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  • S - Stationary Equipment
  • IT - IT Equipment or equipment containing delicate electronic circuitry
  • M - Movable Equipment
  • P - Portable Equipment
  • H - Hand-held Equipment

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    Types of Premises Types of Equipment (see key above) User Checks Note (2) Class I (Earthed) Class II (Non earthed)
    Formal Visual Inspection Note (3) Combined Inspection and Testing Note (5) Formal Visual Inspection Note (3) Combined Inspection and Testing Note (5)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7
    1 Construction Sites 110 V Equipment S
    IT
    M#
    P#
    H#    		 None
    None
    Weekly
    Weekly
    Weekly    		 1 Month
    1 Month
    1 Month
    1 Month
    1 Month    		 3 Month
    3 Month
    3 Month
    3 Month
    3 Month    		 1 Month
    1 Month
    1 Month
    1 Month
    1 Month    		 3 Month
    3 Month
    3 Month
    3 Month
    3 Month
    2 Industrial Including Commercial Kitchens S
    IT
    M
    P
    H    		 Weekly
    Weekly
    Before Use
    Before Use
    Before Use    		 None
    None
    1 Month
    1 Month
    1 Month    		 12 Month
    12 Month
    12 Month
    6 Month
    6 Month    		 None
    None
    3 Month
    3 Month
    3 Month    		 12 Month
    12 Month
    12 Month
    6 Month
    6 Month
    3 Equipment Used by the Public S
    IT
    M
    P
    H    		 Note (6) +
    Note (6) +
    Note (6) +
    Note (6) +
    Note (6) +    		 Monthly
    Monthly
    Weekly
    Weekly
    Weekly    		 12 Month
    12 Month
    6 Month
    6 Month
    6 Month    		 3 Months
    3 Months
    1 Month
    1 Month
    1 Month    		 12 Month
    12 Month
    12 Month
    12 Month
    12 Month
    4 Schools S
    IT
    M
    P
    H    		 Weekly+
    Weekly+
    Weekly+
    Weekly+
    Before Use+    		 None
    None
    4 Month
    4 Month
    4 Month    		 12 Month
    12 Month
    12 Month
    12 Month
    12 Month    		 12 Months
    12 Months
    4 Month
    4 Month
    4 Month    		 48 Month
    48 Month
    48 Month
    48 Month
    48 Month
    5 Hotels S
    IT
    M
    P
    H    		 None
    None
    Weekly
    Weekly
    Before Use    		 24 Month
    24 Month
    12 Month
    12 Month
    6 Month    		 48 Month
    48 Month
    24 Month
    24 Month
    12 Month    		 24 Months
    24 Months
    24 Month
    24 Month
    6 Month    		 None
    None
    None
    None
    None
    6 Offices and Shops S
    IT
    M
    P
    H    		 None
    None
    Weekly
    Weekly
    Before Use    		 24 Month
    24 Month
    12 Month
    12 Month
    6 Month    		 48 Month
    48 Month
    24 Month
    24 Month
    12 Month    		 24 Months
    24 Months
    24 Month
    24 Month
    6 Month    		 None
    None
    None
    None
    None

    Note (2) - User checks are not recorded unless a fault is found
    Note (3) - The formal visual inspection may form part of the combined inspection and tests when they coincide, and must be recorded
    Note (4) - If the class of equipment is not known, it must be treated as Class I
    Note (5) - The results of the combined inspections and tests are recorded
    Note (6) - For some equipment such as children's rides a daily check may be necessary
    Note (+) - By teacher / supervisor / member of staff
    Note (#) - 110V earthed centre tapped supply. 230V portable or hand-held equipment must be supplied via a 30 mA RCD and inspections and tests carried out more frequently

    The information on suggested initial frequencies given above is more detailed and specific than HSE guidance, but is not considered to be inconsistent with it