Safety Alert
Electrical Fire Damages Equipment in Motor Control Center
Electrical Fire Damages Equipment in Motor Control Center
- BSEE
- Safety Alert
- BSEE Safety Alert 411
- Electrical SafetyHot Work and Fire
- Arc flashElectrical safetyFire
- Electrical workInspection and maintenance
- Switchgear
- Lockout and tagoutPre-use checksPreventive maintenanceThermography
- Upstream oil and gas
- Offshore installation
Summary
An offshore platform motor control centre fire followed circuit-breaker engagement. Analysis identified loose or damaged bus-bar fasteners, damaged insulation and dust that likely caused an arc. BSEE recommends considering inspection and maintenance procedures, thermography, insulation-resistance and polarisation-index testing, torque checks and component replacement schedules.
Classifications: Arc flash; arc fault; arc-flash.
Classifications: Electrical safety; electrical hazards.
Classifications: Fire; fire safety.
Classifications: Electrical work; electrical maintenance.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Switchgear; switch gear.
Classifications: Lockout and tagout; LOTO; lockout/tagout.
Classifications: Pre-use checks; pre-use inspection.
Classifications: Preventive maintenance; preventative maintenance; planned maintenance.
Classifications: Thermography; thermal imaging; infrared inspection.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Classifications: Offshore installation; offshore platform; offshore rig.
Summary
The alert addresses equipment damage caused by an electrical fire in a motor control centre.
BSEE Safety Alert 411. Themes: electrical safety, hot work and fire.