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Test and Tag

fiona — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 11:54:35 +0000

Test & Tag (Portable Appliance Testing)

The AS/NZS 3760 is the Australian Standard that provides guidelines and regulations for the Test and Tag with regards to electrical safety of appliances. It sets our recommendations to issues such as test and tag intervals, defines who can test and tag and general recommendations. The Test involves inspecting the appliance for any damage, followed by electrically testing it with a Portable Appliance Tester. A Tag is placed on the appliance to confirm that it has in fact been tested, along with showing who tested it, the test date and when the next test is due. All employers have a duty of care to ensure the safety of its employees, meaning that if someone was hurt from an appliance that wasn’t tested and unsafe, they could be found liable.

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Residual Current Device (RCD)- Safety Switches

fiona — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 11:50:22 +0000

Residual Current Device (RCD) testing requirement for electrical equipment are covered under AS/NZS 3760:2010 & AS/NZS 3012:2010 standards. An RCD (Residual Current Device) is a safety device that disconnects an electrical circuit when it detects an imbalance of the electric current. RCD’s provide a means of early fault detection. The RCD turns the power off almost immediately to prevent electrocution and reducing the risk of serious injury. RCDs also protect against fire caused by faults in appliance, tools and wiring. If these devices are faulty and not tested they could cause a fire, or personal injury. By law most work places have a Residual Current Device (RCD) testing requirement for electrical equipment under AS/NZS 3760:2010 & AS/NSZ3012:2010 standards.

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Emergency Exits and Smoke Detectors

fiona — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 11:48:09 +0000

Australian Standard AS/NZS 2293.2 1995 relates to inspection and maintenance of Emergency & Evacuation lighting for buildings. Emergency lighting is an essential service that is quite often forgotten, until an accident or catastrophe happens in the event the power fails in your building, your emergency and exit lights must remain lit for at least 90 minutes, to allow people safe passage out of the building. It is imperative to maintain all emergency and exit lighting in commercial buildings, to comply with relevant building codes in accordance with Australian Standards (AS/NZS 2293.2).

Not only will you comply with exit testing regulations, but you will have greater peace of mind in knowing that your emergency exit lighting and smoke detectors is fully operative.

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Microwave oven leakage testing

fiona — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 11:45:22 +0000

This is a very simple and relatively cheap inspection service which is becoming very popular to prevent any injuries caused by microwave radiation leakage. AS/NZS 60335.2.25 is the Electrical Regulations which cover Microwave Oven Leakage Testing.

Industry employers have a “Duty of Care”, to ensure their workplace is safe, and we suggest the testing of microwave ovens in the workplace annually as a minimum standard. This standard states that the microwave leakage power flux density of microwave radiation from any microwave oven shall not exceed 50W/m2 (5mW/cm2) or more from the external surface of the oven .The Microwave Oven is inspected for any physical damage to ensure safety and compliance.

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