In-service safety inspection and testing of electrical equipment

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PUBLIC COMMENT DRAFTLATEST REVISIONSStandards are living documents which reflect progress in science, technology and systems. To maintaintheir currency, all Standards are periodically reviewed, and new editions are published. Betweeneditions, amendments may be issued. Standards may also be withdrawn. It is important that readersassure themselves they are using a current Standard, which should include any amendments which mayhave been published since the Standard was purchased.Detailed information about joint Australian/New Zealand Standards can be found by visiting the StandardsAustralia website at http://www.standards.com.au or the Standards New Zealand website athttp://www.standards.co.nz and looking up the relevant Standard in the online catalogue.For more frequent listings or notification of revisions, amendments and withdrawals, Standards Australiaand Standards New Zealand offer a number of update options. For information about these services,users should contact their respective national Standards organisation.REVIEW OF STANDARDSWe also welcome suggestions for improvement in our Standards, and especially encourage readers tonotify us immediately of any apparent inaccuracies or ambiguities. Please address your comments to theChief Executive of either Standards Australia or Standards New Zealand.3 of 46
PUBLIC COMMENT DRAFTFOREWORDIn-service testing is necessary for the safety of persons using the equipment and the proper discharge ofthe obligations of employers and employees, as listed in legislation covering occupational health andsafety matters. This Standard specifies in-service safety inspection and testing protocols and criteria thatsatisfy these obligations, and provides a cost-effective approach to safety without jeopardizing personnelsafety or involving excessive equipment downtime.The philosophy of the document is to provide an inspection and testing regime capable of implementationwith only simple instrumentation, and performed by a person not necessarily having formal qualificationsor registration, but who has the necessary practical and theoretical skills, acquired through training,qualification, experience or a combination of these, to correctly undertake the tasks prescribed by thisStandard.The methodology of the inspection and testing process is defined. The frequency of repetition of thatprocess is determined not by the equipment type, but by examination of the environment in which theequipment is used or working. For indicative purposes a number of different environments are providedwith associated inspection/testing frequencies suggested. These are based on the perception of the levelof hazard and the degree of abuse to which the equipment is typically exposed. However, there willusually be multiple sub-environments within any location and the inspecting/testing frequency will bearrived at by an assessment of the actual environment in which the equipment is placed or used.This edition has undergone a complete revision.4 of 46
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