Page 6 of 8 APPENDIX 1 TABLE 1 SUGGESTED INITIAL INTERVALS FOR CHECKING PORTABLE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT Notes for Table 1 - Over time, when you look at the results of user checks, visual inspections and, where appropriate, portable appliance tests, you will notice trends. These may tell you that you need to look at or test electrical equipment less (or more) often, depending on the number of problems being found. Some examples of how to do this are shown on the HSE website (www.hse.gov.uk/electricity/faq-portable- appliance-testing.htm).