AS NZS 3760-2022

Description

AS NZS 3760 – 2022 Edition – In-service safety inspection and testing of electrical equipment and RCDs

AS NZS 3760 specifies procedures for the safety inspection and testing of low voltage single phase and polyphase electrical equipment, connected to an electrical supply by a flexible cord or connecting device, and that:

 Is new equipment placed into service for the first time;
Is already in-service;
Has been serviced or repaired;
Is returning to service from a second-hand sale; or
Is available for hire.

AS NZS 3760 also specifies procedures for the safety inspection and testing of:

 In Australia, residual current devices (RCDs) installed in the electrical installation;
Portable inverters that generate or produce low voltage.

Typical examples of equipment covered by this standard are:

 Portable equipment, hand-held equipment and stationary equipment, designed for connection to the low voltage supply by a supply cord, an appliance inlet or pins for insertion into a socket-outlet;
Cord sets, cord extension sets and portable outlet devices;
Portable residual current devices (PRCD), outgoing assemblies for construction sites (ACS); portable socket-outlet assemblies (PSOA), outlet boxes;
Flexible cords connected to fixed equipment in hostile environments;
Portable power supplies (includes power adaptor/plug-pack, both of the safety isolating transformer and switch-mode type);
Battery chargers, including those for commercial or industrial use;
Portable and transportable heavy duty tools such as high-pressure washers and concrete grinders.

General Product Information:

Edition	6th Edition
Document Type	PDF
Document Language	English
Committee	EL-036
ISBN	9781761138744
Pages	43
Publisher	Standards Australia(AS)
Status	Current

Amendments, rulings, supplements, and errata include:

AS/NZS 3760:2022 AMD 1:2022
December 2022
In-service safety inspection and testing of electrical equipment and RCDs