
11 Inspection and testing
After completion of any new wiring installation or major alteration to an
existing installation, the work should be inspected and tested to ascertain that
there are no defects, and that all necesary items have been included.
However carefully an installation has been completed, it is always possible
for faults to occur through nails being driven into cables, insulation being
damaged, connections broken or incorrect, or even faulty apparatus being
installed.
A full test of the completed installation should be carried out and the
results carefully recorded. However, tests made during the progress of an
installation a ...