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inspection service intervals

Where State Risk Assessments and regulations are not in place, Table 4 of AS3760:2003 should be used as a guideline.

In NSW the recently released WorkCover Checklist can be used as an alternative to AS3760.
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NSW Testing and Tagging of Electrical Equipment Position Paper


AS3760 - Table 4: Testing and inspection intervals for electrical equipment. (Caution: This information must be read in conjunction with the Standard as a whole, and particularly Clause 2.1)
Type of equipment and/or equipment (a)	Interval between inspection and tests
	Class of Equipment		Residual Current Devices (RCDs)				Cord sets and power boards (h)
	Class I (protectively earthed) (b)	Class II (double insulated) (c)	Push-button test - by user		Operating time & push button test
	Class I (protectively earthed) (b)	Class II (double insulated) (c)	Portable (d)	Fixed (e)	Portable (f)	Fixed (g)
1. Factories, workshops, places of work or repair, manufacturing, assembly, maintenance or fabrication.	6 months	12 months	Daily, or before every use, whichever is the longer	6 months	12 months	12 months	6 months
2. Environment where the equipment or supply flexible cord is subject to flexing in normal use OR is open to abuse OR is in a hostile environment.	12 months	12 months	3 months	6 months	12 months	12 months	12 months
3. Environment where the equipment or supply cord is NOT subject to flexing in normal use and is NOT open to abuse and is NOT in a hostile environment	5 years	5 years	3 months	6 months	2 years	2 years	5 years
4. Residential type areas of: hotels, residential institutions, motels, boarding houses, halls, hostels accommodation houses, and the like.	2 years	2 years	6 months	6 months	2 years	2 years	2 years
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The ETS data management system (eDAS) will give you the peace of mind that you are informed of your future testing requirements. This removes the headaches of having to remember which appliances needs to be tested, as well as providing online access to various facets of your testing plans, together with printable reports.