Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 (EAW Regulations)

The law requires that all electrical systems must be maintained to be safe at all times.

No system or part of it may give rise to danger during either normal operation or under fault conditions.

Regulation 4(2) states that:
"All systems to be maintained so as to prevent, so far as is reasonably practicable, danger".

Duty holders are responsible for setting up adequate maintenance programmes and must assess the needs and frequency requirement of testing, maintaining and monitoring electrical systems and equipment. Generally, the following test intervals may be applied for guidance purposes

Type of Installation	Maximum period between inspections
Domestic Commercial Industrial Churches (over 5 years old) Places of public entertainment Petroleum stations Emergency lighting & Fire alarms	10 years (or at change of ownership) 5 years (or at change of ownership) 3 years (or at change of ownership) 1 year 1 year 1 year 1 year

Portable Appliances

Environment	Frequency
Industrial / Workshops Commercial (normal & class I) Commercial (low risk & class II)	6 months 1 year 2 years or more

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