Electrical safety and electrical work procedure

 
Business Units
may require that all non-UWA owned 
electrical equipment
used in their Business Units be 
inspected or tested and tagged as appropriate under AS/NZS 3760 before being used in UWA premises. 

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Electrical Safety and Electrical Work Procedure 
Prepared: May 2015 
Version 3.1 
Authorised by University Safety Committee 
Review: 
May 2020 
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5.3 Electrical equipment inspection, testing and tagging 
5.3.1 General 
It is a requirement that all electrical equipment in long-term accommodation be inspected at 2 yearly intervals 
in accordance with Table 4 in AS/NZS 3760.
Appliances likely to be used in an electrically hostile environment (see section 5.3.3) need to be tested and 
tagged in accordance with AS/NZS 3760. 
The following are excluded from this Procedure's electrical testing and tagging requirements: 
•
Electrical equipment located in non-hostile environments (see section 5.3.3) 
•
Privately owned electrical appliances in short-term serviced accommodation facilities owned or 
operated by UWA or UWA contractors; 
•
Privately owned electrical appliances in long-term accommodation self-contained and domestic 
houses / units; 
•
Privately owned electrical appliances where the owner ensures that the appliance complies with 
appropriate Australian/International electrical manufacturing standards, is suitable for 230 volts 
alternating current at 50 Hz frequency and uses only Australian pattern 3 pin or 2 pin plugs; 
•
Concessional areas of the University such as banks, bookshops etc. in which the concessional 
manager is responsible for electrical safety but Campus Management retains responsibility for the 
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