| What Is AS/NZ 3760?A document written by | | | | pitted.Electrical Testing: The appliance will be |
| Standards Australia that specifies the procedures | | | | tested with a Portable Appliance Tester (PAT) to |
| and criteria for the in-service safety inspection | | | | test for any unseen electrical faults. These tests |
| and testing of electrical equipment which is | | | | include; an insulation resistance test; earth bond |
| designed for connection by a flexible cord. It also | | | | test; a polarity test; and an earth leakage |
| applies to cord extension sets, portable outlet | | | | test.Record Keeping: Upon completion of any test, |
| devices, portable residual current devices and | | | | all information will be stored in a comprehensive |
| portable isolation transformers. Appendices include | | | | database, and a safety tag will be applied to the |
| detailed test methods.Why Should I Test and Tag | | | | appliance verifying its safe approval.What |
| My Electrical Equipment? As individuals and the | | | | Equipment Needs to be Tested? Any appliance |
| broader community alike become more aware | | | | within a business that has a flexible cord that |
| and concerned with adhering to Occupational | | | | plugs into either a 240 v power outlet, or 3 phase |
| Health and Safety laws, great care has to be | | | | power outlet needs to tested regularly to ensure |
| taken to avoid accidents in the workplace. The | | | | that the appliance is electrically safe to use within |
| presence of regulations protecting employees | | | | the workplace. These appliances include anything |
| against company negligence means that the | | | | from computers to toasters, from drills and other |
| prosecution of the employer in cases of | | | | tools to large factory machinery. ALL |
| negligence is much more likely and harsher | | | | APPLIANCES within the workplace need to be |
| penalties are faced, than were in the past.A well | | | | tested, and and continue to be tested in order to |
| planned program of preventive maintenance, with | | | | adhere to Occupational Health and Safety |
| regular electrical safety checks, is the ideal way | | | | regulations, and comply with Australian Standards |
| to avoid unnecessary and unfortunate accidents, | | | | AS/NZ 3760.What Does Microwave Oven |
| and the legal ramifications that follow.How Often | | | | Leakage Testing Involve? The process of testing |
| Do I Have To Get My Equipment Tested? Every | | | | Microwave ovens involves the following:Visual |
| work situation is different and the frequency of | | | | Inspection: The microwave oven will be inspected |
| testing depends on the harshness of the | | | | to ensure the surface of the door is not |
| environment in question. There may be multiple | | | | damaged, the door fits squarely and securely and |
| environments in the one workplace, which means | | | | opens and closes smoothly, the door hinges are in |
| that some appliances may need to be retested in | | | | good condition and no corrosion is evident on the |
| as little as 3 months if the surroundings are harsh. | | | | door, the door hinges or the oven |
| However, if the surrounding environment is less | | | | interior.Microwave Leakage Test: A test will be |
| detrimental to the appliance itself, retest dates | | | | conducted with a microwave leakage tester to |
| may extend to a period of anywhere up to 5 | | | | ensure that no harmful radiation will leaking out of |
| years.What Does Test And Tagging Involve? The | | | | the microwave oven.Mark Grech |
| process of testing appliance involves the | | | | All Safe Workplace Inspections Technical Director |
| following:Visual Inspection: The most important | | | | Safe are Melbourne based electrical testing and |
| test is a Visual Inspection of the device, especially | | | | tagging specialists, servicing Victoria wide, with a |
| leads. Cords should be firmly anchored in plugs, | | | | range of Occupational Health and Safety services |
| connections made solidly with no frayed ends. | | | | in accordance with Australian Standards AS3760. |
| Copper terminals should be clean and not | | | | |