Electrical Safety Regulation 2013

A person conducting a business or undertaking must ensure that specified electrical equipment of the person at the workplace is not used to perform work unless—

it is inspected and tested by a competent person—

if the equipment is double insulated—at least once every year; or

if the equipment is not double insulated—at least once every 6 months; and

either—

if the specified electrical equipment is connected to a socket-outlet that is in a permanent workplace under the control of the person conducting the business or undertaking—the specified electrical equipment is connected to a socket-outlet for which a type 1 safety switch, or type 2 safety switch, that is not portable, is installed; or

if the specified electrical equipment is connected to a socket-outlet that is not in a permanent workplace under the control of the person conducting the business or undertaking—the specified electrical equipment is connected to a type 1 safety switch or type 2 safety switch.Example of a workplace that is not under the control of the person conducting a business or undertaking at the workplace—

However—

subsection (1)(b)(i) does not apply if the person conducting the business or undertaking is exempted under section 109; and

subsection (1)(b)(i) and (ii) do not apply to a socket-outlet that is—

more than 2.3m above the floor; and

provided for the purpose of supplying electricity to a luminaire or to electrical equipment with a power rating of not more than 150W.

If after inspecting and testing the electrical equipment under subsection (1)(a), a competent person decides the equipment is safe to use, the person conducting the business or undertaking must ensure the competent person immediately attaches a durable tag to the equipment that shows the prescribed details for the equipment.

If after inspecting and testing the electrical equipment under subsection (1)(a), a competent person decides the equipment is not safe to use, the person conducting the business or undertaking must ensure—

the competent person immediately attaches a durable tag to the equipment that warns people not to use the equipment; and

the equipment is immediately withdrawn from use.

A person conducting a business or undertaking must ensure that, for the purposes of the business or undertaking, a tag is not attached to specified electrical equipment under subsection (3) unless—

the equipment is new; or

both of the following apply—

the equipment has been inspected and tested by a competent person;

the tag was attached by the competent person.