ELECTRICAL CODE

1. As may be defined and provided in the rules and regulations, owners, administrators or
occupants of buildings, structures and their premises or facilities and other responsible persons
shall be required to comply a fire safety inspection shall be conducted by the Chief, BFP or his
duly authorized representative as prerequisite to the grants of permits and/or licenses by local
governments and other government agencies concerned.

2. The following are declared as prohibited act and omission: m. Use of jumpers or tampering
with electrical wiring or overloading the electrical system beyond its designated capacity or such
other practices that would tend to undermine the fire safety features of the electrical system.
3.Service drop shall have sufficient ampacity to carry the load without a temperature rise
detrimental to the covering or insulation of the conductors and shall have adequate mechanical
strength. The conductors shall not be smaller than 8 mm2copper, 14 mm2 aluminum or copper-
clad aluminum.
4. In dry locations, where not exposed to physical damage, conductors shall be permitted to be
separately enclosed in flexible nonmetallic tubing. The tubing shall be in continuous lengths
not exceeding 4 500 mm and secured to the surface by straps at intervals not exceeding 1 400
mm.
5. Conductors entering or leaving locations subject to dampness, wetness, or corrosive vapors
shall have drip loops formed on them and shall then pass upward and inward from the outside of
the buildings, or from the damp, wet, or corrosive location, through noncombustible,
nonabsorbent insulating tubes.
6. Raceways are channels designed for holding wires, cables or bus-bars, which are either made
of metal or insulating materials. The common types of raceways in household wiring are the a)
conduits, b) connectors, and c) others.
7. A ground is an electrical connection which may either be intentional or accidental between an
electric circuit or equipment and the earth, or to some conducting body that serves in place of the
earth. The purpose of grounding a circuit is to fix permanently a zero voltage point in the system.
The grounded line of a circuit should not be broken nor fused to maintain a solid and
uninterrupted connection to the ground.
8. Wiring method shall be insulated conductors installed in conduit, except where specifically
indicated or specified otherwise, or required by the PEC to be installed otherwise. An insulated
equipment grounding conductor shall be provided in all feeder and branch circuits, including
lighting circuits. Provide insulated, green-colored conductor for grounding conductors installed
in conduit or raceways.
9. Provide boxes in the wiring or raceway systems wherever required for pulling of wires,
making connections, and mounting of devices of fixtures. Boxes for metallic raceways shall be
of the cast-metal hub type when located in normally wet locations, when surface mounted on
outside of exterior surfaces, when installed exposed up to 2.10 m above interior floors and
walkways.
10. Mount panelboards, circuit breakers, and disconnecting switches so that the height of the
operating handle at its highest position will not exceed 1.8 m from the floor. Mounting lighting
switches, receptacles and other devices as indicated. Measure mounting heights of wiring devices
and outlets to the center of device or outlet.

VERTICAL TRANSPORTATION IN BUILDINGS

1. Hydraulic Elevator
A hydraulic elevator is a type of machine that uses a hydraulic apparatus to lift or move objects
using the force created when pressure is exerted on liquid in a piston. Hydraulic lift technology
has a multitude of industrial applications, like construction and transport. It is often implemented
to operate heavy machinery or to move and lift heavy and large objects like cars, dirt and
shipping containers.
2. Traction Elevator
Traction elevators are the most common type of elevators. Elevator cars are pulled up by means
of rolling steel ropes over a deeply grooved pulley, commonly called a sheave in the industry.
They use AC or DC motors who power gears that move elevator by rolling its steel hoists ropes
over a drive sheave. Today they are powering majority of modern passenger elevators, with
ability to move its cabin over great distances at speed of 2.5 meters per second.
3. Escalator
Escalators are mechanical devices used for transporting people vertically between different
levels of buildings. Typically, they take the form of a moving staircase, consisting of a 'chain' of
single-piece aluminum or stainless steel steps guided by a system of tracks in a continuous loop.
At its most basic level, an escalator is just a simple variation on the conveyer belt. A pair of
rotating chain loops pull a series of stairs in a constant cycle, moving a lot of people a short
distance at a good speed.
4. Freight Elevators
Freight elevators usually travel at lower speeds than passenger elevators, but they are built to
carry heavier loads and finished to withstand tougher working conditions. Generally it has from
2,300 to 4,500 kg capacity. Freight elevators may have manually operated doors, and often have
rugged interior finishes cab (which called enclosure) to prevent damage while loading and
unloading.
5. Hospital Elevators
Hospital lifts are ideal solution for secure movement of patients, patient beds, medical
equipments and all the important medical staff. Capacity ranges from 1000kg/13 person to
2500kg/33 person.
6. Panoramic Elevator
Panoramic elevator is an essential element to the architectural design of the building. These lifts
are installed in order to revive the architectural ensemble and make it more stylish and attractive
for visual perception. Externally attractive, panoramic lifts to help passengers not only
comfortable to move between floors, but also allow to get aesthetic pleasure from the
contemplation of the outside of the building space, thereby increasing ridership and encouraging
people to shop, which is especially important for shopping centers.
7. Climbing Elevator
Climbing elevator   hold their own power device on them, mostly electric or combustion engine.
Climbing elevators are often used in work and construction areas
8.Vehicle elevators 
They are used in to transfer cars in parking garages or manufacturing buildings. Some of them
rotate during their ascent or descent to ensure that driver only needs to drive forward when
exiting.
9. Dumbwaiter Elevator
Dumbwaiter elevator is a small elevator, manually or electrically operated, consisting typically
of a box with shelves, used in apartment houses, restaurants, and large private dwellings for
moving dishes, food, garbage, etc., between floors.
10. Belt elevator 
Used to transport material over inclined planes. Conveyor belt is equipped with lot of transport
boxes that transport material from one place to another

PLUMBING CODE
1. All premises intended for human use or habitation shall be provided with a supply of pure and
wholesome water, neither connected to unsafe water supply nor subject to backflow or back-
siphonage.
2. Plumbing fixtures, devices and appurtenances shall be supplied with water in sufficient
volume and pressure adequate to function satisfactorily and without undue
noise.
3. Each family dwelling unit shall have at least one water closet, one kitchen type sink, a lavatory
and a bathtub or shower to meet the basic requirements of sanitation and personal hygiene.
4. The drainage system shall be designed, constructed and maintained to safeguard against
fouling, deposit of solids, clogging and with adequate cleanouts so arranged that the pipes may
be readily cleaned.
5. Substance which will clog the pipes, produce explosive mixtures, destroy the pipes or their
joints or interfere unduly with the sewage-disposal process shall not be allowed to enter the
building drainage system.
6. Proper protection shall be provided to prevent contamination of food, water, sterile goods and
similar materials by backflow of sewage. When necessary, the fixture, device or appliance shall
be connected indirectly with the building drainage system.
7. If there is no sewer system in the area, suitable provision shall be made for the disposal of
building sewage by some accepted method of sewage treatment and disposal, such as a septic
tank.
8. Where a plumbing drainage system may be subject to backflow of sewage, suitable provision
shall be made to prevent its overflow in the building.
9. Plumbing shall be installed with due regard to the preservation of the strength of structural
members and the prevention of damage to walls and other surfaces through fixture usage.
10. Sewage or other waste from plumbing systems, which may be deleterious to surface or sub-
surface waters shall not be discharged into the ground or into any waterway, unless first rendered
innocuous through subjection to some acceptable form of treatment.