conditioners have been a cause of fire incidents at site offices, stores and facilities mainly because of poor condition of the Air Conditioners and/ or the electrical connections. The following requirements must be ensured at all project sites: • Temporary Electric connections for Air Conditioners must be designed by Electrical Engineer and installed by competent Electricians. • Earth Leakage Circuit Breakers must be installed for Air Conditioner connections. • Air Conditioners and their connections to be inspected every month by a competent Electrician for damage and inspection records must be maintained. • All air conditioners in unsafe condition must be immediately removed from site and replaced with new ones. • Air Conditioners must be switched off when the room is not occupied and at the end of shift.

1. Form # HSEQ – HSEA (Rev 0 – Aug 16)
HSE ALERT # 35
Air Conditioners at Site Offices, Stores
& Facilities
Airconditionershave beenacause of fire incidentsatsite offices,storesandfacilitiesmainlybecause
of poorcondition of the AirConditionersand/orthe electrical connections.The following
requirements mustbe ensuredat all projectsites:
 TemporaryElectricconnectionsforAirConditionersmustbe designedbyElectrical Engineerand
installed by competent Electricians.
 Earth Leakage Circuit Breakers must be installed for Air Conditioner connections.
 Air Conditioners and their connections to be inspected everymonth by a competent Electrician
for damage and inspection records must be maintained.
 All airconditionersinunsafeconditionmustbe immediatelyremovedfromsite andreplacedwith
new ones.
 Air Conditioners must be switched off when the room is not occupied and at the end of shift.
Arabtec Construction
HSEQ & Org. Risk Dept.