Appliance Testing Due - Mandatory Testing

Appliance Testing & Tagging

                                                 
                                           Check the date on your appliance Test Tag before use.

If it does not have a current Test Tag, do not use it. If you suspect that  the appliance is faulty do not use it, until it has been checked by a competent person, it may need to be withdrawn from service permanently.

The Intervals for Testing, depends on the Class of Work. Also the location of use of your appliance at work, can have an impact on reducing the period of time before requiring  re-testing and taging again of that appliane.

  

More frequent testing  of various appliances through out your Business will depend on the location of those individual appliances in service.

The Safety Switches (RCBO's) in service  also require  regular operational testing & some require time testing.(Insurance Companies often require these results)

   

Mandatory Testing: Your Applainces at your Business must be be Tested regularly & the Test Tag attached must be current.

  

We can provide you with the required Electrical Equipment Log Books and undertake the mandatory Testing & Tagging of your appiances. Once we have completed  your current Test & Tagging we can schedule your Business in for the next due  period, that way you will be able to keep all your appliances testing & tagging up to date.

 Testing includes visually checking that the appliances have no visible damage, including to the lead & plug ensuring that the appliance is safe to operate.

Earth continuity testing is undertaken which tests that the connections between the earth on the plug & between all exposed metal parts remain to be connected to earth. Good earthing is fundamental to your safety.


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Insulation resistance testing, checks are undertaken to check that the integrity of the insulation of the appliances
conductors are satisfactory to be able to continue using the appliance in service.
Leakage current test are undertaken to check for current leakages through the earthed parts of the appliance or around the enclosure. (leakage test is applied, while the appliance is operating under test)

Polarity testing, is a test carried out on the appliances cord or power board (EPOD) to confirm that thsese connections are correct