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REGULAR INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE WORK
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EXCERPT FROM THE GERMAN ACCIDENT PREVENTION REGULA-
TIONS “DGUV VORSCHRIFT 3”
(November 2012)
§ 5 Inspections
(1) The employer must ensure that the proper condition of the
electrical systems and equipment is inspected
1. before using the equipment for the first time and after an
alteration or repair before being used again by an electrician
or under the supervision of an electrician and
2. at regular intervals.
The intervals are to be calculated in such a manner that defects
which must be handled are detected in a timely manner.
(2) The electrical engineering regulations relevant to the inspec-
tion are to be followed.
(3) Upon request by the professional association, an inspection
log with specific entries is to be maintained.
(4) The inspection before the first commissioning as per paragraph
1 is not required if the employer receives confirmation from
the manufacturer or installer that the electrical systems and
equipment have been correspondingly procured in accordance
with these accident prevention guidelines.
Table 1B:
Recurring inspections of portable electrical equipment:
Systems/equipment
(which are to be inspected)
• portable electrical equipment (insofar as is used)
• extension and device connection cables with plugs
• connection cables with plugs
• movable cables with plugs and fixed connections
Inspection interval
Every 6 months as a reference value,
3 months on construction
sites*)
.
If an error rate of less than 2% is reached during the inspection,
the inspection interval can be extended to a maximum of 1 year
(valid for machines on construction sites, in production facilities
and workshops).
*) See the BG information “Selection and Operation of Electrical Systems and
Equipment on Construction Sites” (DGUV Information 203-006) for more
details.
Type of inspection
The proper condition of the machines and equipment must be
inspected.
Inspector
Electricians or persons trained in electrical engineering when using
suitable measurement and inspection devices.
NOTE:
• All LÄGLER
®
machines and electrical
equipment are subjected to an electri-
cal inspection as well as a thorough
visual and functional test before they
leave the factory.
• A recurring inspection of the machines
and electrical equipment must be con-
ducted in Germany at certain intervals.
• LÄGLER
®
recommends using the guide-
lines of the German accident prevention
regulations “
DGUV Vorschrift 3
” for
inspections and inspection intervals.
• You can, of course, arrange for repairs
and recurring inspections of LÄGLER
®
machines to be conducted by the
LÄGLER
®
service department.
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