sec.107Specified electrical equipment

sec.107 Specified electrical equipment

A person conducting a business or undertaking must ensure that specified electrical equipment of the person at the workplace is not used to perform work unless— it is inspected and tested by a competent person— if the equipment is double insulated—at least once every year; or if the equipment is not double insulated—at least once every 6 months; and either— if the specified electrical equipment is connected to a socket-outlet that is in a permanent workplace under the control of the person conducting the business or undertaking—the specified electrical equipment is connected to a socket-outlet for which a type 1 safety switch, or type 2 safety switch, that is not portable, is installed; or if the specified electrical equipment is connected to a socket-outlet that is not in a permanent workplace under the control of the person conducting the business or undertaking—the specified electrical equipment is connected to a type 1 safety switch or type 2 safety switch. the premises of a customer of the person conducting a business or undertaking visited by a service technician carrying out work for the person conducting a business or undertaking a hand held grinder plugged into a socket-outlet a hand held electric drill plugged into a socket-outlet that is used for drilling holes in steelwork in a light engineering workshop However— subsection (1) (b) (i) does not apply if the person conducting the business or undertaking is exempted under section 109 ; and subsection (1) (b) (i) and (ii) do not apply to a socket-outlet that is— more than 2.3m above the floor; and provided for the purpose of supplying electricity to a luminaire or to electrical equipment with a power rating of not more than 150W. If after inspecting and testing the electrical equipment under subsection (1) (a) , a competent person decides the equipment is safe to use, the person conducting the business or undertaking must ensure the competent person immediately attaches a durable tag to the equipment that shows the prescribed details for the equipment. If after inspecting and testing the electrical equipment under subsection (1) (a) , a competent person decides the equipment is not safe to use, the person conducting the business or undertaking must ensure— the competent person immediately attaches a durable tag to the equipment that warns people not to use the equipment; and the equipment is immediately withdrawn from use. A person conducting a business or undertaking must ensure that, for the purposes of the business or undertaking, a tag is not attached to specified electrical equipment under subsection (3) unless— the equipment is new; or both of the following apply— the equipment has been inspected and tested by a competent person; the tag was attached by the competent person. ES Act — section 30 (see section 8 ) (sec.107-ssec.1) A person conducting a business or undertaking must ensure that specified electrical equipment of the person at the workplace is not used to perform work unless— it is inspected and tested by a competent person— if the equipment is double insulated—at least once every year; or if the equipment is not double insulated—at least once every 6 months; and either— if the specified electrical equipment is connected to a socket-outlet that is in a permanent workplace under the control of the person conducting the business or undertaking—the specified electrical equipment is connected to a socket-outlet for which a type 1 safety switch, or type 2 safety switch, that is not portable, is installed; or if the specified electrical equipment is connected to a socket-outlet that is not in a permanent workplace under the control of the person conducting the business or undertaking—the specified electrical equipment is connected to a type 1 safety switch or type 2 safety switch. the premises of a customer of the person conducting a business or undertaking visited by a service technician carrying out work for the person conducting a business or undertaking a hand held grinder plugged into a socket-outlet a hand held electric drill plugged into a socket-outlet that is used for drilling holes in steelwork in a light engineering workshop (sec.107-ssec.2) However— subsection (1) (b) (i) does not apply if the person conducting the business or undertaking is exempted under section 109 ; and subsection (1) (b) (i) and (ii) do not apply to a socket-outlet that is— more than 2.3m above the floor; and provided for the purpose of supplying electricity to a luminaire or to electrical equipment with a power rating of not more than 150W. (sec.107-ssec.3) If after inspecting and testing the electrical equipment under subsection (1) (a) , a competent person decides the equipment is safe to use, the person conducting the business or undertaking must ensure the competent person immediately attaches a durable tag to the equipment that shows the prescribed details for the equipment. (sec.107-ssec.4) If after inspecting and testing the electrical equipment under subsection (1) (a) , a competent person decides the equipment is not safe to use, the person conducting the business or undertaking must ensure— the competent person immediately attaches a durable tag to the equipment that warns people not to use the equipment; and the equipment is immediately withdrawn from use. (sec.107-ssec.5) A person conducting a business or undertaking must ensure that, for the purposes of the business or undertaking, a tag is not attached to specified electrical equipment under subsection (3) unless— the equipment is new; or both of the following apply— the equipment has been inspected and tested by a competent person; the tag was attached by the competent person. ES Act — section 30 (see section 8 )