor lights
lights shall
shall be
be on
on Only bulkhead
14.2.6 Only bulkhead light
light fittings
fittings of approved
approved
design with
design with C.I.
C.l. frames of robust
frames of robust construction and
construction and
separate circuits
separate circuits and
and shall
shall be independently
independently con-
con-
nected so that
nected that it could
could be
be operated
operated by onon switch
switch bulkhead glasses protected
bulkhead protected with
with thick
thick steel lined
steel lined
installation on
on the
the ground
ground floor
floor easily
easily accessible
accessible to
to guards shall
guards shall be
be used.
installation
fire fighting
fire fighting staff
staff at
at any
any time.
time. Each lighting
14.2.7 Each lighting fittings
fittings shall
shall be affixed to the
affixed to the
or at
wall or at not
not more
more than
than 450 mm mm below
below the roof of
the roof of
13.6.4 A A standby
standby electric
electric generator
generator shall
shall be in-
stalled to
stalled to supply
supply power
power to to staircase
staircase and
and corridor
corridor the godown.
the godovm. In In case of a sprinklered
case of sprinklered godown
godown eacheach
lighting fitting
lighting fitting shall
shall either
either be
be above
above the
the level of the
level of the
lighting circuits,
lighting circuits, fire
fire lifts,
lifts, the
the electrically
electrically operated
operated
fire pumps,
pumps, pressurising
pressurising fans and and blowers
blowers in case
case of
of sprinkler heads
sprinkler heads or not less than
or not than 300 mm below that
below that
fire
being understood
level, it being understood thatthat in no case shall a
case shall
failure of
failure of normal
normal electric
electric supply.
supply.
light fitting
light fitting bebe installed
installed low than
than 750 mmmm above the
above the
13.6.5 If more
13.65 more than
than 200 litres
litres of
of oil
oil are
are contained
contained maximum stacking
maximum stacking height.
height.
any oil
in any oil immersed
immersed electric
electric gear
gear a retaining
retaining sill
threshold shall
shall be
be provided
provided around,the
aroundthe gear
gear or
or at
at lights in
14.2.8 All lights in the
the godown
godown shall
shall be
be controlled
controlled
threshold
one or
by one or more
more double
double pole
pole metal-clad
metal-clad switches and
switches and
the door.
the door.

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situated outside
fuses situated outside the
the godown
godown in a convenient
convenient 15.2 The
The following
following tests
tests shall
shall be
be carried
carried out
out as
place and
place and effectively
effectively protected
protected from
from weather.
weather. required
required by the
the appropriate
appropriate authority:
authority:
An indicator
14.2.9 An indicator light
light controlled
controlled by the the a)
a) Full
Full load
load and/or
and/or flashflash tests
tests ofof rotating
rotating
switch(es) shall
switch(es) shall be
be provided
provided on
on the
the switch
switch panel
panel to
to machinery,
machinery, transformers,
transformers, condensers,
condensers,
show whether
show whether the
the lights
lights inside
inside the
the godown
godown are
are on
on rectifiers,
rectifiers, etc.
or off
or off when
when the
the godown
godown isis closed
closed and
and locked.
locked. b)
b) Insulation
Insulation resistance
resistance tests tests of of rotating
rotating
machines,
machines, transformers,
transformers, condensers,
condensers,
14.3 Strong
Strong Rooms
Rooms
regulators,
regulators, cable
cable circuits,
circuits, etc, by meggers
meggers of of
Permanent lighting
14.3.1 Permanent lighting shall
shall be
be provided
provided by
by appropriate
appropriate voltage.
voltage.
means of
means of concealed
concealed wiring
wiring or
or solid
solid drawn
drawn conduit
conduit c)
Cl Lighting
Lighting circuits
circuits shall
shall be tested
tested in following
following
wiring with
wiring with the
the main
main switch
switch located
located outside.
