Electrical inspection checklist: free installation checklist (Excel and PDF)
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An electrical installation inspection confirms that cables, glands, terminations, equipment and earthing are installed to the drawings and the specification, and that equipment in hazardous areas carries the right certification, before anything is tested or energised.
This page gives you a free electrical inspection checklist in Excel and PDF for industrial installations, and explains what each group of checks covers.
- Inspect before you test, and test before you energise.
- Check cables against the cable schedule: type, size, route and labels.
- In hazardous areas, the Ex marking must match the zone and gas group.
- Unused cable entries are closed with certified plugs.
What the checklist covers
| Group | Typical checks |
|---|---|
| Cables | Type, size and route to the cable schedule, segregation, bending radius, support, labels. |
| Glands and terminations | Gland type and Ex rating, armour and screen earthing, tight terminations, ferrules, blanked entries. |
| Equipment | Secure mounting, IP rating, Ex marking and certificate matching the area classification, labels. |
| Earthing and bonding | Equipment and structures bonded, earth bars tight and labelled, earthing tested. |
| Switchboards and panels | Clean, connections torqued, interlocks and shutters working, single line diagram posted. |
| Records | Insulation resistance tests done, drawings and cable schedule redlined. |
The template
Mark each check Accepted, Rejected or N/A and the counts update. See hazardous area classification for zones and Ex marking, and the earthing test report and megger test report for the tests that follow.
Inspections at scale
An industrial project has thousands of cables and pieces of equipment to inspect, many in hazardous areas where an Ex inspection has to be recorded for each item.
Deskely Verify runs these inspections on your own templates against each tag, so open findings show on the subsystem they hold back.
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Frequently asked questions
What is an electrical inspection checklist?
A list of checks on an electrical installation before testing and energising: cables, glands, terminations, equipment, Ex certification, earthing and switchboards.
What is checked on cable glands?
That the gland suits the cable and the entry, carries the right Ex rating in hazardous areas, earths the armour or screen as specified and is tight.
What is an Ex inspection?
An inspection of equipment in a hazardous area to confirm it is certified for the zone, gas group and temperature class, and installed as the certificate requires. IEC 60079-17 covers inspection.
Is the template free?
Yes. Download the Excel or PDF version and adapt it to your project.
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