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:
  • 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. 

​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:
  • 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.
The record may be in the form of a tag attached to the electrical equipment tested.
RCD Testing
​​RCD Testing Part 4.7 Division 6s.165(1) of the workplace health and safety Regulation 2011 - Penalties for not testing RCD's
​New South Wales
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  1. An employer must ensure that residual current devices used at the employers place of work are are tested regularly by a competent person to ensure that all devices are operating effectively.
  2. an employer must as soon as practicable replace a residual current device that is not operating effectively.
  3. An employer must keep a record of each testing of a residual current device until the next testing is carried out.
  4. This clause does not affect any requirement under Division 8 of this Part.

Division 6 Residual Current Devices

165 Testing of residual current devices

1. A person with management or control of a workplace must take all reasonable steps to ensure that residual current devices used at the workplace are tested regularly by a competent person to ensure that the devices are operating effectivly.

      Maximum Penalty
         (a) in the case of an individual or          $3,600.00
         (b) in the case of a body corporate        $18,000.00

2. The person must keep a record of all testing of a residual current device (other than any testing conducted daily) until the earlier of the following occurs:

          (a) the device is next tested,
          (b) the device is permanently removed from use.

       Maximum Penalty
           (a) in the case of an individual or         $1,250.00
           (b) in the case of a body corporate       $6,000.00  
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