outside. manner:
manner:
Nitrocellulose (and
14.4 Nitrocellulose (and Chemicals
Chemicals Having
Having 1)
1) AllAll switches
switches ‘on’ and and consuming
consuming
Similar Fire
Similar Fire Hazard
Hazard Characteristics)
Characteristics) Godowns
Godowns devices
devices in circuit,
circuit, bothboth poles
poles con-
con-
nected together to obtain
nected together obtain resistance
resistance to
14.4.1 Lamps
14.4-l Lamps in in nitrocellulose
nitrocellulose storage
storage rooms
rooms shall
shall earth;
earth,
be rigid fixtures
fixtures ofof glass enclosed
enclosed and
and gasketted
gasketted type
type 2)
or flameproof
or flameproof fluorescent
fluorescent fittings.
fittings. Lamps
Lamps shall
shall be
2) Between
Between polespoles with
with lamps
lamps and
and other
other
consuming
consuming devices
devices removed
removed and
controlled by
controlled by aa switch
switch having
having aa pole
pole in
in each
each un-
un- switches
switches ‘on’; and and
earthed conductor.
earthed conductor. This This switch
switch shall
shall be
be located
located 3) With
With lamps
lamps and
and other
other consuming
consuming
outside the
outside the room
room and
and provided
provided with
with aa pilot
pilot light
light to
to 3)
devices
devices in position
position butbut switches
switches ‘oft’.
‘off.
indicate whether
indicate whether thethe switch
switch is ‘on’ or
or ‘off.
‘oft’. This
This d) Earth
Earth continuity
continuity tests.
switch shall
switch shall disconnect
disconnect from
from all sources
sources ofof supply
supply d)
e)
e) Power
Power circuits
circuits to be be tested between phases
tested between phases
all unearthed
unearthed conductors
conductors terminating
terminating in any outlet
outlet
or
or outer
outer and middle
middle or neutral
neutral wires and to
the room.
in the room.
earth.
earth.
No socket
14.4.2 No socket outlets,
outlets, electric
electric motors,
motors, heaters,
heaters,
15.3 The
The appropriate
appropriate authority
authority shall
shall have
have the
the right
right
portable lights
portable lights or
or other
other portable
portable electric
electric equip-
equip-
to vary
to vary the
the foregoing
foregoing tests
tests or carry
carry out
out further
further tests
tests
ment shall
ment shall not
not be located
located in nitrocellulose
nitrocellulose storage
storage
as may be considered
considered necessary.
necessary.
rooms.
rooms.
TESTING
15 TESTING 16 INSPECTION
INSPECTION
The electrical
15.1 The electrical installation
installation in a new building
building oror 16.1 All electrical
electrical inspections
inspections shall
shall be inspected
inspected.
an addition
an addition to
to an
an existing
existing installation
installation shall
shall be
be tested
tested periodically and
periodically and proper
proper vigilance
vigilance shall
shall be kept.
kept.
as per
as per IS
IS 732
732 before
before itit is
is put
put to
to service.
service. The
The instal-
instal- Any faults
Any faults or defects
defects that
that are
are notice
notice shall
shall be at-
lation shall
lation shall also
also be checked
checked periodically
periodically as decided
decided tended to and the
tended the defects
defects rectified
rectified immediately.
immediately.
the appropriate
by the appropriate authority.
authority.

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1997

ANNEX A
ANNEX
(Clause 2)
(Clause
LIST
LIST OF REFERRED INDIAN STANDARDS
REFERRED INDIAN STANDARDS

IS No.
N0. Title IS
IS No.
