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Temporary site electrics inspection
Checklist · Every week (a formal inspection and test at least every 3 months)
Checks the site's temporary electrical installation: distribution boards locked and labelled, RCDs tested, cables protected and routed, and the periodic test in date.
Use it in Sitro: add it to a project and fill it on a phone, free for 14 days.
The law and guidance behind it
- Electricity at Work Regulations 1989, Regulation 4
- BS 7375, Distribution of electricity on construction sites
- BS 7671, Section 704 (construction sites)
The questions
Where and when
- Area or location
- Date
Checks
- Distribution boards locked, labelled and weatherproof
- RCDs tested with their test buttons
- Cables protected, routed overhead or buried and marked
- No damaged cables, plugs or sockets
- Formal inspection and test (at least every 3 months) in date, certificate on site
Actions
- Anything found that needs putting right (write "None" if nothing)
- Action taken or who it was passed to
Sign-off
- Inspected by
- Date and time
- Signature
A template to adapt to your site, not legal advice.
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