Mining

All mining operations have a Testing and Tagging requirement for electrical equipment under regulation 5.27 of the MSI regulations. This page will give you all the information you need to know, ensuring your Mining Operation is compliant with the appropriate regulations.

Test Intervals

For Mining Operations – Test & Tagging as per Regulations 5.27 of the MSI regulations requires the Testing & Tagging of portable electrical equipment and portable RCD’s on a 3 monthly inspection & maintenance system. Mining operations must either use their own tagging colour system or follow Appendix F of AS/NZS 3012:2010 as above.

Different coloured tags are required on your equipment for each quarter, please see the coloured tags required below

Red Tags – Period from December to February

Green Tags – Period from March to May

Blue Tags – Period from June to August

Yellow Tags – Period from September to November

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All electrical equipment on your mine site needs to be tested at 3 monthly retest intervals. Listed below are examples of common equipment that you would require to be Test & Tagged and Inspected on a construction site.

  • Portable Welders
  • RCD Boxes
  • Drop Saw
  • Soldering Iron
  • Grinder
  • Single & 3 phase extension leads
  • Circular Saw
  • Vacuum Cleaners
  • High Pressure Hose
  • Pump
  • Air Compressor
  • Jigsaw
  • Jack Hammer
  • Temporary Builders Site
  • Switchboards
  • Portable Generators
  • Arc Welders
  • Battery Chargers
  • Portable Inverters
  • Double Adaptors & 3 pin plug adaptors (piggyback) or similar, shall not be used on construction and demolitions sites
FLEXIBILITY ALLOWED WITH THE TESTING INTERVALS?

In order to remain compliant to the standard you will need to stick to the 6 monthly cycle, as stated in the section above.

There is a tolerance of 2 weeks allowed from renewal date for you to still achieve compliance.

One of the most common problems that we see in the mining industry, is that everyone is busy, and it’s very easy to miss these dates and not be compliant with the standards. We can help you by taking care of this responsibility for you. Our staff can contact your site manager several weeks before your testing is due. With this, we can arrange a time for a site visit to re-test and tag all your equipment and provide you with your compliance reporting. This will enable you to get on with running your business hassle free.