All electrical appliances must go through an electrical test and tag to have their safety status marked with a label.
There are different tag prices of products that are required to test and can have a different hourly rate. All electrical appliances must go through an electrical test and tag to have their safety status marked with a label. The combination of the service of test and tag prices differ and so does the minimum charge. The equipment and appliance markings can consist of the following:
Manufacturer's name or trademark/name or business name, address, and telephone number.
Country of origin of the equipment.
Product identification, such as model or style numbers.
Electrical safety marks, including logo symbols (these will vary by country).
There are several different types of electrical appliances you can do electrical testing on and tag for a business. Depending on their value, services, pricing, quality, and workability like single phase items. Service of test and tag include:
Testing and tagging of air conditioning and refrigeration product.
Testing electrical tools, components, or appliances.
Lighting products.
Testing electric blankets or warm weather electric covers.
Testing thermostats/heaters/coolers/air cleaners/humidifiers.
Testing escape lighting units, exit signs and emergency lighting.
In general, the test is important and must be carried out on each product on-site and can have different pricing. Each electrical appliance must be tested and marked in accordance with the Australian Standard for electrical products which is AS 4024 with the tag prices on-site to mark their quality. You may have to pay an extra cost or value for the items tested and tags that are unusual and will have to pay different test and tag prices. It is usually an affordable job for the clients and customers and the tags can be done easily by the technicians.
The certification test services process can also check, determine and give reports whether there are chips or cracks in the casing, internal fuses, and panel boards.
In addition, the service process test and tag of equipment are done against other standards for quality reasons and keep the Australian standard as an example which can have different money or prices to pay.
The Australian Standard 4474-1993 for socket outlets and attachment plugs for general use.
Australian Standard 4219-2004 for safety extra-low voltage electrical installations.
A qualified professional has to carry out the electrical safety tests assessment of products that require a test and tag. This requires them to use specialised tools such as circuit testers and insulation testers that can identify non-compliances found within the system.
Electrical equipment in a business is normally checked against the Australian Standard Electrical Equipment (AS 4024) which states the test and tag methods, procedures, and results for an electrical product. The testing or inspection agency (person who does the visual inspection of equipment and tests and tags it before operation) will state if it complies with AS 4024 or not, so you can be sure your plug has been tested for safety reasons in the workplace.The minimum charge of having an inspection, testing and tagging on an appliance will vary based on a business' location, as well as the type and size of the product that needs to be checked with a test in the workplace. There is a general tag price list to follow and volume discounts. However, electrical testing and tagging typically has a minimum test charge between $1 per device to around $5 per device; while tag prices can cost anywhere from less than $3 to over $5 per device. Depending on the business, a one-off fee can be paid to test and tag equipment as it is brought in, or you may pay an annual test fee or price tags to have every piece of electrical product checked and items tested at the same time along with the test results and the tag results.