AS/NZS 3760: Test and Tag Guidance

AS/NZS 3760:2022 covers in-service safety inspection and testing of electrical equipment. It superseded the 2010 edition. Use current guidance and the applicable requirements for your site when planning a programme.

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Choose a suitable inspection and testing programme

Equipment type, how it is used, environmental conditions and the relevant legal requirements influence inspection and testing. Do not choose intervals solely from an old generic table.

Construction and demolition sites have additional requirements, including AS/NZS 3012. Electrical installation inspection and repair are separate from appliance test and tag.

Inspection comes first

A competent person should inspect the equipment and select suitable tests for its design and condition. Test methods and instruments must be appropriate; not every appliance can be assessed using the same test sequence.

Remove suspected unsafe equipment from use and follow your workplace procedures for identification, isolation, assessment and repair.

Keep useful records

Records should identify the equipment, inspection and test dates, results, tester and next inspection or test when applicable. Ask your provider how failed items and remedial actions will be recorded.

This page is a general overview and does not reproduce the standard’s technical procedures or interval tables. See SafeWork NSW electrical inspection and testing and construction and demolition electrical guidance.