AS/NZS3012 Table 4

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For those of you who are involved in the building industry and need to know the testing time frames here is

Table 4 from AS/NZ3012:2003

CAUTION: This page must be read in conjunction with the Standard as a whole

1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Environment Relocatable construction premises, Class I (earthed conductive parts) and Class II (double insulated) electrical equipment) Residual current devices (RCDs)
Relocatable construction premises - fixed and transportable equipment1 and construction wiring2 including switchboards Portable equipment 3

Pushbutton test
(by user)

Operating time
(RCD tester)
Portable 4 Non-portable fixed6 Portable 4.5 Non-portable fixed6
Construction and demolition sites in accordance with Clause 1.1 6 months 3 months After connection to a socket or before connection of equipment and at least once every day in use. 1 month 3 months 12 months

1.  Relocatable construction premises and fixed and transportable electrical equipment (Clause 3.6).

2.  Construction wiring including switchboards (Clause 3.4)

3.  Portable equipment - appliances, flexible cords, cord extesnion sets, PSOAs, generators, inverters (Clause 3.6).

4  Portable RCD includes RCDs on portable equipment, or RCDs associated with portable generators (Clause 3.5).

5.  Includes connection between generator winding and equipotential bonding system (Clause 3.7).

6.  Clause 3.5.

7.  In New Zealand, inspection and testing intervals for relocatable construction premises do not apply

 

This Standard has been reproduced with permission from Standards New Zealand. © Standards New Zealand 2001 and can be purchased on line at www.standards.co.nz (click on purchasing standards on the tabs at the top of the page).

For more information on this Standard ring NZ 0800-735-656  or Standards Australia on 1300 65 46 46 from within Australia.

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