sec.138Specified electrical equipment

sec.138 Specified electrical equipment

The person conducting the business or undertaking must ensure specified electrical equipment of the person at the workplace is not used to perform service work or office work unless the equipment is— inspected and tested by a competent person— if the equipment is used only for office work—at least once every 5 years; or otherwise—at least once every year; or connected to a safety switch. a portable vacuum cleaner used in a hotel a hand held blow dryer used in a hairdressing salon a powerboard or extension lead used to supply power to office equipment 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 electrical 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attaches a durable tag to the equipment that warns people not to use the equipment; and the equipment is immediately withdrawn from use.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 specified electrical 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.138-ssec.1) The person conducting the business or undertaking must ensure specified electrical equipment of the person at the workplace is not used to perform service work or office work unless the equipment is— inspected and tested by a competent person— if the equipment is used only for office work—at least once every 5 years; or otherwise—at least once every year; or connected to a safety switch. a portable vacuum cleaner used in a hotel a hand held blow dryer used in a hairdressing salon a powerboard or extension lead used to supply power to office equipment (sec.138-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.138-ssec.3) If, after inspecting and testing the electrical 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.138-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 specified electrical 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) ).