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Document ID (ISN)44867
CIS number 85-1537
ISSN - Serial title 0010-244X - Cahiers des Comités de prévention du bâtiment et des travaux publics
Year 1985
Convention or series no.
Title Electrical installations on underground construction sites
Original title Les installations électriques en chantier de travaux souterrains [in French]
Bibliographic information Mar.-Apr. 1985, No.2, p.26-32. Illus.
Abstract Recommendations made by the French Association for Underground Work. Continuation of the article analysed under CIS 85-1219. General safety rules to apply to low-voltage surface installations and to 2 types of underground work (large and small cross-sections). Safety rules to follow in large cross-section work to do with distributing panels, cables and connection points and safety equipment. Electrical supply of special equipment; lighting of the site and safety lighting. Power supply for tunnelling machines: mounting of high-voltage cables on the walls, choice of transformer, low-voltage distribution, emergency stop devices, locking devices. Testing, supervision and maintenance.
Descriptors (primary) electricity; construction industry; electrical equipment; underground work
Descriptors (secondary) safety devices; France; high voltage; extra low voltage; directive; artificial lighting; ventilation; legislation; fire hazards
Document type F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards
Subject(s) Electricity
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Electricity
Construction industry and civil engineering