Sydney Electrical Testing and tagging

Testing and tagging is a legal requirement under the OHS Act and legislation to ensure a safe working environment. All appliances and electrical leads must be in good sound working order and must be presented with a test tag to show the date of the test, type of appliance or electrical lead and a license number from a qualified person. Testing and Tagging records must be kept to ensure you are for filling a duty of care for your employees.

Type of environment &/or equipment		Interval between inspection & tests
		Equipment including Class 1 equipment, Class II equipment, cord sets, cord extension sets & EPODs	Residual current devices (RCDs)
			Push-button test – by user		Operation time & push-button test
(a)		(b)	Portable (c)	Fixed (d)	Portable (e)	Fixed (f)
1.	Factories, workshop, places of manufacture, assembly, maintenance or fabrication.	6 months	Daily, or before every use, whichever is the longer	6 months	12 months	12 months
2.	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 environment	12 months	3 months	6 months	12 months	12 months
3.	Environment where the equipment or supply cord is NOT subject to flexing in normal use & is NOT open to abuse & is NOT in a hostile environment	5 years	3 months	6 months	2 years	2 years
4.	Residential type areas of: hotels, residential institutions, motels, boarding houses, halls, hostels accommodation houses & the like	2 years	6 months	6 months	2 years	2 years
5.	Equipment used for commercial cleaning	6 months	Daily, or before every use, whichever is the longer	N/A	6 months	N/A
6.	Hire equipment	Prior to hire	Including push-button test by hirer prior to hire		N/A	N/A
	Hire equipment – Inspection		N/A
	Hire equipment – Test & Tag	3 months	N/A		3 months	12 months
7.	Repaired, serviced & second hand equipment	After repair or service which could affect electrical safety, or on reintroduction to service, refer to AS/NZS 5762.