Artcle 1.2.3.

ARTCLE 1.
2 – PERMITS AND INSPECTON CERTIFICATES
1.2.1. Electrical Permits
1.2.1.1. Electrical Permit Needed Before Work is Started. Before

starting any installation work, alternation, repair or extension on any
electrical system, the owners, lessors operators, occupants or licensed
electrical practitioner shall obtain Electrical Permit for Buildings,
Trailers, mobile homes or other premises from the Office of the Building
Official (OBO), and for watercrafts from the authority for maritime
concerns. In securing the electrical permit, the services of a licensed
electrical permit, the services of a licensed electrical practitioner is
required under the Republic Act 7920 or national electrical engineering
law.
1.2.1.2 Requirement for Electrical Permit:

Signatures and submittals.
(A) The Electrical Permit shall include the following

minimum information:
1. Applicant.
2. Professional Electrical Engineer who signed and sealed
electrical plans and specifications, with photocopy of valid
Professional Tax Receipt (PTR) and valid Professional
Regulation Commission (PRC) License.
3. Licensed Electrical Practitioner who is in-charge of electrical
works, with photocopy of valid PTR and valid PRC License.
4. Building Owner.
5. Lot Owner.
6. Building Official.
(B) Five (5) sets of complete electrical plans and specifications
signed and sealed by Professional Electrical Engineer.
1.2.1.3 Electrical Permit to Be Issued Immediately.

(A) The application, upon receipt, shall be checked immediately by the
electrical engineer of the local building office or his representatives for
compliance with the requirements. If complying, the Electrical Permits
shall be issued upon payment of the corresponding electrical fees.
(B) If the project is extensive and requires more time for checking of the
routinary fiscal and ministerial requirements, the issuance of the
Electrical Permit need not be issued immediately. The delay shall not be
longer than five (5) working days, after which time, the application
together with the accompanying plans shall be considered as complying
with all the requirements and electrical permit shall be issued
immediately thereafter.
1.2.1.4 Posting of Electrical Permit.

A copy of the Electrical permit, upon issuance, shall be posted at a
conspicuous location at the job site and shall not be removed until final
inspection and approval of the work shall have been made.
Licensed electrical Practitioner in-charge of the design, and the licensed

electrical practitioner in-charge of the installation shall post a copy of
their respective valid Professional Regulation Commission (PRC)
identification card together with the electrical permit at all times.
1.2.2 Electrical Inspection

1.2.2.1 Application for Inspection.
An application for inspection shall be filed with the Office of the
Building (OBO) before a preliminary and/or final inspection is done.
1.2.2.2 Certificate of Inspection.
No electrical installation, alteration and/or addition shall be connected or
reconnected to any power supply or any other source of electrical energy
without a Certificate of Final Electrical Inspection/Completion obtained
from the Office of the Building Official (OBO) signed by the Office of
the Building Official/EE (OBO/EE).
Exception: A temporary Certificate of Inspection may be signed by the

office of the building (OBO/EE) for the purpose of testing and
commissioning the installed equipment within the premises. Validity
date shall be indicated in such certificate.
1.2.3 Special
1.2.3.1 Temporary Installation.
For temporary electrical installation, the same procedure as stated above
shall be followed. At the end of the period covered by the certificate of
inspection, the temporary installation shall be removed. Extended use of
the temporary installation shall require an extension or renewal of the
electrical permit from the office of the building official (OBO) signed by
the Office of the Building Official/EE (OBO/EE).
ARTICLE 1.3 ELECTRICAL PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS

1.3.1 General
1.3.1.1 Drawing Sheets
(A) Electrical plans and drawing shall be drawn on drawing sheets of the
following standard sizes:
760 mm x 1000 mm
600 mm x 900 mm
500 mm x 760 mm
(B) In case such as projects of large magnitude, exemption in the use of
the standard drawing sheets may be granted by the office of the local
building official.
(C ) For dwelling unit having a floor area of not more than 50 square
meters with a total load not exceeding 3680 VA, a drawing sheet of size
297 mm x 420 mm (A3 size) is permitted.
1.3.1.2 Drawing Scale. Appropriate metric drawing scales shall be used.
1.3.1.3 Graphic Scale. Since the size of the drawing sheet can be
changed photographically, graphic scale shall be shown on each drawing
sheet.
1.3.2.1 Plan Requirements.

