TESTING AND INSPECTION INTERVALS FOR ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT (EXTRACTED FROM AS3760 - 2003)

Interval between inspection and tests

Class of equipment Residual Current Devices (RCDs)
Operating time
Type of Push-button test
and push-button
environment Class I Class II by user
test
and/or equipment (protectively (double
earthed) insulated) Cord sets
Portable Fixed Portable Fixed and
(a)
power
(b) (c)
(d) (e) (f) (g) boards
(h)
1 Factories,
workshops, places of Daily, or
work or repair, before every
12
manufacturing, 6 months 12 months use, 6 months 12 months 6 months
months
assembly, whichever is
maintenance or the longer
fabrication
2 Environment
where the equipment
or supply flexible cord
is subject to flexing in 12
12 months 12 months 3 months 6 months 12 months 12 months
normal use OR is months
open to abuse OR is
in a hostile
environment
3 Environment
where the equipment
or supply cord is NOT
subject to flexing in
5 years 5 years 3 months 6 months 2 years 2 years 5 years
normal use and is
NOT open to abuse
and is NOT in a
hostile environment
4 Residential type
areas of hotels,
residential
institutions, motels,
2 years 2 years 6 months 6 months 2 years 2years 2 years
boarding houses,
halls, hostels
accommodation
houses, and the like
5 Equipment used
for commercial 6 months 12 months 3 months N/A 12 months N/A 12 months
cleaning
6 Hire Equipment: Including push-button
Prior to
Prior to hire test by hirer prior to N/A N/A
hire
Inspection hire
12
3 months N/A 3 months 3 months
Test and tag months
7 Repaired, serviced
After repair or service which could affect electrical safety, or on reintroduction to
and second-hand
service.
equipment