Books
Electrical Maintenance, 2nd Edition
By John Ware
Price: £35 / $64
Available: 2006
Format: Paperback
Product Code: PWR05100
ISBN: 0-86341-563-6 & 978-0-86341-563-0
Pagination: Approx 450pp.
Description
Scope: The IEE’s publication Electrical Maintenance has been thoroughly updated and gives essential information for the go-ahead electrician. It explains risk assessment, fire detection and alarm systems both in buildings and dwellings, emergency lighting, lighting protection, industrial switchgear, the new waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) directive and Legionnaire’s disease as well as the more normal aspects of electrical maintenance including inspection and testing of the fixed installation of appliances.
About the Author: John Ware is the Senior Engineer within the IET’s Standards and Compliance Department and is Secretary serving Panel B (Overcurrent and thermal effects) and Panel C (Electric shock) that report to JPEL/64 the Committee responsible for BS 7671: Requirements for Electrical Installations, the IEE Wiring Regulations. Previously he has worked for the NICEIC in the Standards department and for GEC Alstom in the nuclear industry during the construction and commissioning of Sizewell B.
Book Review
Book Readership
Of interest to electricians who are interested or wanting to work in areas that are more than just the routine issues of electrical installation work.
Book Contents
Legislation and Guidance. Maintenance Strategies. Risk Assessment, Manual Handling, Display Screen Regulations and Safety Signs and Signals. Electrical Installations, The need for Maintenance, Periodic Inspection and Certificates. Testing Electrical Installations. Lighting Maintenance, Lamp Cleaning and Replacement Policies. In Service Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment. Emergency Lighting. Fire Detection and Alarm Systems. Industrial and Commercial Switchgear. Electromagnetic Compatibility. Lighting Protection Installations. Environmental Protection, The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive. Legionellosis, Avoidance of the Occurrence of Legionnaires Disease from Wet Cooling Systems and Water Supply Systems.