PACKAGE : I Bid Document VOLUME : II - Public Health Engineering

15.17 Safety equipments to be provided.
The contractor shall provide the following safety equipments as per IE rules,
- Rubber mat conforming to relevant IS, in front of all the HT panel for their entire
length - 1000m wide
- Sufficient pairs of electrically tested rubber gloves. These are to be kept in a
suitable wooden box.
- A shock treatment instruction chart in Khasi and English duly framed as detailed
in. The nearest medical facility available with phone number shall also be kept
- First aid box containing full compliments of medicines for treatment of electrical
burns in the main switch room
- Adequate number of portable fire extinguishers of dry powder (store type) as per
IS:2171 to suit the individual substation, pumping station requirement.
- Adequate number of caution notices in Khasi and English shall be fixed
permanently on the equipment to comply the requirement of IE rules
- Safety posters for vigilance against electrical accidents.
- Adequate number of fire buckets with MS angles stand
- Round bottom fire buckets marked fire shall be provided in the HT sub stations.
15.18 Lighting & Small Power (IS:1913, IS:1777, IS:1032 Part 5,
IS:13383 Part 2).
Definitions and Conventional Symbols:
The definition of terms shall be in accordance with the Indian Standard Code of
Practice for Electrical working installation except for the definition of a “Point”.
The wiring and the equipments shall comply in all respects with the requirement of
rule 50 and 51 of IE Rules/56 as amended from time to time. The wiring and other
electrical equipments shall be suitable for trouble free operation at variation of
voltage and frequency prescribed in IE rules.
Pressure and Frequency:
Pressure and frequency of supply all current consuming devices shall be suitable for
the pressure and frequency of the supply to which these are to be connected and
shall function at variation voltage and frequency as per IE rules.
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