Switchgear & MCC Scans
Targeted infrared electrical inspection of switchgear lineups and motor control centers — every cubicle, every termination, photographed under load with calibrated FLIR cameras.
Infrared electrical inspection is the cornerstone of any predictive electrical maintenance program. It is non-contact, performed under normal load, and it turns invisible energy losses into a prioritized punch list with measurable ΔT severity.
AlSaif Safety is a Saudi-engineering-council registered firm specializing in industrial inspection, predictive maintenance, and electrical safety services across the Kingdom. Our infrared electrical inspection practice combines ITC Level II thermographers, ISO 17025-traceable cameras, and reports trusted by Aramco-tier facilities and major Saudi insurers.
Since opening our Riyadh office, we have completed infrared electrical inspection engagements at petrochemical plants, cement kilns, hyperscale data centers, hospital networks, and Class-A commercial real estate across Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, Yanbu, and Jubail. Every report is signed by a Saudi-engineering-council registered electrical engineer, every camera carries a current calibration certificate, and every finding ships with a corrective-action recommendation, not just a thermal image.
Our discipline is straightforward: we adopt international best practice — NFPA 70B, NETA-MTS, ISO 18434-1, ANSI/NFPA 70E — and we adapt it to Saudi operating conditions. High ambient temperatures, wind-borne dust, and sustained 24/7 load profiles mean a thermography program designed for North American facilities will quietly miss developing defects in the Kingdom. Our procedure controls for those variables explicitly.
Our infrared electrical inspection practice is structured around six distinct asset families, each with its own procedure, ΔT thresholds, and reporting rubric. Pick the family that matches your scope below; full quoting in 24 hours.
Targeted infrared electrical inspection of switchgear lineups and motor control centers — every cubicle, every termination, photographed under load with calibrated FLIR cameras.
Outdoor transformer bushings, lightning arresters, OLTCs, and substation steel work — full infrared electrical inspection coverage with arc-rated PPE and Saudi Civil Defense procedures.
Loose lugs, hot breakers, unbalanced phases — our infrared electrical inspection workflow for low-voltage panels finds defects before they trip or burn.
Bearing housings, couplings, gearboxes, and steam traps — infrared electrical inspection on rotating equipment catches lubrication and alignment defects months in advance.
Roof moisture, wall thermal bridges, HVAC ducts — building-envelope infrared electrical inspection reduces cooling load and prevents capital damage.
High-temperature infrared electrical inspection for refractory linings, process piping, insulation degradation, and steam systems — non-contact and load-aware.
Choosing a infrared electrical inspection provider is a question of credentials, methodology, and accountability. Here is exactly what makes us a defensible choice for your reliability program and your insurer.
Every infrared electrical inspection engagement is led by an ITC Level II thermographer with a current certificate and arc-flash PPE.
Our FLIR cameras carry annual ISO 17025-traceable calibration certificates — your infrared electrical inspection data is defensible in audits and insurance claims.
Every infrared electrical inspection report is reviewed and signed by a Saudi-engineering-council registered electrical engineer.
Standard turnaround for our infrared electrical inspection reports is 48 hours from final scan, with PDF and Excel deliverables.
Our infrared electrical inspection methodology aligns with Saudi Aramco SAES-P-114 and is accepted by major Saudi industrial insurers.
72-hour mobilization for infrared electrical inspection jobs to Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, Yanbu, Jubail, and Aramco contractor sites.
From the first phone call to the post-repair re-inspection, our infrared electrical inspection workflow is the same disciplined sequence. No surprises, no scope creep, no missing data on the report.
We confirm the asset list, voltage levels, and access constraints for the infrared electrical inspection engagement.
Level II thermographer arrives with calibrated FLIR camera, arc-rated PPE, and reporting tablet for the infrared electrical inspection survey.
Your authorized operator issues the permit; we conduct a pre-job safety briefing before any infrared electrical inspection access.
Each component is photographed with paired infrared and visual imagery as part of the infrared electrical inspection workflow.
Findings are rated per NFPA 70B Annex L — every infrared electrical inspection anomaly gets a severity, ΔT, and corrective recommendation.
PDF + Excel report delivered within 48 hours; engineering review call walks you through the infrared electrical inspection findings.
We have shipped infrared electrical inspection reports for facilities of every size and sector. Below are the six sectors we know best.
Refineries, gas plants, ethylene and ammonia units across Eastern Province.
Kilns, raw mills, finish mills, and packing plants in Riyadh, Yanbu, and Eastern Province.
MEP rooms, UPS halls, switchgear, and cooling plant for hyperscale and colocation operators.
Hospitals, clinical centers, and pharmaceutical manufacturing sites with stringent uptime requirements.
Towers, malls, mixed-use complexes, and hotels — main switchboards, transformers, and roof systems.
Sensitive sites with full NDA, vetted personnel, and classified-handling reporting workflows.
Every AlSaif Safety infrared electrical inspection engagement is performed and reported against four overlapping standards. Your insurer, your auditor, and your authority-having-jurisdiction will all find what they need in our deliverables.
Six of the most-asked questions we field every week from Saudi operators considering infrared electrical inspection.
An infrared electrical inspection is a documented thermography survey of energized electrical assets — switchgear, transformers, panels, MCCs, busways — performed under load to find heat anomalies that indicate failing connections, overloaded circuits, or developing insulation defects.
A preventive maintenance task verifies torque, condition, and function with the asset de-energized. An infrared electrical inspection observes the asset live, under real load, and finds defects that emerge only when current is flowing.
Per NFPA 70B and NETA, an infrared electrical inspection must be performed by a qualified person — typically an ITC Level II thermographer working alongside a licensed electrician for switching access. AlSaif Safety provides both roles.
Each finding has: asset name and tag, photo (visual), thermal image, max temperature, reference temperature, ΔT, severity per NFPA 70B Annex L, recommended corrective action, recommended due date, and signature of the reporting engineer.
No single test does. An infrared electrical inspection catches heat-generating defects under load. To complete the picture, pair it with insulation resistance testing, partial discharge measurement (for medium voltage), and torque verification on a sampling basis.
Annual is the NFPA 70B baseline for normal facilities. For mission-critical assets — data centers, hospitals, refineries — semi-annual or quarterly is typical. Insurance carriers often dictate the frequency on the renewal certificate.
Tell us about the asset, the load profile, and the access window. We come back within 24 hours with a fixed-price quote and a target mobilization date.