Purpose of periodic inspection, testing and reporting

The main purpose of periodic inspection and testing is to detect so far as is reasonably practicable, and to report on, any factors impairing or likely to impair the safety of an electrical installation.

The aspects to be covered include all of the following:

• Safety of persons against the effects of electric shock and burns

• Protection against damage to property by fire and heat arising from an installation defect

• Confirmation that the installation is not damaged or deteriorated so as to impair safety

• Identification of non-compliances with the current edition of BS 7671, or installation defects, which may give rise to danger.

Where an installation is deemed to be in a satisfactory condition for continued service, this outcome does not extend beyond the recommended date for reinspection stated in the report.

Observations

The periodic inspection and testing procedures should identify any damage, deterioration, defects and conditions within the installation that give rise, or potentially give rise, to danger. The procedures should also identify any inadequacies for which remedial action would contribute to an improvement in the safety of the electrical installation. After due consideration, each such observed safety issue should be recorded at the appropriate point in the inspection or test results schedule, and further detailed in the ‘observations’ section of the report. The observations should be based on the requirements of the edition of BS 7671 current at the time of the inspection, not on the requirements of an earlier edition current at the time the installation was constructed.

Classification Codes

Each observation relating to a concern about the safety of the installation should be attributed an appropriate Classification Code selected from the standard codes C1, C2, C3 and FI. Each code has a particular meaning:

Code C1 Danger present’. Risk of injury. Immediate remedial action required

Code C2 ‘Potentially dangerous’. Urgent remedial action required

Code C3 ‘Improvement recommended’

Code FI ‘Further investigation required’

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