sec.128Specified electrical equipment

sec.128 Specified electrical equipment

The person conducting the business or undertaking must ensure specified electrical equipment of the person is not used to perform the amusement work unless the equipment 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 connected to a safety switch. If, after inspecting and testing the equipment under subsection (1) (a) the 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 states the prescribed details for the equipment. If, after inspecting and testing the equipment under subsection (1) (a) the 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attaches a durable tag to the equipment that warns people not to use the equipment; and the equipment is immediately withdrawn from use. The person conducting the business or undertaking must ensure that, for the purposes of the business or undertaking, a tag is not attached to the equipment under subsection (2) 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. Subsections (1) to (4) are linked to the electrical safety duty in section 30 of the Act (see section 7 (1) ). (sec.128-ssec.1) The person conducting the business or undertaking must ensure specified electrical equipment of the person is not used to perform the amusement work unless the equipment 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 connected to a safety switch. (sec.128-ssec.2) If, after inspecting and testing the equipment under subsection (1) (a) the 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 states the prescribed details for the equipment. (sec.128-ssec.3) If, after inspecting and testing the equipment under subsection (1) (a) the 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.128-ssec.4) The person conducting the business or undertaking must ensure that, for the purposes of the business or undertaking, a tag is not attached to the equipment under subsection (2) 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. Subsections (1) to (4) are linked to the electrical safety duty in section 30 of the Act (see section 7 (1) ).