Implementing a Strategy for Maintaining Safety with the Work place is quite a simple procedure, and involves a few steps.

Training:

General
All users of equipment must be encouraged and trained to report formally any faults found or suspected in electrical equipment and appliances.

Faulty equipment must NOT be used

Faulty equipment must be labelled, reported and, if unsafe, removed from use without delay

A system for logging reports of faults on electrical appliances and equipment is necessary, particularly in hotels or offices, where the number of reports can be expected to be numerous. A sample Form 4695 can be found here in Adobe Acrobat .PDF Format. [right click > Save As..] to download

As outlined above, all users should visually inspect electrical equipment for defects before it is switched on or used.

Managers of premises have a legal responsibility to ensure that the electrical equipment in their charge is safe.

Staff Responsibilities:

Staff and users of equipment must be advised that it is their legal responsibility to comply with the Health & Safety at Work etc. Act and the Electricity at Work Regulations by assisting in the maintenance of equipment.

Equipment must be regularly inspected.

Such inspections should initially be carried out at the frequencies indicated in Table 1.

Faulty equipment must NOT be used.

Faulty equipment must be labelled, reported and withdrawn from service.

Provision of test results:

Previous inspection and test results of equipment should be provided to persons carrying out in-service inspection and testing.


Table 1

SStationary equipment ITInformation Technologoy equipment MMoveable equipment PPortable equipment HHand-held equipment User checks are not recorded unless a fault is found. The formal visual inspection may form part of the combined inspection and test when they coincide, and must be recorded see 7.2b If class of equipment is not known, it must be tested as Class I. The results of combined inspections and tests are recorded are recorded see 7.2c. For some equipment such as children's rides a daily check may be necessary (+) By supervisor/teacher/member of staff # 110 V earthed centre tapped supply. 230 V portable or hand-held equipment must be supplied via a 30mA RCD and inspections and tests carried out more frequently. The information on suggested initial frequencies given above ismore detailed and specific than HSE guidance, but is not considered to be inconsistent with it.

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