N0. Title
732
732 :: 1989
1989 Code of
Code of practice
practice for
for electrical
electrical 4666 :: 1980 Electric
Electric passenger
passenger and
and goods
goods lifts
wiring installations
wiring installations (third (first revision)
(first revision)
revision)
revision) 5.571 :: 1979
5571 1979 Guide
Guide for
for selection
selection of
of electrical
electrical
1860 :1 1980 Code of
Code of practice
practice for
for installation,
installation, equipment
equipment for
for hazardous
hazardous areas
areas
operation and
operation and maintenance
maintenance of of Cfirstrevision)
(first revision) s
electric passenger
electric passenger and
and goods
goods lifts 5572 : 1994
5572: 1994 Classification
Classification of
of hazardous
hazardous areas
areas
(first revision)
(first revision) (other
(other than
than mines)
mines) having
having flam-
flam-
2309
2309 :I 1989
1989 Code of
Code of practice
practice for
for the
the protec-
protec- mable
mable gases and and vapours
vapours for
for
tion of
tion of buildings
buildings and
and allied
allied struc-
struc- electrical
electrical installations
installations (second
(second
tures against
tures against lightning
lightning (second
(second revision)
revision)
revision)
revision) 9537
9537 Conduits
Conduits forfor electrical
electrical installa-
installa-
2667
2667 :: 1988
1988 Fittings for
Fittings for rigid
rigid steel
steel conduits
conduits for
for (Part
(Part 3) :: 1983 tions:
tions: Part
Part 3 Rigid
Rigid plain
plain conduits
conduits
wiring (first
electrical wiring
electrical (first revision)
revision) of
of insulating
insulating materials
materials
3043 : 1987 Code of
Code of practice
practice for
for earthing
earthing 12459 :: 1988 Code
Code of
of practice
practice for
for fire-protec-
fire-protec-
4013 :: 1967 Dust-tight electric
Dust-tight electric lighting
lighting fit-
fit- tion
tion of cable
cable runs
runs
tings
tings

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ANNEX B
ANNEX
(Clause 11.1.1)
(Clause 11.1.1)
FLUORESCENT LAMP
FLUORESCENT LAMP FITTINGS
FI’ITINGS

B-1 GENERAL
B-l GENERAL PURPOSE
PURPOSE TYPE
TYPE FITTINGS
FITTINGS B-2.2 The
The auxiliary
auxiliary equipment,
equipment, that choke coil,
that is, choke coil,
B-1.1 The
B-l.1 The general
general design
design of of reflectors
reflectors shall
shall be of power-factor
be of power-factor condenser
condenser and starting
starting unit
unit (compris-
(compris-
suitable type
type and
and material.
material. The The material
material shall
shall be
be ing thermal
thermal switch
switch and radio-suppresser
radio-suppresser con-
con-
suitable
any suitable
suitable metal
metal or
or plastic.
plastic. If
If plastic
plastic of
of aa combus-
combus- denser)
denser) shall
shall conform
conform to relevant
relevant Indian
Indian Standards
Standards
any
tible nature
tible nature is
is used,
used, itit shall
shall not
not bebe in
in contact with and
contact with and shall
shall be mounted
mounted on suitable
suitable framework
framework in a
electrical conducting
conducting part part and
and shall
shall not
not ignite
ignite
separate
separate detachable
detachable dust-proof
dust-proof non-ventilated
non-ventilated box,
any electrical
by the
the radiation
radiation from
from thethe lamp.
lamp. with
with tight
tight fitting
fitting covers
covers securely
securely fixed by machine
machine
by
screws and
and bolts
bolts to the
the main
main trough.
trough.
B-1.2 The
B-l.2 The auxiliary
auxiliary equipment,
equipment, that that is,
is, choke
choke coil,
coil,
power-factor condenser
power-factor condenser and and stating
stating unit
unit (compris-
(compris- B-2.3 The
The wiring
wiring connections between the
connections between the equip-
equip-
ing thermal
ing thermal switch,
switch, radio-suppresser
radio-suppresser condenser)
condenser) ment
ment housed
housed in the
the choke
choke and condenser
condenser boxbox shall
shall
shall comply
shall comply with with relevant
relevant Indian
Indian Standards
Standards be vulcanised
vulcanised rubber
rubber insulated
insulated flexible
flexible cabling
cabling or
or
Specifications and
Specifications and shall
shall preferably
preferably be
be mounted
mounted onon approved
approved PVCPVC insulated
insulated conductors
conductors in heavyheavy
the lamp
the lamp fitting
fitting itself
itself in a dust-tight
dust-tight enclosure,
enclosure, but
but gauge,
gauge, welded
welded or solid-drawn
solid-drawn steel
steel conduit,
conduit, or run
run
if any
if any item
item is is mounted
mounted separately
separately itit shall
shall be
be internally
internally and properly
properly clamped.
clamped.
mounted on
mounted on parts
parts made
made of of non-combustible
non-combustible B-2.4 Suspension
Suspension shall
shall be made
made by two conduits
conduits
material.
material. spaced
spaced to share
share equally
equally the
the weight
weight of
of the
the fitting.
fitting.
