70Electrical equipment in hostile environment

70 Electrical equipment in hostile environment do all that is reasonably practicable to ensure electrical equipment at the workplace is regularly inspected and tested by a competent person if the electrical equipment is: (a) supplied with electricity through an electrical socket outlet; and (b) used in a hostile environment. (2) The person conducting the business or undertaking must do all that is reasonably practicable to ensure electrical equipment that is new and unused at the workplace is inspected for obvious damage before it is used. (3) The person conducting the business or undertaking must do all that is reasonably practicable to ensure a record of any testing performed under subregulation (1) is kept in accordance with subregulation (4) until the electrical equipment is: (a) next tested; or (b) permanently removed from the workplace or disposed of.

Electrical Safety Regulations 2024 44 (4) The record of testing must specify the following: (a) the name of the person who performed the testing; (b) the date of the testing; (c) the outcome of the testing; (d) the date on which subsequent testing must be performed. (5) The record in subregulation (4) may be in the form of a tag attached to the electrical equipment tested. subregulation (1), (2) or (3).