Work Health and Safety Act 2012 - Tasmania

Regulation 150.   Inspection and testing of electrical equipment

(1) A person conducting a business or undertaking at a workplace must ensure that electrical equipment 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 an environment in which the normal use of electrical equipment exposes the equipment to operating conditions that are likely to result in damage to the equipment or a reduction in its expected life span, including conditions that involve exposure to moisture, heat, vibration, mechanical damage, corrosive chemicals or dust.Penalty: In the case of –(a) an individual, a fine not exceeding $3 600; or(b) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding $18 000.(2) In the case of electrical equipment that is new and unused at the workplace, the person conducting the business or undertaking –(a) is not required to comply with subregulation (1) ; and(b) must ensure that the equipment is inspected for obvious damage before being used.Penalty: In the case of –(a) an individual, a fine not exceeding $3 600; or(b) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding $18 000.

Note

However, electrical equipment that is unsafe must not be used (see regulation 149 ).

(3) The person must ensure that a record of any testing carried out under subregulation (1) is kept until the electrical equipment is –(a) next tested; or(b) permanently removed from the workplace or disposed of.Penalty: In the case of –(a) an individual, a fine not exceeding $1 250; or(b) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding $6 000.(4) The record of testing –(a) must specify the following:(i) the name of the person who carried out the testing;(ii) the date of the testing;(iii) the outcome of the testing;(iv) the date on which the next testing must be carried out; and(b) may be in the form of a tag attached to the electrical equipment tested.

151.   Untested electrical equipment not to be used

A person conducting a business or undertaking must ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that electrical equipment is not used if the equipment –(a) is required to be tested under regulation 150 ; and(b) has not been tested.Penalty: In the case of –(a) an individual, a fine not exceeding $3 600; or(b) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding $18 000.