ARK TESTING PTY LTD

 

 

 

Our Service:

 

ARK Testing Pty Ltd core business is testing and tagging service, but to offer more services to our clients, we can provide Poly Phase Testing, Microwave Radiation Testing, Thermal Imaging, Re-lamping Service, Safety Switch(RCD) Testing, Locksmith service, Access Control installation, CCTV installation and Alarm installation.

 

We can test and tag your entire plug in electrical appliances from personal computers, to power tools, to 3 phase machinery. 

 

Some examples of appliances that require testing are:

 

mobile phone chargers

fork lift chargers

kettles

televisions

power boards

welders

fridges

ovens

printers

monitors

note book chargers

plug in radios

extension leads

electric power tools

lamps

microwaves

battery chargers

vacuum cleaners

photocopier

portable A/C

and more

 

 

 

 

At ARK Testing we only use the top of the line, up-to-date testing equipment, the AlphaPAT SupaPAT and Metrel SmarTEC.  Our testing equipment allows us to safety test I.T. and Laboratory equipment without risk of damage.

 

Our staff are trained professionals, they are experienced in testing and tagging and know exactly what is required to ensure our customers gain compliance and are satisfied with the quality of our work.

 

Once our staff have completed testing and tagging, you will be supplied with a complete listing of items tested in Adobe pdf format.  This register will include all information as required by AS/NZS 3760.

 

Your Obligations

If you are an employer or self-employed person, you have a duty of care to ensure that employees and visitors to the workplace are safe from injury and risks to health.  You must, therefore, manage any safety risks surrounding electrical hazards, in accordance with the requirements of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 (the Act) and the Regulation.

 

To support the application of a risk management approach to electrical safety, you must also comply with the specific legislative requirements outlined in clause 64 and 65 of the OHS Regulation 2001.

 

Clause 64 (2) requires,

• all electrical equipment that is used in construction work to be regularly inspected, tested and maintained by a competent person to ensure it is safe for use, and

• all electrical equipment that is used at a place of work where the safe operation of the electrical equipment could be affected by a hostile operating environment is regularly inspected, tested and maintained by a competent person to ensure it is safe for use, and

• all electrical equipment at a place of work that is found to be unsafe is disconnected from the electricity supply and is repaired, replaced or permanently removed from use.

 

Clause 65 (1) requires,

• that an employer must ensure that a record is made and kept of all inspections and tests made and maintenance carried out on electrical equipment.

 

Electrical safety advice from Energy Safe Victoria, please click on link: Regular Checking of Electrical Equipment

 

 

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