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 electrical equipment is regularly inspected and tested by a competent person if the electrical equipment is:
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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 on 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 1. An employer must ensure that residual current devices used at the employer’s place of work are tested regularly by a competent person to ensure that the 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 effectively. Maximum Penalty (a) in the case of an individual or (b) in the case of a body corporate 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 (b) in the case of a body corporate |
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