OH&S REQUIREMENTS FOR TESTING ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT

Hello this topic will be about the requirements from the oh&s for electrical and electronic equipment. frist of all what is the OH&S?







Well the OH&S is Occupational safety and health (OSH), also commonly referred to as occupational health and safety (OHS), occupational health, or workplace health and safety (WHS), it is concerned with the safety, health, and welfare of people at work. now for the requirements it stats that Under the Victorian Occupational Health and Safety Act (2004) , the employer has a legal obligation to ensure that the workplace and the plant at the workplace is safe and without risks to health (Section 21). This basically means identifying whether there are any hazards associated with electrical equipment, assessing the associated risks and taking measures to eliminate or control those risks.




Now the specifications pertaining to the requirements are:
has management or control of electrical equipment, including electrical installations, or
carries out electrical work on or near energized electrical equipment, including electrical installations.

To have legal effect in a jurisdiction, the model Code of Practice must be approved as a code of practice in that jurisdiction.




It is also stated in the standard that it is specified to carry out procedures for the safety inspection such as testing of low voltage ,single phase and poly phase electrical equipment, connected to the electrical supply by a flexible cord or connecting device, and that:
Is new equipment placed into service for the first time;
Is already in-service;
Has been serviced or repaired;
Is returning to service from a second-hand sale; or
Is available for hire.






HOW OFTEN SHOULD THESE EQUIPMENT BE TESTED?






THE STANDARD ALSO STATES THAT In addition to the regular testing and inspection, the standard specified that electrical equipment SHOULD be inspected and tested:


Before return to service after a repair or servicing, which could have affected the electrical safety of the equipment, and


Before return to service from a second-hand sale, to ensure equipment is safe.


Generally the following should be followed:


equipment, including tools and leads, on building sites: at least every quarter


Safety Switches: monthly


Factories, etc, equipment/machinery/tools on 'the floor': six monthly.


Offices (including offices in factories): every 3 to 5 years.




















The OH&S helps to ensure that both employees and employers have a hazard free and healthy work place so please insures to follow all guidelines instructed.



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