Offices

All offices have a testing and tagging & Residual Current Device (RCD) Testing requirement for electrical equipment under AS/NZS 3760:2010. On this page you will find all the information that you need to know, to ensure that your site is compliant with the appropriate regulations.

Test Intervals

In an office environment in Australia annual (12 monthly) & up to 5 yearly electrical testing and tagging is required to the AS/NZS 3760:2010 standard.

An office would be classified as having equipment that would be subject to ‘open to abuse’ or in a hostile environment (12 monthly testing) and equipment that is not open to abuse & not in an hostile environment’ (5 yearly testing)

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As a general rule, all electrical equipment in your Office environment needs to
be tested on a 12 monthly & up to 5 yearly intervals dependent on the type of environment and upon a risk assessment.

12 Monthly Testing Required

  • Computer Hard drives
  • Monitors & associated leads
  • Laptops
  • Surge Protector Powerboards
  • Pedestal Fans
  • Audio Equipment
  • Radio
  • Phone Chargers
  • Staff Kitchen Equipment
  • Water Cooler
  • Coffee Machine

Up to 5 Yearly Testing required

  • Computer Hard drives Monitors & associated leads
  • UPS
  • Computer Servers & Telecommunication Hubs
  • Projector
  • Extension Leads
  • Shredder
  • Laminators
  • Audio Equipment
  • Printer
  • Photocopier
  • Electronic Whiteboard
examples of equipment covered under AS/NZS 3760:2010 standard
  • Single & 3 phase portable plug in electrical equipment
  • Portable equipment, hand-held equipment and stationary equipment,
    designed for connection to the low voltage supply by a supply cord for
    insertion into a socket outlet.
  • Cord sets, cord extension sets and outlet devices (also known as electrical portable equipment)
  • Flexible cords connected to fixed equipment in hostile environments
  • Portable power supplies including power adaptor packs, both safety
    isolating and switch mode type transformers
  • Battery chargers including those for commercial or industrial use
  • Portable & non portable equipment such as mixers, ovens, fridges etc.

Electrical equipment installed at a height of 2.5m, or greater above the ground, do not need to be tested under the AS/NZS 3760:2010 standard, this is where there is not a reasonable chance of a person touching the electrical equipment.

Flexibility Allowed with the Testing Intervals?

In order to remain compliant to the standard you will need to adhere 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 hospitality 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 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.