Celtic Security Services also offers a number off electrical services. With our electrical test and tag team we can make sure all your Appliances, EPOD's (Electrical Portable Outlet Device), Extension Leads, Fixed RCD's (Residual Current Device) and Portable RCD's are compliant and tested to AS3760 in accordance with the Electrical Safety regulations
Class 1 and 2 Appliance Testing
When testing these appliances we are testing for Earth leakage (as these appliances rely on the buildings earth wire system), Current leakage, Insulation resistance, Polarity Testing.
EPOD (Electrical Portable Outlet Device) Testing
In order to successfully test and tag a surge protected device, you’ll need to have both an understanding of how your tester functions and the knowledge of how surge protection works.
Specifically, surge protected power boards contain MOV’s (Metal Oxide Varistors) and/or EMI filtering (Electro Magnetic Interference), which are designed to protect any surge of voltage damaging sensitive electronic equipment. They are usually identifiable from the words ‘Surge Protected’ or lightning bolt image.
With Electrical Portable Outlet Devices you need to make sure that all outlets of the device are tested.
MOV Type - Earth Bond, Polarity and Insulation Resistance @ 250V Leakage Test
MOV & EMI - Filtering Earth Bond, Polarity and may require Leakage Test.
Some brands will require power to be supplied in order for the surge protection to work (e.g. Thor, Arlec), as these particular surge boards will still pass both a 250V and 500V Insulation Resistance test. This means that the Insulation test @ 250V will fail. In this case you will need to perform a Class I Leakage test, regardless of the tester you’re using.
RCD (Residual Current Device)
RCD testing is the "tripping" of your Residual Current Device or Safety Switch. This is a timed test and is conducted on all power points that contain a fixed RCD circuit. We also test portable RCD's this is the same procedure but has a longer trip time.
According to Safe Work Australia, these are some of the most common risks associated with electricity when there is a lack of proper testing, and they are as follows:
- Arcing, explosion or fire causing burns. The injuries are often suffered because arcing or explosion or both occur when high fault currents are present.
- Electric shock causing injury or death.
- Electric shock from ‘step-and-touch’ potentials
- Toxic gases causing illness or death. Burning and arcing associated with electrical equipment may release various gases and contaminants
- Fire resulting from an electrical fault.
With the following regular test intervals (as specified in the Electrical Safety Regulations 2013 and AS/NZS 3760:2010) we can assure your equipment is operating as it should;
- Amusement devices and rides (not specified)
(A device or ride supplied by a plug with a current rating of not more than 20 amps must also be connected to a type 1 safety switch or type 2 safety switch) After each
Licenses
- QBCC 1183612 (Licensee Mark Robinson)
- Security Provider 4626868 (Monitoring and patrol)
- Security Provider 4695612 (Consulting and Installers)
- Electrical 89015
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