AS/NZS 3760:2003 pdf – ln-service safety inspection and testing of electrical equipment

AS/NZS 3760:2003 pdf – ln-service safety inspection and testing of electrical equipment.
Typical examples of equipment are:
(a) Portable, hand-held and stationary appliances, designed for connection to the low voltage supply by a flexible cord:
(b) Cord extension sets and outlet devices (also known as electrical portable outlet devices, EPODs or power boards);
(C) Flexible cords connected to fixed equipment in hostile environments;
(d) Portable isolation transformers (includes power adaptor/plug-pack, both of the transformer and switch-mode type):
(e) RCDs – Portable type (PRCD), socket outlet type and fixed switchboard type;
(f) Commercial and industrial battery chargers;
(g) Portable and transportable 415V heavy duty tools such as high pressure washers and concrete grinders.
1.1.1 This Standard does not apply to electrical equipment (such as suspended light fittings), at a height of 2,5m or greater above the ground, floor or platform, where there is not a reasonable chance of a person touching the equipment and, at the same time, coming into contact with earth or any conducting medium which may be in electrical contact with earth or through which a circuit may be completed to earth.
1.1.2 This Standard does not apply to equipment which would need to be dismantled to perform the inspection and tests specified in this Standard,
NOTE If, for some reason outside the scope of this Standard, equipment must be dismantled to verify safety, this action must be performed by a technically qualified person.
1.1.3 Functional checks are not considered part of a safety evaluation and therefore not included in this Standard
1.1.4 This Standard only applies to equipment in-service at a place of work or public place, or offered for hire.
NOTE For example, this Standard does not apply to demonstration stock in retail or wholesale outlets.
1.1.5 This Standard does not apply to fixed or stationary equipment connected to wiring that forms part of the electrical installation and falls within the scope of AS/NZS 3000.