A paramount concern should be guaranteeing a secure environment in the workplace for your team and clients.
Duty of Care
As an employer, you have a legal obligation to maintain a secure workspace. Ultimately, you are the one being held accountable if the necessary safety standards are not implemented or if the appropriate safety tools are not in place. However, the larger purpose for meeting safety requirements should be to ensure that your employees and business are in a safe and healthy environment rather than merely staying away from any legal action. This is why testing of appliances and electrical equipment in workplaces is highly recommended.
Do I have to Test and Tag?
As an accountable business leader and owner, you are expected to meet safety standards. If you fail to adhere to them, you are not taking the necessary action to secure electrical safety in your workspace, and you may be fined for not meeting occupational safety protocols or leave yourself open to claims for negligence in the future if an incident occurs. If you neglect to have your equipment inspected and marked, it can have severe consequences; so, it is crucial to have a check and label agenda for your business.
Technicians will be able to explain this to you and leave you with a report that explains the range of equipment they have tested and tagged. Usually, any appliance or equipment with cords, leads, switchboards, rcd, powerpoints, and lights are tested.
Get it right first time and use a professional Test and Tag supplier
It is mandated by the safety protocol that electrical equipment must be evaluated and identified by someone who is certified and has the ability, instruction, expertise, and comprehension of the security regulations and PAT testing. Recently, this criteria has been updated to necessitate that test and tag professionals have their skills maintained. This means that when you hire Altona Test and Tag to carry out testing and tagging, at your place of work wherever you are in Melbourne, you can be certain that your organisation is in good hands.
Maintaining detailed records is essential
Aside from having the electrical appliances tested and tagged, the safety criteria also require that you should preserve comprehensive records on which electrical equipment was tested and tagged, the outcomes of the assessment and when the equipment is next expected to be tested. Altona Test and Tag will log this information for you and will also implement a test and tag agenda for your business to guarantee that your business complies with the safety guidelines.
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