YES! We have current Public and Product Liability Insurance for $20,000,000.00 and Workers Compensation Insurance. Certificates of Currency for these are available apon request. We can also provide verification of our superannuation payments.

YES! AS/NZS 3760, which is the relevant standard for safety checking of electrical appliances states that someone employed to do testing and tagging work of electrical appliances must be deemed "A competent person". This competency may be gained through training, experience or a combination of both.

All of our technicians meet the competency requirement set out by AS/NZS 3760. All of our technicians have obtained a TAFE statement in Safety Checking Electrical Appliances or an equivalent. They also gain experience through on the job training with other experienced technicians.

NO. Items that are deemed to be fixed or of low risk of being damaged do not need to be tested.

YES! All employers have a duty of care to insure they are providing a safe working evirvonment for their staff members. The OH&S Act (2000) and OH&S Regulation (2001) are the current pieces of legislation that must be followed in regards to electrical appliance safety.

NO! New appliances do need not to be tested, they do however need to be tagged to indicate the date on which they were introduced into service. Once Appliance Test & Tag Services have performed your testing service you will be provided with Introduction to Service tags at no extra charge so that you may apply them to new appliances as you need them.

YES! We will perform a Millisecond and push button test on your RCDs and include this information into the Appliance Register that you will be provided after our service is completed.

YES! We test three phase (polyphase/415V) equipment at the same rate as single phase appliances.

We charge per appliance that we test. We do not charge extra for three phase equipment nor for powerboards. Our prices start from as low as $3.00 per appliance. Contact the friendly staff in our office for a quote.

The testing interval depends on the environment in which the appliance is being used. The harsher the environment then the more likely the appliance is to be damaged, hence there is a requirement for a reduced time between testing. Please see the table below for a testing schedule for the most common environments.

Equipment type
Environment type	Class 1	Class 2	Powerboards & Ext Leads
Domestic Construction	3 Months	3 Months	3 Months
Commercial Construction	1 Month	1 Month	1 Month
Factories and workshops	6 Months	12 Months	6 Months
Hostile Environment where the lead of the appliance is flexed during use or open to abuse	12 Months	12 Months	12 Months
NON Hostile Environment where the lead of the appliance is NOT flexed during use or is NOT open to abuse	5 Years	5 Years	5 Years
Residential Areas of hotels	2 Years	2 Years	2 Years
Commercial Cleaning Equipment	6 Months	12 Months	12 Months
Hire Equipment (Visual inspection before each hire)	3 Months	3 Months	3 Months
Repaired, serviced and second-hand equipment	After repair or service which could affect electrical safety, or on reintroduction to service.

The following outlines the benefits our testing services compared to our competitors:

• Unique Barcoding System
• Electronic Data Capture
• No additional charges for three phase (polyphase/415V) or powerboard testing
• RCD Testing and reporting
• Supply of your records in both electronic and printed formats
• Supply of Introduction to Service tags at no extra cost

The process of testing appliance involves the following:

• Visual Inspection: Firstly the appliance shall be checked to ensure that it is in good physical condition and there are no obvious signs of danger.
• Electrical Testing: The appliance shall be tested with a Portable Appliance Tester (PAT) to test for any unseen electrical faults.
• Record Keeping: Once the appliance is tested a record of the appliance and the test outcomes as well as who tested it shall be made.