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Visual Inspection
These routine checks need not to be carried out by an electrically skilled person but should be done by someone who is able to safely use the installation and recognise any obvious defects.
A regular visual inspection should be carried out in all electrical installations. A visual inspection of this type does not necessarily need to be carried out by an electrician, but it should reveal any areas which are obviously in need of attention. A visual inspection should look for: breakages wear & deterioration signs of over heating missing parts (covers, screws) loose fixings confirm switchgear accessibility (no obstructions) doors of enclosures are secure?
It should also check the operation of equipment?... switch on & off where equipment is not in regular use or where it is left off or on standby for long periods and residual current devices using test button. (It is recommended that, independent of any other inspection and test regime, residual current devices undergo a push-button test at least twice per year to ensure that they operate correctly when needed).
Time Intervals between Periodic Inspection & Testing
...the legislation doesn’t prescribe time periods between full electrical inspection and testing. It does direct that electrical installations should be inspected and tested “from time to time where required having regard to the nature, location and use of the installation”.
Maximum Intervals? BS7671: 2008 Amendment 3: 2015 Section 622 , published by the IET states that the "frequency of periodic inspection and testing of an installation shall be determined having regard to the type of installation and equipment, its use and operation, the frequency and quality of maintenance and the external influences to which it is subjected. The results and recommendations of the previous report, if any, shall be taken into account.”
Hammad Engineering
I am available for Inspection, Testing and Certification of Domestic Consumer Units as I have my C & G 2391 qualification and I am able to issue EICR (Periodic Inspection), Minor Works and Electrical Installation Certificates. I also have experience working on Electrical, Mechanical, Electronic, Pneumatic and Hydraulic fault finding, diagnosis and rectification on Altendorf, Paoloni and Robland Saws; which includes assistance with commissioning of Panel Saws, Edgebanders, Beam Saws and working with traditional woodworking machines e.g., spindle moulders and planer/thicknessers.
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