The Portable Appliance Testers (PAT) will automatically conduct the following tests for:
So what happens when your Portable Appliance Testing shows non-compliance?
When an in-service inspection or testing identifies equipment fails to comply with the Standard AS3760:2010, the equipment will need to be appropriately labelled - that is tagged - to show that the equipment requires corrective action and warns against use and is to be withdrawn from service. It is the owner or the person in charge of the safety of the site who needs to determine what action needs to be taken to repair the faulty equipment.
After inspecting and testing, compliant equipment shall be fitted with a durable, non-reusable, non-metallic tag or display. You will need to check that all tags are:
Finally, the Standard also says a register needs to be kept. It needs to have:
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