EBCS-10 Ethiopian Building Code Standard ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION OF BUILDINGS FOREWORD The Proclamation to define the powers and duties of the Central and Regional Executive Organs of the Transitional Government of Ethiopia No. 41/1993 empowers the Ministry of Works and Urban Development to prepare the Country's Building Code, issue Standards for design and construction works, and follow up and supervise the implementation of same. Zaki Ibrahim Something In The Water Mp3 Download more. In exercise of these powers and in discharge of its responsibility, the Ministry is issuing a series of Building Code Standards of general application. The purpose of these standards is to serve as nationally recognized documents, the application of which is deemed to ensure compliance of buildings with the minimum requirements for design, construction and quality of materials set down by the National Building Code. The major benefits to be gained in applying these standards are the harmonization of professional practice and the ensuring of appropriate levels of safety, health and economy with due consideration of the objective conditions and needs of the country. As these standards are technical docum~nts which, by their very nature, require periodic updating, revised editions will be issued by the Ministry from time to time as.appropriate.

The Ministry welcomes comments and suggestions on all aspect of the Ethiopian Building Code Standards. All feedback received will be carefully reviewed by professional experts in the field of building construction with a view to possible incorporation of amendments in future editions. Haile Assegidie Minister Ministry of Works and Urban Development 1995 INTRODUCTION This Code Standard for the Electrical Installation of Buildings is part of the Building Code of Ethiopia: This Code Standard for the Electrical Instaijation of Buildings is mairily adopted from lEE Regulations for Electrical Installations and Canadian Electrical Code, Part 1, to suit the Ethiopian conditions. Other publications quoted are shown in the respective sections of the Code and the Ethiopian Authority for Standardization maintains registers of a number of foreign national and international standards. The Code embr~ces several aspects of electrical installation work and sets standards and provisions for safe utilization of electricity. The Technical Committee for Code Standards for the Electrical Installation of Buildings comprises of the following Institutions representing balanced interest of all segments of the public concerned with the subject matter: • Ministry of Works & Urban Development (MWUD) • Building Design Enterprise (BDE) • Ethiopian Electric Light & Power Authority (EELP A) • Addis Ababa University, Faculty of Technology (AAU) • Ethiopian Authority for Standardization (BAS).

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