Philippine Electrical Code Part 1

PEC

Intention

This Code is intended for the exclusive use of licensed electrical practitioners (PEE, REE, and RME). This Code is not intended as a design specification nor an instruction manual for a non-licensed electrical practitioner, unless under the supervision of a licensed electrical practitioner.

Scope and Covered

(1) Public and private buildings, including but not limited to residential, commercial, industrial, institutional, cultural, agricultural, agro-industrial, planned unit development and all other buildings/premises that may require practical safeguarding of persons and property from the hazards arising from the use of electricity. (2) Electric generating plants (3) Industrial plants (4) Transformer stations (5) Permanent and temporary substations, etc. (6) Airfields (7) Railways switchyards (8) Yards, carnival, parks, parking and other lots (9) Quarries and mines (10) Watercraft (11) Dockyards (12) Trailers (13) Mobile homes and recreational vehicles (14) Offshore facilities

Authority

(A) This Code has been approved and adopted by the Board of Electrical Engineering, Professional Regulation Commission.

(B) By virtue of authority vested in the Board under the Republic Act 7920 or national electrical engineering law, it hereby direct strict adherence to the provisions of this Code.

Enforcement

This Code is intended for mandatory application by the Office of the Building Official/EE over electrical installations.

Mandatory Rules.

Mandatory rules of this Code are those that identify actions that are specifically required or prohibited and are characterized by the use of the terms shall or shall not.

Permissive Rules.

Permissive rules of this Code are those that identify actions that are allowed but not required, are normally used to describe options or alternative methods, and are characterized by the use of the terms shall be permitted or shall not be required.

Explanatory Material.

Explanatory material, such as references to other standards, references to related sections of this Code, or information related to a Code rnle, is included in this Code in the form of fine print notes (FPN). Fine print notes are informational only and are not enforceable as requirements of this Code.

Appendices.

Nonmandatory information relative to the use of the PECJ is provided in appendices. Appendices are not part of the erforceable requirements of the PECJ, but are included for information purposes only.

Interpretation.

Interpretation of this Code shall be by licensed electrical practitioners. In case of conflicting interpretations, these may be referred to the Philippine Electrical Code Part 1 Committee for interpretation. Should disagreement remain, thereafter, the Committee's interpretation shall be referred to the Board of Electrical Engineering who shall render the final decision.