Most people don’t bother to have their extinguishers tested on a regular basis and then when its need the most, find it does not work correctly. Portable fire extinguishers are a first-attack fire-fighting appliance and are particularly effective for fire that is in an early stage of growth. Fire extinguishers which comply with Australian Standards […]
Exit light Testing
In the interest of public safety, the standard AS/NZS2293 outlines the obligations of building owners and tenants in relation to testing and monitoring of Exit signs and Emergency Lighting to ensure the safe evacuation of occupants in an emergency. Exit and emergency evacuation lighting systems are designed and installed as an essential safety measure to […]
Smoke Alarm Testing
Testing of smoke alarms in commercial buildings or tenanted residential buildings means more responsibility for landlords, managing agents and business owners. Contrary to popular belief, the testing of smoke alarms has become more involved than just pressing the red button to see if the alarm works or replacing the battery every year. The location, age, […]
Earth Fault Loop Impedence Testing
The Australian wiring rules (AS/NZS3000:2000) introduced a standard relating to protection against indirect contact (Clause 2.3). Measuring fault loop impedence is mandatory to ensure the correct compliance of this clause. If an appliance becomes faulty, the resistance in the earth return circuit must be sufficiently low enough to allow the safety switch or fuse within […]
RCD Testing 240v And Three Phase
A residual current device (RCD) or a residual current circuit breaker (RCCB) commonly know as a safety switch is designed to isolate power when it detects an in-balance commonly of 30 mA (milliamps) between the active and neutral conductor. These in-balances are commonly caused by current leakage through earth. This leakage can be caused via […]
Testing Three Phase Equipment
At SafePower Safety Systems all of our technicians specialize in the testing of 3 Phase equipment. The minimum requirement for testing 3 phase equipment is to have an earth leakage test carried out using a 3 phase leakage tester. The allowable earth leakage current limit for 3 phase equipment is 5mA. Once the earth leakage test is done an earth […]
Testing 240V Equipment
To discharge your duty of care in the workplace you are required to reduce the risk of electrical shock as far as practicable. One method of achieving this is to ensure your tools, leads and appliances are tested for electrical fault on a regular basis. The Australian/New Zealand Standard AS/NZS 3760:2010 and AS/NZS 3012: 2003 clearly […]