Australian Standard - 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

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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