(A) Location and Site Plans. Location and site plans, with proposed
structure and owner’s land drawn to appropriate metric scale shall show:
(1) Bordering areas showing public or well-known streets, land

marks and/or structures which need not be drawn to scale unless
they extend into the area concerned.
(2) Location of service drop, service equipment and nearest pole
of the utility company furnishing electrical energy: location of the
meter as well as sizes of service entrance wires, conduits and
service equipment: and
(3) Clearance of the path or run of service drops and entrance
wires to adjacent existing and/or proposed structures.
(B) Legend or Symbol. Refer to Appendix A – Electrical Symbols

(C) General note and/or Specifications. Written on the plans or
submitted on separate standard size sheets shall show:
(1) Nature of electrical service, including number of phases, number of
wires, voltage and frequency;
(2) Type of wiring;
a. Service Entrance
b. Feeders, sub-feeders and branch circuit wires for lighting and/or
power load
c. Fire alarm system, if require by law
d. Signaling and communication
(3) Special equipment to be installed, indicating ratings and

classification of service or duty cycle of;
a. Rectifiers
b. Heaters
c. X-ray apparatus
d. Electrical welding equipment
e. Others
(4) System method of grounding;

(5) Type and rating of main disconnecting means, overcurrent protection
(OCP) and branch circuit wiring;
(6) Clearances of service drop, burial depth for service lateral, mounting
height and clearance for service equipment, mounting height and
clearance for kWh meter.
(D) Electrical Layout. Floor plan showing location of equipment and

devices, and their interconnection wiring.
(1) Plan for Power. Layout and wiring plans for power on the floor
plans drawn to scale, shall show:
a. Sizes and location of service entrance conductors, raceways, metering
equipment, main switchboard, layout of feeders and distribution panels
or switches and their sizes, types and ratings;
b. Complete circuits of motors and other electrical equipment, their
controlling devices, their locations and ratings;
c. Complete wiring of emergency power system, if any;
d. Nature of processes/activities carried out in each room or area
(2) Plan for Lighting and Receptacle Outlets. Layout and wiring plans
for general lighting and receptacle outlets on floor plans drawn to scale,
shall show;
a. Location, type and rating of lighting fixtures, indicating illumination
in lux in each room or area. In residence, hotels, apartment houses, and
churches, the illumination level in each room or area need not be shown
nor computed;
b. Location of switches for each fixtures or group of fixtures;
c. Location of receptacle outlets and appliances to be served and their
ratings;
d. Complete circuits of the lighting and receptacle outlets;
e. Complete wiring of emergency lighting system, if any;
f. A separate drawing showing layout of receptacle outlets may be made
at the discretion of the design engineer.
(3) Plan for Fire Alarm Circuits. Layout and wiring plans of fire alarm
station, fire alarm bell, fire alarm control panel, and other shall be drawn
to scale and show.
a. Location of outlets, equipment and/or apparatus and controls;

b. Complete circuit showing no. and size of raceway and wire;
(E) Schedule of Loads. Schedule of Load in tabulated form shall

indicate:
(1) Motor Loads;
a. Motor as numbered or identified in power layout
b. Type of motor
c. Horsepower/kilowatt/kilovolt ampere rating
d. Voltage rating
e. Full-load current rating
f. Frequency rating other than 60 hertz
g. Number of phases
h. Type and size of wiring
i. Protective device rating
(2) Lighting and Receptacle Loads:

a. Panel as numbered in feeder diagram
b. Circuit designation number
c. Number of lighting outlets in each circuit
d. Number of switches in each circuit
e. Number of receptacles outlets (convenience outlets)
f. Voltage of circuit
g. Type and size of wiring
h. Protective device rating
(3) Other Loads

