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[接上页] (2) Good workmanship and suitable materials shall be used for the enclosure of a wiring installation. (Enacted 1990) Cap 406E reg 15 Adverse conditions installation Where all or part of a fixed electrical installation is- (a) in or likely to be in water or exposed or likely to be exposed to weather; (b) exposed or likely to be exposed to high ambient temperature, corrosive atmosphere, polluting substances or other adverse hazardous conditions; or (c) in surroundings susceptible to risk of fire or explosion,it, or the relevant part of it, shall be specially constructed, installed or protected to prevent danger arising from those adverse conditions. (Enacted 1990) Cap 406E reg 16 Overhead line installations (1) A low voltage overhead line shall be designed, constructed, installed and protected so as to prevent danger. (2) The height above ground of a low voltage overhead line at any point of the span shall not be less than 5.8 m across any place accessible to vehicular traffic and 5.2 m otherwise. (3) No overhead line operating at high voltage shall be installed without the Director's approval. (Enacted 1990) Cap 406E reg 17 Display of labels and notices (1) An identification label and an appropriate warning notice including the words "Danger" and "危险" shall be displayed in a conspicuous position at every entrance of a substation and switchroom. (2) A warning notice bearing the words "DO NOT REMOVE" and "切勿移去" shall be displayed in a conspicuous position at or near the point of connection of each earthing conductor to an earth electrode, and at or near each main bonding connection. (3) A warning notice bearing the words "CAUTION-EQUIPMENT UNDER REPAIR" and "小心─器具待修" or "CAUTION-MEN AT WORK" and "小心─工程进行中", or bearing both warnings, shall be displayed in a conspicuous position at or near the electrical equipment and at the isolation device associated with the electrical equipment on which work is being carried out. (4) A notice bearing the words "This installation must be tested and certified by a grade (A/B/C/H/R) electrical worker before (date)" and "本装置须于(日期)前由(A/B/C/H/R)级电业工程人员测试及发出证明书" shall be displayed in a conspicuous position at or near the main distribution board of a fixed electrical installation referred to in regulation 20. (5) The letters and Chinese characters in a warning notice or identification label shall be legible and large enough for easy reading. (6) An identification label and warning notice referred to in subregulations (1), (2) and (4) shall be durable and securely fixed in position. (7) A warning notice under subregulation (3) shall be reasonably durable and shall be placed or affixed so that it cannot be accidentally displaced. (Enacted 1990) Cap 406E reg 18 Alterations and additions (1) No alteration or addition shall be made to an existing fixed electrical installation unless- (a) the ratings and the conditions of the existing electrical equipment of the affected parts are suitable and adequate for the altered circumstances; and (b) the protection against overcurrent, earth fault currents and dangerous earth leakage currents for the affected parts is altered as necessary for the altered circumstances.(2) The maximum current demand of a fixed electrical installation after an alteration or addition shall not exceed the existing approved loading for the installation unless the electricity supplier approves a new loading for the installation. (Enacted 1990) Cap 406E reg 19 First inspection, testing and certification (1) A fixed electrical installation shall, after completion (including any work completed after repair, alteration or addition) and before it is energised for use, be inspected, tested and certified by a registered electrical worker to confirm that the requirements of the Ordinance have been met. (2) In the case of a repair, alteration or addition to a fixed electrical installation, only the affected parts of the installation need to be inspected, tested and certified under this regulation. (Enacted 1990) Cap 406E reg 20 Periodic inspection, testing and certification (1) An owner of a fixed electrical installation located in one of the following type of premises shall have it inspected, tested and certified at least once every 12 months- (a) a place of public entertainment as defined in the Places of Public Entertainment Ordinance (Cap 172) other than a sea-going vessel; (b) premises for the manufacturing or storing of dangerous goods listed in the Schedule to the Dangerous Goods (Classification) Regulations (Cap 295 sub. leg.); and (c) premises with a high voltage fixed electrical installation fed directly from a high voltage supply.(2) An owner of a low voltage fixed electrical installation that has an approved loading exceeding 200A, single or three phase, at nominal low voltage, that is in a factory or industrial undertaking, as those terms are defined in section 2 of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance (Cap 59), shall, unless the factory or industrial undertaking is a premises referred to in subregulation (1), have the installation inspected, tested and certified at least once every 5 years. |