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SCC Safety Manual SMI No: 11/13
Guidance Note D2 Appendix 2 Page 1 of 1
QUICK GUIDE TO PORTABLE APPLIANCE TESTING (Low risk environments) RECOMMENDED FREQUENCY OF INSPECTION AND TESTING OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
Portable electrical appliances in a low-risk environment, such as an office, need not have a portable appliance test (PAT) every year. The law simply requires employers to ensure electrical equipment is maintained in order to prevent danger - it doesn't state what needs to be done or how often. Surrey County Council (the Council) will expect that simple and sensible precautions are taken by Services to prevent danger from portable or movable electrical equipment in low-risk environments such as offices, schools, libraries, residential and community care homes Services should undertake the level of maintenance required according to the manufacturers requirements, but the law does not say how you must do this or how often. Services should decide the level of maintenance needed according to the risk of an item becoming faulty, and how the equipment is constructed. This includes any electrical equipment your employees use at work, whether it is their own or supplied by the Council. The Council has a joint responsibility to maintain any equipment used by their employees that is either leased (e.g. a photocopier) or provided by a contractor (but not equipment both provided and used by a contractor). Not every electrical item needs a portable appliance test (PAT) In some cases, a simple user check and visual inspection is enough, e.g. checking for loose cables or signs of fire damage and, if possible, checking inside the plug for internal damage, bare wires and the correct fuse. Other equipment, eg a floor cleaner or kettle, may need a portable appliance test, but not necessarily every year. The Table below gives an initial indication of where a visual inspection should be sufficient and where testing may be needed in order to comply with the law. It also suggests initial intervals for the different types of checks. It is expected that the advice and guidance on visual checks etc contained in the HSE indg 236 Maintaining portable electric equipment in low-risk environments to be followed.
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SCC Safety Manual SMI No: 11/13
Guidance Note D2 Appendix 2 Page 1 of 1
Source: HSE document indg 236
For more detailed information on equipment, environment, type and frequency of inspections and testing, please see the table below.
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SCC Safety Manual Guidance Note D2 Appendix 2 SMI No: 11/13 Page 1 of 1 (Extracted from guidance published by The Institution of Electrical Engineers) Class II Note 4 Double Insulation Mark
Stationary equipment IT Information technology equipment Movable equipment P Portable equipment Hand-held equipment User checks are not recorded unless a fault is found. The formal visual inspection may form part of the combined inspection and tests when they coincide and must be recorded. If class of equipment is not known, it must be tested as Class 1. The results of combined inspection and tests are recorded. For some equipment such as children’s rides a daily check may be necessary. Experience has shown that IT equipment on trolleys should be tested annually. By supervisor/teacher/member of staff. 110V earthed centre-tapped supply. 230V portable or hand-held equipment must be supplied via a 30 mA RCD and the intervals between inspections and tests reduced.
Frequency of Combined Inspection and Testing columns apply only to competent persons/contractors.