Overview
Other electrical safety concern.
This citation is a catch-all for anything that does not fit in checklist items ELE01 through ELE09.
Question ELE10 is reserved for electrical safety concerns that fall outside of the concerns listed above. It may be a variety of things. Here are a few examples:
- In the United States wall outlets commonly found in buildings operate at 120 volts (phase to ground) but you may also find outlets that operate at much higher voltages. It is easy to distinguish between the different voltages as they have different plug and outlet configurations. Most importantly the plug HAS TO match the outlet without an adapter or the wiring and the breaker at the panel must be of the correct size to prevent overloading or a fire (but auditors do not open breaker boxes).
- Exhibit A & B both show electrical equipment being grounded to water pipes within the building. In Exhibit A the lab used masking tape to tape their grounding wire to a gooseneck sink faucet. If a lab needs true grounding, they should contact BSM for assistance.
- Exhibit C shows a very old GFCI outlet. These outlets should be tested on a routine basis to make sure they are still functional. No one even remembered this outlet being in the lab.
- Exhibit D shows a Power Strip affixed with plastic zip tie that would need to be cut off to be removed. Power strips, RPT’s, and extension cords may be secured to keep the cords out of the way but it can not require a tool to remove the device.
- Exhibit E shows an older piece of lab-fabricated equipment in the concrete lab. Notice the number of plugs coming out of the equipment and into different outlet boxes. Is there a concern that whatever circuit this piece would be plugged into might be overloaded?