Changes To Periodic Inspections ?

[SLIPSHOD & SLAPDASH]

A customer with a large amount of properties emailed me to say they had heard periodic testing is to be changed next year. I have not heard anything, have you ?

I wonder if they are confused with the fairly recent change to EICR.

 

[Andy™]

probably a year late... but i wouldnt really be surprised if it is changing next year

 

[widdler]

Nothing is changing.

Part P is being re-modelled, but this won't impact the EICR in any way.

 

[sparkytim]

Maybe getting mixed up with the new PAT code of practice

 

[Apache]

A customer with a large amount of properties emailed me to say they had heard periodic testing is to be changed next year. I have not heard anything, have you ?

I wonder if they are confused with the fairly recent change to EICR.

There is a new 4th edition of the Code of practice for In-service Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment and my understanding is that as opposed to rushing around putting green stickers on everything that doesn't move, it becomes a risk based exercise so items that have a static location and low risk may need testing much less frequently. Going to make some of the green sticker brigade a little sad, I expect. Looks like a lot less PAT testing needed.

 

[Manator]

I have seen every socket in an hotel with green stickers on them, makes me feel so safe

 

[Riggy]

There is a new 4th edition of the Code of practice for In-service Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment and my understanding is that as opposed to rushing around putting green stickers on everything that doesn't move, it becomes a risk based exercise so items that have a static location and low risk may need testing much less frequently. Going to make some of the green sticker brigade a little sad, I expect. Looks like a lot less PAT testing needed.

The current code of practice advocates risk based assessment of inspection intervals. Everyone ignores it!

 

[Apache]

The current code of practice advocates risk based assessment of inspection intervals. Everyone ignores it!

I dunno then!

 

[Sidewinder]

I believe that Riggy meant the 3rd Ed. of the IET CoP, which does go for risk based I&T, and as he says it is ignored.

I've not yet checked the new 4th Ed. which is here along side me at the moment.

 

[safedepth]

Sidey, you must be minted if you can afford to buy that. I want to once I can sort the mortgage!

 

[Sidewinder]

Members rates, plus I "have" to keep up to date, an unfortunate effect of acting as a consultant for some customers, I "have" to have the latest guidance! :_|

 

[Apache]

This book?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Practice-In-service-Inspection-Electrical-Equipment/dp/1849196265/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1353183853&sr=8-1

 

[Manator]

Thats the one Apache and its even cheaper on Amazon

 

[Apache]

I have a copy sat beside me here

 

[safedepth]

That's a bit better. I think I saw it on IET site, where ever it was I thought it was very steep.