B-1.3 The
B-l.3 The wiring
wiring connections
connections between
between the
the equip-
equip- Each conduit
Each rod shall be provided
conduit rod provided with
with a spring
spring
ment, that
ment, that is,
is, chockes
chockes and
and condensers,
condensers, shall
shall be
be in
in loaded
loaded ball-and-socket
ball-and-socket joint
joint ceiling
ceiling plate
plate at the
the top,
top,
PVC insulated
PVC insulated wiring,
wiring, properly
properly clamped
clamped as
as neces-
neces- and
and the
the other
other end shall
shall be bolted
bolted to the
the trough.
trough.
sary.
sary.
B-2.5 Lamp
lamp or tube
tube holders
holders shall
shall be made
made ofof plas-
B-1.4 The
B-l.4 The suspension
suspension shall
shall be
be made
made by
by two
two con-
con- tic, provided
provided an efficient
efficient and
and approved
approved design
design is
duits or
duits or rods
rods or
or robust
robust chains,
chains, spaced
spaced to
to share
share employed
employed and each
each tube
tube is held
held with
with suitable
suitable metal
metal
equally the
equally the weight
weight of
of the
the fitting.
fitting. spring
spring clips at each
each end.
B-1.5 The
B-l.5 The lamp
lamp oror tube
tube holders
holders may be of of plastic
plastic B-2.6 Earthing of fixtures
Earthing of fixtures shall
shall be made
made with
with an
material provided
material provided these
these are
are of
of efficient
efficient and
and ap-
ap- unbroken conductor.
unbroken conductor.
proved design,
proved design, and
and that
that each
each tube
tube is
is securely
securely held
held
by suitable
by suitable metal
metal spring
spring clips
clips at
at each
each end.
end. B-2.7 Fluorescent
Fluorescent fixtures
fixtures may be suspended
suspended fromfrom
conduit
conduit wiring
wiring junction
junction boxes,
boxes, as a means
means to
B-1.6 Earthing
B-l.6 Earthing ofof the
the fixture
fixture shall
shall be
be made
made with
with an
an prevent
prevent exposure
exposure of
of conductors
conductors from
from the
the fitting
fitting to
unbroken conductor,
unbroken conductor, the
the suspension
suspension chains
chains (where
(where the
the wiring
wiring in the
the conduit.
conduit. The
The connection
connection inside
inside
employed) shall
employed) shall not
not bebe regarded
regarded asas an
an approved
approved the
the junction
junction box shall
shall be made
made to a porcelain
porcelain junc-
junc-
means of
means of earthing.
earthing. tion
tion base. Plain
Plain procelain
procelain connectors
connectors shall
shall not
not be
B-1.7 Fluorescent
B-l.7 Fluorescent fixtures
fixtures may
may be
be suspended
suspended fromfrom permitted
permitted in the
the box.
conduit wiring
conduit wiring junction
junction boxes
boxes as
as aa means
means to to prevent
prevent B-2.8 The
The chokes
chokes of
of all fluorescent
fluorescent fittings
fittings shall
shall be
exposure of
exposure of conductors
conductors fromfrom thethe fitting
fitting toto the
the mounted
mounted on
on incombustible
incombustible material.
material.
wiring in
wiring in the
the conduit.
conduit. TheThe connection
connection inside
inside the
the
junction box shall
junction shall be made
made toto a porcelain
porcelain junction
junction B-2.9 Incoming
Incoming twin twisted
twisted flexible
flexible conductor
conductor
base. Plain
base. Plain procelain
procelain connectors
connectors shall
shall not
not be per-
per- shall
shall enter
enter the
the side of
of the
the box through
through a dust-tight
dust-tight
mitted in the
mitted the box. bushed
bushed hole.
hole.
