"Z" wrote in message
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Which laws, statutes, regulations etc require that portable appliances
are tested and that electrical installations are tested?
BS7671 requires inspection and testing of electrical installations but
it is not statute.
Is it PUWER or HSW that requires the testing of 'appliances'?

It is an implied requirement under numerous pieces of legislation, and in the
event of an incident leading to prosecution, evidence of sufficient and
satisfactory inspection would be necessary. This has the advantage that some
low risk environments may not require as much inspection as higher risk
situations - heaven help you if your risk assessment, which in most cases should
be recorded, gets it wrong and a fatality occurs.
(I did find this difficult to impress on my employers who were looking to reduce
costs of inspection etc.)

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M Stewart
Milton Keynes, UK
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