Regulations
Test and Tag
Under Chapter 4, Part 4.7 of the Work health and Safety Regulation 2011,(WHS Reg.) a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) at a workplace must ensure that the electrical equipment is regularly inspected and tested by a competent person if the electrical equipment is:
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- supplied with electricity through an electrical socket outlet,and
- used in an environment in which the normal use of electrical equipment exposes the equipment to operating conditions that are likely to result in damage to the equipment or a reduction in it's expected life span, including conditions that invole exposure to moisture, heat, vibration, mechanical damage, corrosive chemicals or dust (referred to as a hostile operating environment, See clause 150(1) of WHS Reg.
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WHS Regulation 150
A record of testing must be kept until the electrical equipment is next tested, permanently removed from the workplace or disposed of. A record of testing must specify the following:
A record of testing must be kept until the electrical equipment is next tested, permanently removed from the workplace or disposed of. A record of testing must specify the following:
- the name of the person who carried out the testing
- the date of the testing
- the outcome of the testing
- the date o which the next testing must be carried out.
IP rating
The degree of protection of an item of enclosed equipment is expressed an IP (International Protection) rating, in accordance with AS 60529.
The ‘IP’ rating is usually written as ‘IP’ followed by two numbers and, sometimes, an additional letter.
The first number, from 1 to 6, designates a degree of ‘protection against
solid objects’, and ‘protection of persons against access to hazardous parts’.
The second number, from 1 to 8, designates a degree of ‘protection against
entry of water with harmful effects’.
If a specific degree of protection is not designated, an ‘X’ is used instead either one or both numbers.
The additional letter, from A to D, when used, designates a degree ‘protection of persons against access to hazardous parts’.
On infrequent occasions, a supplementary letter, H, M, S or W, is used designate special classes of electrical equipment.
See IP Tables
The ‘IP’ rating is usually written as ‘IP’ followed by two numbers and, sometimes, an additional letter.
The first number, from 1 to 6, designates a degree of ‘protection against
solid objects’, and ‘protection of persons against access to hazardous parts’.
The second number, from 1 to 8, designates a degree of ‘protection against
entry of water with harmful effects’.
If a specific degree of protection is not designated, an ‘X’ is used instead either one or both numbers.
The additional letter, from A to D, when used, designates a degree ‘protection of persons against access to hazardous parts’.
On infrequent occasions, a supplementary letter, H, M, S or W, is used designate special classes of electrical equipment.
See IP Tables
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