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Inspection Intervals
Interval between inspection and tests
Type of environment and/or equipment
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Factories, workshops, places of work or repair, manufacturing, assembly, maintenance or fabricationEquipment including Class I equipment, Class II equipment, cord sets, cord extension sets and EPODs : 6 months Residual current devices (RCDs) Push-button test – by user Portable: Daily, or before every use, whichever is the longer Fixed: 6 months Operating time and push-button test Portable: 12 months Fixed: 6 months
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Environment where the equipment or supply flexible cord is subject to flexing in normal use OR is open to abuse OR is in a hostile environmentEquipment including Class I equipment, Class II equipment, cord sets, cord extension sets and EPODs : 12 months Residual current devices (RCDs) Push-button test – by user Portable: 3 months Fixed: 6 months Operating time and push-button test Portable: 12 months Fixed: 12 months
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Environment where the equipment or supply cord is NOT subject to flexing in normal use and is NOT open to abuse and is NOT in a hostile environmentEquipment including Class I equipment, Class II equipment, cord sets, cord extension sets and EPODs : 5 years Residual current devices (RCDs) Push-button test – by user Portable: 3 months Fixed: 6 months Operating time and push-button test Portable: 2 years Fixed: 5 years
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Residential type areas of: hotels, residential institutions, motels, Airbnb, boarding houses, halls, hostels accommodation houses, and the likeEquipment including Class I equipment, Class II equipment, cord sets, cord extension sets and EPODs : 2 years Residual current devices (RCDs) Push-button test – by user Portable: 6 months Fixed: 6 months Operating time and push-button test Portable: 2 years Fixed: 2 years
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Equipment used for commercial cleaningEquipment including Class I equipment, Class II equipment, cord sets, cord extension sets and EPODs : 6 months Residual current devices (RCDs) Push-button test – by user Portable: Daily, or before every use, whichever is the longer Fixed: N/A Operating time and push-button test Portable: 12 months Fixed: N/A .
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Hire equipment: Inspection Test and tagEquipment including Class I equipment, Class II equipment, cord sets, cord extension sets and EPODs : Prior to hire - 3 months Residual current devices (RCDs) Push-button test – by user Including push-button test by hirer prior to hire Operating time and push-button test Portable: 3 months Fixed: 12 months
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Repaired, serviced and second-hand equipmentAfter repair or service which could affect electrical safety, or on reintroduction to service, refer to AS/NZS 5762
Every three months we visit your construction site. We always bring our PPE and white card (general construction induction card), and do a site induction if required.
For safety reasons, we try to do all the testing and tagging near the toolboxes and ask the tradies to bring their tools to us. This way, we limit the time wandering around on the construction site (except to check the temporary switchboards’ RCD switches).
Some construction sites demand to test and tag on a monthly basis.
For construction sites, the retest is due before or on the due date, so no tolerance as with the regular (non-construction nor demolition) test and tagging.
Inspection, testing and tagging intervals for construction and demolition sites
Every three months we visit your construction site. We always bring our PPE and white card (general construction induction card), and do a site induction if required.
For safety reasons, we try to do all the testing and tagging near the toolboxes and ask the tradies to bring their tools to us. This way, we limit the time wandering around on the construction site (except to check the temporary switchboards’ RCD switches).
Some construction sites demand to test and tag on a monthly basis.
For construction sites, the retest is due before or on the due date, so no tolerance as with the regular (non-construction nor demolition) test and tagging.
RCDs
Pushbutton test
Portable: After connection to a socket or before connecting equipment and at least once every day of use
Non-portable / fixed: Every month
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Operating time
Portable: Every 3 months
Non-portable / fixed: Every 12 months