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One of the biggest problems with businesses today is that Safety Switches go unchecked for months and in some cases years. Electrical testing fo safety switches will save lives. Onsite testing is quick and cheap to have done on a regular basis, as is the repairs that can be carriered out on damage electrical items such as appliances. If your business or home for that matter has a faulty safety switches your at risk of serious injury or death. So please take the time to have your business premises tested and tagged and give you and your employees piece of mind in knowing they are working in a safe workplace.

Electrical Testing and Tagging

Christmas is fast approaching and everybody is in the process of
preparing to decorate their home or garden with festive lights. Here are some handy tips of preparing to have safe Christmas Holidays.

• When buying new decorative lighting kits, look for an approval number (e.g. Qxxxxx; Vxxxxx; