5.12  Planned Inspection and Testing, Electrical Inspection and Testing

(a)  The Service Provider shall ensure that all Deemed to Comply Apparatus is subjected to a full electrical inspection and testing within six (6) Months of the Service Commencement Date. Thereafter, the Service Provider shall introduce a planned inspection and testing regime that ensures, subject to implementation of the correct maintenance regime as recommended by manufacturers, that all Apparatus continues to perform in accordance with the equipment specification levels, and that safety levels are not eroded. In order that electrical integrity can be certified by the Service Provider as compliant with this PS2 the Service Provider shall ensure that:

(i)  all Apparatus is subject to an electrical inspection and test in accordance with the relevant Codes of Practice at not less than the intervals contained therein;

(ii)  all Distribution Network Operator connection points are subject to a visual inspection at each planned maintenance visit and all Faults are recorded on the MIS and reported to the Distribution Network Operator;

(iii)  all Apparatus is subject to a visual electrical inspection in accordance with the relevant Codes of Practice at each planned maintenance visit;

(iv)  the Service Provider shall ensure that all Apparatus replaced as part of an Investment Programme or Accrued are subject to a planned electrical inspection regime that complies fully with the requirements of this paragraph 5.12 and the relevant PS2 Method Statement.