UK Portable Appliance testing

UK Portable Appliance Testing

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Recommended Frequency of Inspections and Testing based on the IEE code of practice and our own experience

Equipment Testing Table

The safety of a Class 1 appliance is dependent upon a connection with earth of the electrical installation. If the flexible cable is damaged, the connection with earth can be lost.

The Safety of Class 2 equipment is not dependent upon the fixed electrical installation as Class 2 equipment does not require an earth connection for the purpose of appliance safety.

	Type of Premises	Type of Equipment	User Checks Note	Class 1		Class 2
	Type of Premises	Type of Equipment	User Checks Note	Formal Visual Inspection Note	Combined Inspection And Testing Note	Formal Visual Inspection Note	Combined Inspection And Testing Note
	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 Months 3 Months 3 Months 3 Months 3 Months	1 Month 1 Month 1 Month 1 Month 1 Month	3 Months 3 Months 3 Months 3 Months 3 Months
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 Months 12 Months 12 Months 6 Months 6 Months	None None 3 Month 3 Month 3 Month	12 Months 12 Months 12 Months 6 Months 6 Months
3	Equipment Used by the Public	S IT M P H	Note + Note + Note + Note + Note +	Monthly Monthly Weekly Weekly Weekly	12 Months 12 Months 6 Months 6 Months 6 Months	3 Months 3 Months 1 Month 1 Month 1 Month	12 Months 12 Months 12 Months 12 Months 12 Months
4	Schools	S IT M P H	Weekly + Weekly + Weekly + Weekly + Before Use	None None 4 Months 4 Months 4 Months	12 Months 12 Months 12 Months 12 Months 12 Months	12 Months 12 Months 4 Months 4 Months 4 Months	48 Months 48 Months 48 Months 48 Months 48 Months
5	Hotels	S IT M P H	None None Weekly Weekly Before Use	24 Months 24 Months 12 Months 12 Months 6 Months	48 Months 48 Months 24 Months 24 Months 12 Months	24 Months 24 Months 24 Months 24 Months 12 Months	48 Months 48 Months 24 Months 24 Months 24 Months
6	Offices and Shops	S IT M P H	None None Weekly Weekly Before Use	24 Months 24 Months 12 Months 12 Months 6 Months	48 Months 48 Months 24 Months 24 Months 12 Months	24 Months 24 Months 12 Months 12 Months 12 Months	48 Months 48 Months 24 Months 24 Months 24 Months

S	Stationary Equipment
IT	Information Technology Equipment
M	Moveable Equipment
P	Portable Equipment
H	Hand Held Equipment
+	By Supervisor/Teacher/Member Of Staff