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rb99

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#229093 7-Feb-2018 15:22
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Apparently if you dare to take electrical anything to uni you need to get it all tested and tagged. Would anyone have any idea of how much that kind of thing might cost and what needs testing - does brand new stuff need it ?




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  #1953057 7-Feb-2018 15:55
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Contrary to popular belief there is no legal requirement to test and tag. There is however, by and large, a legal requirement for appliances to be electrically safe. To achieve this legal requirement test and tag has become the defacto method of compliance. Individually you are not bound by this requirement, i.e in your own house etc. The university is though. Unfortunately for you the university is well within their rights to require anything you connect to their electrical system to be proven to be electrically safe. Think of the consequences if electrically unsafe appliances are connected to the electrical system without any sort of control - a potential disaster. Easiest thing is to find an appliance repairer and have them throw your appliance on a PAT and give you a suitable tag. Might cost you $20ish. 

 

Another point: Operators of PAT equipment do not need to hold any sort of electrical qualification, they only need to be trained to use that specific PAT equipment. Absolutely crazy.

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