Electrical Safety Regulation 2013

A person conducting a business or undertaking must ensure that all electrical equipment for the performance of work complies with the requirements of AS/NZS 3012 (Electrical installations—Construction and demolition sites).

However, the requirement under AS/NZS 3012, clause 3.8.3 that the tag must include the name of the person or company who performed the test does not apply.

A person conducting a business or undertaking must ensure that, for the purposes of the business or undertaking, electrical equipment mentioned in AS/NZS 3012, clause 3.1 is not fitted with a tag that includes the test or retest date for the equipment unless—

the equipment is new; or

both of the following apply—

the equipment has been inspected and tested under that clause by a competent person and found to comply with the requirements of AS/NZS 3012;

the tag includes the day by which the equipment must be reinspected and retested and the information mentioned in subsection (4).

For subsection (3)(b)(ii)—

if the individual who performed the test or retest is employed or engaged by a corporation—the information is any of the following—

the name of the individual;

the individual’s electrical contractor licence number;

the name of the corporation;

the corporation’s electrical contractor licence number; or

if paragraph (a) does not apply—the information is any of the following—

the name of the individual;

the individual’s electrical contractor licence number;

the electrical contractor licence number of the individual’s employer;

the individual’s electrical worker licence number.

A person with management or control of a workplace where construction work is being carried out must ensure that all construction wiring at the workplace complies with the requirements of AS/NZS 3012 (Electrical installations—Construction and demolition sites).

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