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ELECTRICAL SAFETY FOR ENTERTAINERS:

Checklist

 

Listed below are typical routine electrical checks for portable apparatus. This checklist is only intended as a guide; certain apparatus may need different or additional inspections and tests. The checks should be carried out by a suitably competent person.

 

Note: Non-electrical checks are outside the scope of this checklist.

 

Equipment:

Make

Model

Serial Number

User inspection: With equipment disconnected

Item

Test

Pass condition

1 Mains lead

Check for cuts, splits and crush damage

No inner (coloured, brown blue or green/yellow) insulation visible; no bulges in cable.

2 Mains plug

Check for broken casing, and cable properly clamped

No cracks in plug casing. No damage allowing contact with plug internal connections. Cable clamped securely by outer sheath, no inner insulation visible.

3(a) Equipment connector (or)

Check for broken casing on equipment and cable connectors.

Check cable clamp

No cracks in plug or socket casing.
No damage allowing contact with plug or socket internal connections. Cable clamped securely by outer sheath, no inner insulation visible.

3(b) Equipment cable entry.

Check grommet or clamp still there.

Check cable clamp.

No sharp edges on contact with cable. Cable clamped securely. No inner insulation visible.

4 Mains on/off switch, voltage selector switch, fuse holders, etc.

Check for broken insulation

No cracked insulation, no loose parts, no parts missing.

5 Equipment housing

Check for general condition.
Check for loose parts inside

No holes (large enough to put a finger in) close to mains cable or switches. No rattles when you tilt it a quarter of a turn.

 

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