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Guidance Note 3
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The Memorandum of Guidance on the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989
The Code of Practice for In-service Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment
Remove the equipment from service and report the defect
Remove the plug from the equipment to ensure that it cannot be used
Inform all potential users of the defect
Label the equipment as ‘Potentially Dangerous’
For 12 months
For 2 years
There is no legal requirement to keep records
Until the equipment changes ownership
Guarantee safety
Placate the customer
Absolve liability on the inspector
Demonstrate that an effective maintenance system is in place
Inspected
Maintained
Tested
Inspected and tested
Legislation releating to the supply of second hand equipment
Adequate record keeping
Equipment supplied at voltages of 1000 V a.c.
Microwave leakage
Competent person
Experienced person
Trained person
Skilled person
An in-competent person
An ordinary person
A general worker
An un-skilled person
The employer
The employee
The supervisor
Both employer and employee
Safe to use under all circumstances
Suitable for use by an ordinary person
Suitable for the purpose for which it is used or provided
Safe in skilled hands
Persons to be competent to prevent danger and injury
Strength and capability of electrical equipment
Means of cutting off the supply and for isolation
Working space, access and lighting
Work on or near live conductors
Connections
persons to be competent to prevent danger and injury
Strength and capability of electrical equipment
Work on or near live conductors
Systems, work activities and protective equipment
Precautions for work on equipment made dead
Means of cutting off the supply and for isolation
Unavailable to ordinary persons
Only available to skilled personnel
Maintained
Clearly labelled as to their purpose
Regulation 10
Regulation 12
Regulation 16
Regulation 4
A formal visual inspection
A user check
An administrator check
A brief check
All electrical equipment
Electrical equipment in the workplace only
Electrical equipment supplied at voltages of less than 1000 V a.c. only
Portable electrical appliances only
Maintained
Run-in
Inspected
Used only by the most experienced user
Self-employed workers
Work equipment used by workers at work
Portable equipment
Portable and transportable equipment
Health and safety
Electrical safety
An efficient workplace
Legal compliance
Equipment vibration levels
User's PPE
Equipment earthing
IP rating
Safety
Efficient use of power
Reliability
Ease of use
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IEE Code of Practice for in-service Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment
Memorandum of Guidance HSR 25
A hobbyist’s pillar drill in a domestic workshop
A 12 V d.c. hand vacuum in an office
An emergency re-chargeable torch and holder in a shop
A battery powered light in a fairground kiosk
Employee
User
Self-employed contractor
The employer