Electrical equipment and electrical installations

A person conducting a business or undertaking at a workplace must ensure that any unsafe electrical equipment at the workplace — (a) is disconnected (or isolated) from its electricity supply; and (b) once disconnected (or isolated) — (i) is not reconnected until it is repaired or tested and found to be safe; or (ii) is…

Not used

A person conducting a business or undertaking at a workplace must ensure that electrical equipment is regularly inspected and tested by a competent person if the electrical equipment is — (a) supplied with electricity through an electrical socket outlet; and (b) used in an environment in which the normal use of electrical equipment exposes the…

In the case of electrical equipment that is new and unused at the workplace, the person conducting the business or undertaking — (a) is not required to comply with subregulation (1); and (b) must ensure that the equipment is inspected for obvious damage before being used. Note for this subregulation: However, electrical equipment that is…

The person must ensure that a record of any testing carried out under subregulation (1) is kept until the electrical equipment is — (a) next tested; or (b) permanently removed from the workplace or disposed of.

The record of testing — (a) must specify the following — (i) the name of the person who carried out the testing; (ii) the date of the testing; (iii) the outcome of the testing; (iv) the date on which the next testing must be carried out; and (b) may be in the form of a…

A person conducting a business or undertaking must ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that electrical equipment is not used if the equipment — (a) is required to be tested under regulation 150; and (b) has not been tested.