ELECTRICAL SAFETY REGULATIONS 2024
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69 Safety switches not use, or allow to be used, a safety switch unless it complies with AS/NZS 3760 (In-service safety inspection and testing of electrical equipment and RCDs) when tested. (2) A person conducting a business or undertaking at a workplace must ensure each safety switch, other than a portable safety switch, at the workplace is: (a) tested by a competent person in accordance with AS/NZS 3760 immediately after it is connected; and (b) tested at the intervals stated in AS/NZS 3760 in accordance with that standard.
Electrical Safety Regulations 2024 43 (3) A person conducting a business or undertaking at a workplace must ensure each portable safety switch the person has at the workplace is: (a) tested by pushing the test button on the safety switch (b) tested at the intervals stated in AS/NZS 3760 in accordance with that standard. (4) If a safety switch is not working properly, the person conducting the business or undertaking must ensure: