Electrical Testing Requirements · eSafety

Specifications
Type of Environment and/or Equipment			Interval Between Inspection and Tests
			Class of Equipment				Residual Current Devices (RCDs)				Cord sets and power boards
			Class l (protective l y earthed)		Class ll (double insulated)		Push-button test – by user		Operating time and push-button test
			Class l (protective l y earthed)		Class ll (double insulated)		Portable	Fixed	Portable	Fixed
1. Factories, workshops, places of work or repair, manufacturing, assembly, maintenance or fabrication			6 months		12 months		Daily or before every use	6 months	12 months	12 months	6 months
2. Environment where the equipment or supply flexible cord is subject to flexing in normal use OR is open to abuse OR is in a hostile environment			12 months		12 months		3 months	6 months	12 months	12 months	12 months
3. Environment where the equipment or supply cord is NOT subject to flexing in normal use and is NOT open to abuse and is NOT in hostile environment			5 years		5 years		3 months	6 months	2 years	2 years	5 years
4. Residential type areas of: hotels, residential institutions, motels, boarding houses, halls, hostels, accommodation houses and the like			2 years		2 years		6 months	6 months	2 years	2 years	2 years
5. Equipment for commercial cleaning			6 months		12 months		3 months	N/A	12 months	N/A	12 months
6. Hire equipment: Inspection			Prior to hire		Included push-button test by hirer, prior to hire		N/A	N/A	Prior to hire
Hire equipment: Test and Tag			3 months		N/A		3 months	12 months	3 months
7. Repaired, serviced and second-hand equipment			After repair or service which could affect electrical safety, or on reintroduction to service