subject: Testing And Tagging Sydney: When Enough Is Not Nearly Enough [print this page] One of the most common questions asked in testing and tagging in Sydney is how often should it be done? There are no strict rules as to when you should subject your electrical equipment for tests, except for these two situations: when the equipment or machinery is being used in any construction work, and second when the equipment or machinery may be affected by the environment. Moisture, vibrations, humidity, corrosive elements can cause damage if your equipment is exposed to these stresses for long periods of time. The contractors that you hire should be able to come up with diagnosis by just conducting an eye test.
What if you dont meet the above conditions?
If your situation is different from the ones stated above, you can conduct your own eye test to determine if your electrical equipment needs to be replaced. The best move, however, is to hire the services of a professional electrical test and tag company to inspect your work area not only for safety reasons but to follow the legal requirements as well.
The law places the accountability directly on the business owners shoulders. That means, the contractor should seek for an authority before he can proceed with the test and tag procedures. That might seem an insignificant provision but its going to be important because it leaves no elbow room for excuses. You cant cite as reason the lack of knowledge about the actions of your electrician.
Post-audit report
When the contractor finishes testing and tagging your equipment, he should give a copy of the report which outlines what he did and what you need to do. A duplicate copy will be retained by the contractor. The report will include the representative of the test and tag Sydney company, the date of inspection and the next scheduled date for test and tag. The owner will also cite how he contacted the contractor and what makes him decide that the contractor is competent.
This report should be logged in the record books, written down in a registry or encoded in the computer and should easily be accessed by government inspectors and safety officers.
Certified and trained contractors
Theres really no way to skirt the process. In all your electric test and tag needs, you need to only hire authorised electricians who received training on the proper method of testing and tagging. Dont think about what you can save by hiring an unlicensed contractor because he is cheap, instead think about the money you will lose in case of fire or when the government flexes its muscles and trains its attention on your business.
