Periodic Inspection Report for an Electrical Installation ( form 6 )

It is very important to have any Electrical Installation Tested to ensure that it is safe.

The Periodic Inspection Report is a Test and Inspection on the condition of an existing Installation. The Report, normally comprises of at least four pages, and is only valid if a schedule of Inspections and a schedule of Test Results are appended.

Where the Periodic Inspection and Testing has resulted in a satisfactory overall assessment, the time interval for the next Periodic Inspection and Testing will be given.

If the Testing and Inspection revealed that parts of the installation required urgent attention, then remedial work would be required to be done as soon as possible depending on the degree of urgency and extent of the necessary remedial work.
For items classified as ‘requires urgent attention’ the safety of those using the installation may be at risk.

Any recommendations would be categorised using the numbered coding 1 to 4 as appropriate, where 

1 = Requires Urgent Attention    2 = Requires Improvement    3 = Requires Further Investigation    4 = Does not comply with BS7671 : 2001           ( This does not imply that the Electrical Installaion is unsafe.)

The 'summary of the inspection’ box would clearly identify the condition of the installation in terms of safety.

Appleby’s would give an estimate of how much it would cost to do the remedial work, however there would not be a problem if a customer wanted to use an existing “Contractor” provided a retest was done after the remedial work was completed.

The Periodic Inspection Report for an Electrical Installation would cover the following headings:-

Details of the Client Purpose for which this report is required Details of the Installation. Extent and Limitations of the Inspection Next Inspection. Declaration – Inspected and Tested by Supply Characteristics and Earthing Arrangements Particulars of Installation Referred to in the Report Observations and Recommendations Summary of the Inspection Schedules Attached