‘TABLE 1 - SUGGESTED INITIAL FREQUENCY OF INSPECTION AND ‘TESTING OF EQUIPMENT | [type of Typeof [User Chass I Class II Note 4 | Premises Equipment Checks Notel —|Note2_ Formal Combined |Formal | Combined Visual Inspection | Visual__ Inspection Inspection and Testing |Inspection and Testing Note} _|Note 5 Note 3__|Note 5 [oa 2 3 | aed 6 | 7 1 Construction s None Imonth | 3months | Imonth | 3 months sites IT None | Imonth | 3months | Imonth | 3 months HOV yo Me weekly | tmonth | 3months | 1month | 3 months equipment }) Pe weekly | fmonth | 3months | 1 month 3 months He weekly | Imonth 3months | 1 month 3 months 2 Industrial s weekly | None | 12months None 12. months including Ir weekly | None 12months | None 12 months commercial M ——beforeuse month | 12months 3 months 12 months kitchens | P before use month 6 months 3 months 6 months H_ before use _Imonth _ 6months 3 months 6 months 3 Equipment s Note6* monthly 12 months | 3 months | 12 months sused by the IT Note6* monthly | 12 months 3 months | 12 months public M Note 6? | weekly months | 1 month | 12 months P Note6’ | weekly months | 1month | 12 months Note 6* weekly 6 months I month | 12 months 4 Schools s weekly None 12 months 12 months 48 months Ir weekly? None 12 months 12 months | 48 months M weekly? months 12 months 4 months | 48 months P weekly? 4 months 12 months 4 months | 48 months H__beforeuse” 4 months | 12months 4 months 48 months 5 Hots s None 24months | 48months 24 months None IT None 24months | 48 months 24 months | None | M weekly | 2months | 24months 24 months | None P weekly I2months 24months 24 months _ None a __H__| before use __6months | 12 months 6 months | None _ 6 Offices and s None 24 months 48 months 24 months | None shops IT None 24months | 48months 24 months | None M weekly I2months | 24months 24 months | None P weekly I2months | 24 months | 24months | None a H____beforeuse__6months | 12months | 6months | __None_ () Stationary equipment IT Information technology equipment M Movable equipment P-—_Portable equipment H Hand-held equipment 2) User checks are not recorded unless 2 faules found, (8) The formal visual inspection may form part ofthe combined inspection and tests when they coincide, and must be recorded see 7.2b, (4) If class of equipment is nor knowa, it must be tested as Class I. (5) The results of combined inspections and tests are recorded see 7.2c. (8) Forsome equipment such as children’s rides a daily check may be necessary oO By supervisor/teacher/member of staff TOV earthed centre tapped supply. 230V portable or hand-held equipment must be supplied via 230 mA red. and the intervals between inspections and tests reduced. ‘The information on suggested initial frequencies given above is more detailed and specific than HSE Guidance, but is not considered inconsistent with it