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3.4 INSPECTION

If an EPM program does not exist, an inspection, testing, and servicing program should be developed

and implemented to establish a baseline to initiate an EPM program. The inspection frequency should

be as recommended by the manufacturer or as otherwise indicated in NFPA 70B. An initial period

of inspection (sometimes several years) provides sufficient knowledge, which when accumulated,

might permit increasing or decreasing that interval based upon documented observations and

experience.

One guidance on how to determine inspection frequency is described in various sections of NFPA

70B, including but not limited to the following sections:

1. 4-4.5; Inspection Frequency for Planning and Developing an Electrical Preventive Maintenance

Program

2. 6-1.1.3; Recommended Frequency for Substations

3. 6-2.2; Frequency of Maintenance for Switchgear Assemblies

4. 7-2.2; Regular Inspections and 7-2.7; Special Inspections and Repairs for Liquid-Filled

5. 7.3.2; Regular Inspections and 7-3.7; Special Inspections and Repairs for Dry-Type

6. 8-2.6; Visual Inspection Intervals for Power Cables

7. 9-2; Frequency of Inspections for Enclosures of Motor Control Centers

8. 12-2.2.3; Recommended Frequency for Ground-Fault Circuit Interrupters

9. 13-2.1; General and 13-2.3; Inspection and Cleaning for High-Voltage Fuses

10. 14-1.2; Frequency for Rotating Equipment

11. 15-2.1; Cleaning Interval for Lighting Equipment

12. 17-1.3; Visual Inspection Before and After Each Use, 17-3.1; Periodic Inspection of Crucial

Wear Points, 17-3.2; Excessive Dirt Accumulation, 17-3.3; Insufficient or Improper Lubrication,

and 17-4.2; Visually Inspected Before Each Use for Portable Electric Tools and Equipment

13. 18-2.3; Special Maintenance Tests, 18-4; Frequency of Tests, 18-16.5; Inspection Frequency

and Procedures, and 18-18; Insulating-Liquid Analysis for Testing and Test Methods

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