INDUSTRIAL TYPE
B-2 INDUSTRIAL TYPE FITTINGS
FITTINGS B-2.10 The
The lighting tubes and
lighting tubes and reflectors
reflectors shall
shall
Mild steel
B-2.1 Mild steel trough
trough suitably
suitably enamelled
enamelled or or be kept
be kept clean
clean to obtain
obtain maximum
maximum efficient
efficient light.
painted or
or any
any other
other robust
robust reflectors
reflectors shall
shall be
be used
used Cleaning
Cleaning shall
shall be carried
carried out
out by competent
competent per-
per-
painted
which may,
which may, if
if necessary,
necessary, have
have upward
upward lighting
lighting slots.
slots. sonnel.
sonnel.

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ANNEX C
ANNEX
(Foreword)
(Foreword)
FIRE
FIRE SAFETY
SAFETY SECTIONAL
SECTIONAL COMMITTEE,
COMMITTEE, CED
CED 36
36

Chairman
Chairman Representing
Represenring
VAKIL
Shri J. N. VAKIL Tariff
Tariff Advisory
Advisory Committee,
Committee, Mumbai
Mumbai
Members
Members
SHRI K. RAVE
SHRI RAVI (Alternate
(Altemate to
J. N. Vakil)
Shri .I. Vakil)
BHALLA
DR A. K. BHALLA Ministry of Defence
Ministry Defence (CEESO),
(CEESO), New Delhi
Delhi
DR K.K S. UPPAL
UPPAL (Alternate)
(Altemate)
SHRI M. M. KAPOOR
SHRI KAPooR Engineers India Ltd, New Delhi
Engineers Delhi
SHRI RANA
SHRI RANA PRATAP
PRATAP (Alternore)
(Alternate)
SHPJ S. N. CHAKRABORTY
S~.P.I Cl-IAKRABORTY Tariff Advisory
Tariff Advisory Committee,
Committee, Chennai
Chennai /Calcutta
/Calcutta
SHRI P. K. MAJLIMDAR
&RI MAJUMDAR (Altonate)
(Alternate)
CHIEF FIRE
CHIEF FIRE OFFICER
OFFICER Municipal Corporation
Municipal Corporation of MumbaiMumbai
MumbaiMumbai Fire Fire Brigade),
Brigade), Mumbai
Mumbai
SHRI S. M. DE~AI
SHRIS.M. DESAI In personal
personal capacity (B-4/5 A. G. Khan
capacity (B-46 Khan Road
Road
Municipal
Municipal o@xrs
ofiicers Sociery,
Society, Worli,
WOTII, Mumbui)
Mumbai)
SHRI RAMEZSH
SHRI RAMESH DHOBLEY
DHOBLEY Bhabha Atomic
Bhabha Atomic Research
Research Centre,
Centre, Mumbai
Mumbai
SHRI S.
SHRI S. K. DHERI
DHERI Delhi Fire
Delhi Fire Service, Government
Government of Delhi,
Delhi, New Delhi
Delhi
SHRI R. C. SHARMA
SHRI SI-IARMA (Alternate)
(Altemate)
SHRI K.
SHRI K P. SHARMA
SHARMA Ministry of Railways, New Delhi
Ministry Delhi
Assrr
Assrr SECURITV
SECURITY COMMISSIONER
COMMISSIONER (Alternate)
(Altemate)
FIRE ADvlsoRy
FIRE ADVISORY Ministry of Home
Ministry Home Affairs,
Affairs, New Delhi
Delhi
DY
DY FIRE
FIRE ADVISOR
ADVISOR (Alternate)
(Altemate)
SHRI J.
SHRI J. S.
S. GAHLAUT
GAHLAUT State Bank of India, Mumbai
State Mumbai
SHRI P. N. GHOSH
SHRI GHOSH personal capacity
In personal (J-1916, Chirrarunjun
capacity (J-1916, Chitraranjan Park, New Delhi
Delhi 19)
19)
SHRI C. P. GOSAIN
SHRI GosAIN Central Public
Central Public Works
Works Department,
Department, New Delhi
Delhi
SHRI S.
SHRI S. C. GLJ~~A
GUPTA Lloyd Insulations
insulations (India)
(India) Pvt Ltd,
Ltd, New Delhi
Delhi
SHRI SANJEEV
SHRI SANJEEv ANGRA
ANGRA (Ak?~~tc)
(Alzemare)
SHRI S.
