No matter if you are operating a large company that uses electrical appliances and tools, or if you are a home owner who uses the typical appliances in their home, you are going to want to make sure that you are aware of what an electrical test and tag service is and utilize what they do to maintain a safe workplace, or a safe home environment.  While you more than likely know what a test and tag service is and what they do, you may be wondering what electrical appliances actually need to be tested.  Here is what you need to know about having your electrical appliances tested and tagged by a professional test and tag service.

What Electrical Appliances Need to Actually be Tested?

While there is not going to be any type of agency or laws that require you to get your electrical appliances tested and tagged by a professional test and tag company in the residential realm, it is going to be in your best interest to take advantage of this service.  However, if you are running a business that utilizes any type of electrical appliance that is required to be ‘plugged in’, you are going to regularly need to have each and every one of these appliances tested and tagged.  Once this has been completed, all of the data will then be documented and property maintained.

Here are the different types of electrical that needs to go through the Electrical Testing Services test and tag process.

Low Risk Environments

When it comes to the different types of classifications of electrical equipment that is required to go through the test and tag service, the low risk environment electrical equipment is going to be equipment that is being used in an environment that is considered to be non-hostile.  What this means, is that the electrical equipment is only going to need to have a visual inspection done on it, as opposed to a complete analysis.

Here are some examples of electrical equipment that is going to need to be inspected on a regular basis, making sure that all of the records of the inspections are neatly kept and maintained by the employees.

• Any type of computer workstation that is either in an office, in a classroom, a telecentre, etc.
• Any type of fixed electrical equipment
• Any kind of stationary electrical equipment that has a mass exceeding the weight of 18kg and no handles to carry it

High Risk Environments

A high-risk environment is going to be any environment that is considered to be hostile.  If this is the case, all of the electrical appliances and other electrical equipment are going to need to be inspected and tested, making sure that all of the records of the tests and results are neatly kept and organized for easy use.  Some examples of this type of environment include:

• Toasters, kettles and handheld kitchen appliances
• Electrical appliances that you may use around your home, such as heaters, electric saws, vacuum cleaners, and power tools
• All types of portable electrical equipment