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Electrical Testing Intervals AS3760

1) The document outlines testing and inspection intervals for various types of electrical equipment based on their environment and class. 2) Electrical equipment in factories and workshops should be inspected every 6 months for Class I equipment and every 12 months for Class II. RCDs should be tested daily or before each use. 3) Equipment subject to flexing or abuse in its environment should be inspected annually for Class I and every 5 years for equipment not subject to those conditions.

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Electrical Testing Intervals AS3760

1) The document outlines testing and inspection intervals for various types of electrical equipment based on their environment and class. 2) Electrical equipment in factories and workshops should be inspected every 6 months for Class I equipment and every 12 months for Class II. RCDs should be tested daily or before each use. 3) Equipment subject to flexing or abuse in its environment should be inspected annually for Class I and every 5 years for equipment not subject to those conditions.

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TESTING AND INSPECTION INTERVALS FOR ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT (EXTRACTED FROM AS3760 - 2003)

Interval between inspection and tests


Class of equipment Residual Current Devices (RCDs)
Operating time
Type of Push-button test
and push-button
environment Class I Class II by user
test
and/or equipment (protectively (double
earthed) insulated) Cord sets
Portable Fixed Portable Fixed and
(a)
power
(b) (c)
(d) (e) (f) (g) boards
(h)
1 Factories,
workshops, places of Daily, or
work or repair, before every
12
manufacturing, 6 months 12 months use, 6 months 12 months 6 months
months
assembly, whichever is
maintenance or the longer
fabrication
2 Environment
where the equipment
or supply flexible cord
is subject to flexing in 12
12 months 12 months 3 months 6 months 12 months 12 months
normal use OR is months
open to abuse OR is
in a hostile
environment
3 Environment
where the equipment
or supply cord is NOT
subject to flexing in
5 years 5 years 3 months 6 months 2 years 2 years 5 years
normal use and is
NOT open to abuse
and is NOT in a
hostile environment
4 Residential type
areas of hotels,
residential
institutions, motels,
2 years 2 years 6 months 6 months 2 years 2years 2 years
boarding houses,
halls, hostels
accommodation
houses, and the like
5 Equipment used
for commercial 6 months 12 months 3 months N/A 12 months N/A 12 months
cleaning
6 Hire Equipment: Including push-button
Prior to
Prior to hire test by hirer prior to N/A N/A
hire
Inspection hire
12
3 months N/A 3 months 3 months
Test and tag months
7 Repaired, serviced
After repair or service which could affect electrical safety, or on reintroduction to
and second-hand
service.
equipment

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