SHRi S. K. SHANGARI
SHANGARI Engineer-in-Chiefs Branch,
Engineer-in-Chief’s Branch, New Delhi
Delhi
PARNAIK
LT-COL A. T. PARNAIK
SHRI G. B. MENON
SHRI MENQN In personal capacity (A-5, Puzhukkaru
personal capacity Puzhakkara Pa&m,
Padam, Vennala, Cochin)
Cochin)
MEMBER (HYDRO
MEMBER (HYDRO - CON~‘IWCXON
CONS'I‘RUCl'lON MON~RING)
MONITORING) Central Electricity
Central Electricity Authority,
Authority, New Delhi
Delhi
CHIEF ENGINEER
CHIEF ENGINEER (HTD-II)
(HTD-Il) (Alternate)
(Alternate)
SHRI V. B. NIKAM
SHRI NIKAM In personal
In personal capacity
capacity (4134,
(4/34, Haji
HajiAli Municipal Officers Cooperative
Ali Municipal Cooperative
Housing
Housing Society,
Society, Mumbui)
Mumbai)
SHRI D. PADANABHA
SHRI PADANABHA Tata Consulting
Tata Consulting Engineers,
Engineers, Mumbai
Mumbai
SHRI B. S.
SHRI S. VENKATE~H
VENKATESH (Alternate)
(Altemate)
SHRI P. N. PANCHAL
SHKI PANCHAL personal capacity
In personal (46, Block
capacity (46, Block E-l,
E-1, Pocket-11,
Pocket-11, Sector
Sector IS,
15, Rohini,
Rohinz, Delhi)
Delhi)
RETD DY
RETD DY INSPECTOR
INSPECTOR GENERAL
GENERAL (FIRE) CISF
CISF
PRESIDENT
PKESIDENT Institution of Fire
Institution Fire Engineers
Engineers (India),
(India), New Delhi
Delhi
SHRI V. M. RANALI~AR
SHRI RANALRAR Ministry of Petroleum
Ministry Petroleum and Natural
Natural Gas
SHRI R. N. CHAChlU
SHRI CHACHRA Metallurgical and Engineering
Metallurgical Engineering Consultants
Consultants (India)
(India) Ltd, Ranchi
Ranchi
SHRI A. R. KHAN
SHRI KHAN Bharat Heavy Electricals
Bharat Electricals Ltd, Bhopal
Bhopal
SHRI NATARAJAN
SHRI NATARAJAN (Ahernure)
(Alternate)
T. P.
DR T. P. SHARMA
SHARMA Central Building Research
Central Research Institute,
Institute, Roorkee
Roorkee
DR GOPAL KRISHNAN (AIremure)
GOPAL KRISHNAN (Altemate)
SHRI R. SUNDARAJAN
SHRI SUNDARAJAN National Thermal
National Thermal Power
Power Gxporation
Corporation Ltd, New Delhi
Delhi
SI-IRI S.
SHRI Cl-IATTOPADHAYAY (Airemure)
S. K. CHA~OPADHAYAY (Altemate)
SI-IRI M. S.~AGI
SHRIM. S. TYAGI Ministry of L&our
Ministry Labour (Regional
(Regional Labour
Labour Institute,
Institute, Kanpur),
Kanpur), New Delhi
Delhi
SHRI P. K.
SHRI SAKSENA (Alremare)
K. SAKSENA (Alternate)
MANAGING DIRECTOR
MANAGING DIREc'roR Loss Prevention
Loss Prevention Association
Association of India Ltd, Mumbti
Mumbai
SHRI MADHUMANI (Alternate)
SHRI T. V. MADHUMANI (Altemate)
SHRI K. K. SHARMA,
SHRI SHARMA, Director General,
Director General, BIS
Director
Director (Civ Engg)
Engg) (Ex -0flcio
-Ofiicio Member)
Member)
Member
Member Secretary
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S. CHATLJRVEDI
DY DIRFXXOR
DIREcroR (CIVIL ENGG),
ENGG), BIS

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