Purpose of electrical tagging
When the equipment is new, the supplier is deemed responsible for the initial electrical safety of the new equipment. New equipment need not be inspected or tested until the next available testing period. However the equipment must be tagged
• all electrical equipment that is used at a place of work where the safe operation of the electrical
equipment could be affected by a hostile operating environment is regularly inspected, tested
and maintained by a competent person to ensure it is safe for use, and
• all electrical equipment at a place of work that is found to be unsafe is disconnected from the
electricity supply and is repaired, replaced or permanently removed from use.
A PCBU must ensure that a record is made and kept of all inspections and tests made and maintenance carried out on electrical equipment.
A risk assessment must be carried out on electrical equipment that does not fit into the above
categories. After the risk assessment, you can then implement a range of control measures to manage
the safe operation of electrical equipment that is used in the workplace, including:
• routine visual checks by the equipment user
• formal visual inspections
• maintenance
• repair
• replacement
• use of fixed or portable residual current devices (RCDs) more commonly known as safety
switches
• training and instructing workers in the safe use of the electrical equipment
• and, if determined as an outcome of a risk assessment, inspection and testing of identified
electrical equipment.
• all electrical equipment that is used at a place of work where the safe operation of the electrical
equipment could be affected by a hostile operating environment is regularly inspected, tested
and maintained by a competent person to ensure it is safe for use, and
• all electrical equipment at a place of work that is found to be unsafe is disconnected from the
electricity supply and is repaired, replaced or permanently removed from use.
A PCBU must ensure that a record is made and kept of all inspections and tests made and maintenance carried out on electrical equipment.
A risk assessment must be carried out on electrical equipment that does not fit into the above
categories. After the risk assessment, you can then implement a range of control measures to manage
the safe operation of electrical equipment that is used in the workplace, including:
• routine visual checks by the equipment user
• formal visual inspections
• maintenance
• repair
• replacement
• use of fixed or portable residual current devices (RCDs) more commonly known as safety
switches
• training and instructing workers in the safe use of the electrical equipment
• and, if determined as an outcome of a risk assessment, inspection and testing of identified
electrical equipment.