Retail

All retail shops 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 a Retail Outlet in Australia annual (12 monthly) & up to 5 yearly electrical Testing and Tagging is required to the AS/NZS 3760:2010 standard.

A Retail Outlet is 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).

However If, for a example, you own or run a coffee shop with a kitchen area, the front of shop would require 12 monthly testing, and the kitchen area would need to be tested 6 monthly as per commercial kitchen.

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As a general rule all electrical equipment in your Retail Outlet needs to be tested at 6 monthly, 12 monthly & up to 5 yearly intervals, dependent on the type of equipment & environment.

Listed below are examples of common equipment that we would test for you.

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 (includes) power adaptor pack, both of the safety isolating transformer and switch mode type
  • 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 retail 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 our business hassle free.