Presented by: Group 4

What is Philippine Electrical

Code (PEC)?
 The Philippine Electrical Code is used
nationally as the basis for safeguarding
persons, buildings and its contents
from hazards that may arise from the
use of electricity. ... They are the
people responsible for issuing
the Electrical Permits which is a
requirement for construction and
occupancy.
Purpose
(a) Practical Safeguarding.
The purpose of this Code is the practical
safeguarding of persons and property from
hazards arising from the use of electricity.
(b) Adequacy.
This Code contains provisions that are
considered minimum requirements necessary for
safety. Compliance therewith and proper
maintenance will result in an installation that is
essentially free from hazard but not necessarily
efficient, convenient, or adequate for good
service or future expansion of electrical use.
 (c) 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.
 (d) Relation to Other International
Standards.
 The requirements in this Code address the
fundamental principles of protection for safety
contained in Section 131 of International
Electrotechnical Commission Standard 60364-
1, Electrical Installations of Buildings.
Scope.
 (a) Covered.
 This Code covers the installation of electrical
conductors, equipment, and raceways;
signaling and communications conductors,
equipment, and raceways; and optical fiber
cables and raceways installed within or on, to
or from:

 (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) Dockyard
 (12) Trailers
 (13) Mobile homes and recreational vehicles
 (14) Offshore facilities
(b) Not Covered.
This Code does not cover the following:

(1) Installations in railway rolling stock,

aircraft, or automotive vehicles
(2) Installations of railways for generation,
transformation, transmission, or
distribution of power used exclusively for
operation of rolling stock
 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 RA
7920[4], it hereby direct strict adherence to the provisions
of this Code.
 The Philippine Electrical Code is a statutory law of the
Philippines that requires compliance. It is the legal
obligation of the Electrical Engineers or Electrical
Practitioners in charge of the design and/or installation of
the electrical system to ensure that provisions of the
Philippine Electrical Code are fully complied in any
electrical installation. This includes educating the
property owners of these provisions and what will be the
consequences if these provisions are violated.
 (c) Where deviations from these provisions are
necessary, such deviations shall not be made,
except with written permission from this
government bodies exercising legal jurisdiction
applicable only to the particular job for which
such permission was granted.
 Any deviations or exceptions on the provisions
of the Philippine Electrical Code shall be
provided by government authorities having legal
jurisdiction over the electrical installation. The
exception shall only be used only for the
electrical installation to which it was intended.
Use of such exceptions in other electrical
installations shall be unlawful.
 Enforcement
 (a) This Code is intended for mandatory application by
.
government bodies exercising legal jurisdiction over
electrical installations.
 (b) These government bodies, only through a licensed
electrical practitioner, shall have the responsibility of
implementing the provisions of this Code in deciding on
the approval of equipment and materials and for
granting the special permission contemplated in this
Code, where it is assured that equivalent objectives can
be achieved by establishing and maintaining effective
safety.
 (c) The authority having jurisdiction may waive specific
requirements in this Code or permit alternate methods
where it is assured that equivalent objectives can be
achieved by establishing and maintaining effective
safety.
 (d) This Code may require new
products, constructions, or materials that
may not yet be available at the time this
Code is adopted. In such event, the
authority having jurisdiction may permit
the use of the products, constructions,
or materials that comply with the most
recent previous edition of this Code
adopted by the jurisdiction.
Mandatory Rules, Permissive Rules,
and Explanatory Material
 (a) 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.
 (b) 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.
 (c) Explanatory Material.
 Explanatory material, such as references to
other standards, references to related
sections of this Code, or information related
to a Code rule, 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.
 Wiring Planning.
 (a) Future Expansion and Convenience.
 Plans and specifications that provide ample space
in raceways, spare raceways, and additional
spaces allow for future increases in electric power
and communication circuits. Distribution centers
located in readily accessible locations provide
convenience and safety of operation.
 (b) Number of Circuits in Enclosures.
 It is elsewhere provided in this Code that the
number of wires and circuits confined in a single
enclosure be varyingly restricted. Limiting the
number of circuits in a single enclosure will
minimizes the effects from a short circuit or ground
fault in one circuit.