a. Designation number on plan
b. Description of load
c. Classification of service duty, if required
d. Rating of kilovolt-ampere or kilowatt
e. Phase loading indicating full load line current
f. Voltage rating
g. Type and size of wiring
h. Protective device rating
(F) Design Analysis. Design analysis shall be included on the drawings

or shall be submitted on separate sheets of standard size, and shall show;
(1) Branch circuits, sub-feeders, feeders, busways, and service entrance;
(2) Types, ratings and trip settings of overload protective devices;
(3) Calculation of voltage drops.
(4) Calculation of short circuit current for determining the interrupting
capacity of overcurrent protective device for residential, commercial,
and industrial establishment;
(5) Protection coordination of overcurrent protective devices;
(6) Arc-Flash Hazard Analysis to determine the required personal
protective equipment (PPE) in other than dwelling place – (See
Appendix H for PPE)
(G) One Line Diagram. One line diagram shall indicate;

(1) Lighting and Receptacle Outlet Loads;
a. Single line or schematic diagram of lighting and receptacles
panelboards showing mains and branch circuit rating;
b. Size of conductors for feeders.
(2) Motor Loads

a. Rating in kilowatts/horsepower/kilovolt ampere
b. Full load current
c. Locked rotor current
d. Phase connection for 1-phase motor on a 3-phaase system
e. Rated Voltage
f. Type and size of wiring, indicating load in amperes
g. Electric motors shall be numbered consecutively to correspond to
their numbers in the layout.
(3) Feeders and Subfeeders;

a. Identification and/or labeling of feeders and subfeeders
b. Size and type of wires and raceway
c. Protective devices and controls
d. The allowable ampacity of the conductor over the designed load
current in amperes expressed as a ratio and indicated along side the
conductor.
(4) Load Center.

a. Identification and/or labeling of load center showing type and rating
of transformer, switches, circuit breaker and other related devices
b. Incoming and outgoing feeders, type, size and voltage
c. Equipment grounding
1.3.2.2 Title Block. Title Block or nameplate of plans and drawings

shall be a standard strip of 40 mm high at the bottom of the sheet.
It shall contain the following:

(A) Name and location of installation project
(B) Name, Signature and address of owner/manager/operator;
(C) Title of sheet
(D) Name, signature and seal of Professional Electrical Engineer
together with Professional Commission professional license number, and
Tax Identification Number;
(E) Scale used, date drawn; and
(F) Sheet number
1.3.2.3 Other Details.

(A) Exposed conductors shall show:
(1) Means of support and types of insulators; and
(2) Spacing and Clearance

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ARTCLE 1.

2 – PERMITS AND INSPECTON CERTIFICATES

1.2.1. Electrical Permits

1.2.1.1. Electrical Permit Needed Before Work is Started. Before

1.2.1.2 Requirement for Electrical Permit:

(A) The Electrical Permit shall include the following

1.2.1.3 Electrical Permit to Be Issued Immediately.

1.2.1.4 Posting of Electrical Permit.

Licensed electrical Practitioner in-charge of the design, and the licensed

1.2.2 Electrical Inspection

Exception: A temporary Certificate of Inspection may be signed by the

ARTICLE 1.3 ELECTRICAL PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS

1.3.1.2 Drawing Scale. Appropriate metric drawing scales shall be used.

1.3.2.1 Plan Requirements.

(1) Bordering areas showing public or well-known streets, land

(B) Legend or Symbol. Refer to Appendix A – Electrical Symbols

(3) Special equipment to be installed, indicating ratings and

(4) System method of grounding;

(D) Electrical Layout. Floor plan showing location of equipment and

a. Location of outlets, equipment and/or apparatus and controls;

(E) Schedule of Loads. Schedule of Load in tabulated form shall

(2) Lighting and Receptacle Loads:

(3) Other Loads

(F) Design Analysis. Design analysis shall be included on the drawings

(G) One Line Diagram. One line diagram shall indicate;

(2) Motor Loads

(3) Feeders and Subfeeders;

(4) Load Center.

1.3.2.2 Title Block. Title Block or nameplate of plans and drawings

It shall contain the following:

1.3.2.3 Other Details.

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