Electrical installations statutory inspections

Statutory inspection of some key equipments has become due, and it is necessary to stop the plant, overhaul and repair (wherever necessary) and present to authorities for annual inspection as per the law, e.g. steam-generating boilers, pressure vessels, electrical installations, and safety devices. 

In such situations, the plant shutdown for annual overhaul may be postponed by a reasonable period provided it will not violate any statutory regulation (e.g. inspections of boiler/pressure vessel/electrical installation). 

Safety audits of all electrical installations and equipments shall be regularly carried out as per statutory rules and immediate corrective actions taken wherever necessary. Reports of such audits shall be available on demand by inspecting authorities. 

Notifications for licensing fees, deposits to be made for obtaining power and water connections, and inspections of boilers, electrical installations, and fuel storages are received from statutory authorities and these must be immediately complied with. 

Plant that is subject to periodic statutory inspections includes lifting plant for both goods and people and associated ancillary components, boilers, pressure vessels, power presses, extract ventilation plant and some electrical installations in special situations. A list of the principal Regulations containing plant inspection requirements is given in Table 29.1. 

Other inspection services available include the examination of steel structures (new and existing), electrical wiring installations, containers (to meet Statutory Instm-ment No. 1890), dangerous substances (carriage by road in road tankers or tank containers) to meet Statutory Instmment No. 1059, examination of second-hand plant prior to purchase, plant undergoing repair or modification, the Control of Industrial Major Accident Hazard Regulations (CIMAH) Statutory Instmment No. 1902 and Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) and Pressure Systems Regulations. 

The periodic inspection and testing by a competent person of electrical plant and installations as a statutory requirement arises only under the Cinematograph (Safety) Regulations 1955 which require inspection and testing by a competent person every twelve months. 

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