test & tag services

All electrical portable and plug-in appliances located within your workplace and up to 2.5m from the ground require regular inspection, testing, and tagging.  As a general guide, the following items are required for testing and tagging:

 

Laptop Computers

Desktop computers and monitors

Printers

Photocopiers

Fax machines / telephones / mobile phones / chargers

Staff kitchen & tea room appliances (dishwashers, kettles, toasters, microwaves, etc.)

All electric power tools

Extension cords

Power boards

Leads / cord sets

All double insulated appliances

Audio/visual equipment (speakers, projectors, auditorium appliances)

Portable air conditioners

Isolation transformers

Desk lamps

Vacuum cleaners and electrical cleaning equipment

Forklift chargers

3 phase electrical equipment

RCD’s (Safety Switch)

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ITEMS WILL BE CLASSED AS EITHER:

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Class I – earthed appliances e.g. kettles and toasters.

Class II – double insulated appliances identified with a symbol e.g. electrical tools or hairdryers.

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WHAT AREAS REQUIRE TESTING AND TAGGING?

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The entirety of your work place must be tested and tagged; this includes:

 

All office areas

Factory

Laboratory

Workshops / tool rooms

Kitchens, dining areas and lunchrooms

Waiting and lounging areas

Bathrooms and showers

Spa and pools

Classrooms / training rooms / meeting rooms

Construction areas

Temporary locations

Car parks

Manufacturing areas

Retail sales areas

Walkways / Hallways if necessary

 

HOW OFTEN DO I NEED TO TEST AND TAG MY EQUIPMENT?

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Under the AS/NZS 3760 legislation, there are minimum time requirements for testing and tagging your equipment.  Please see below tables of QLD Work Safe recommended timeframes. For further information specified electrical equipment, review section 97 of the Electrical Safety Regulation 2013.

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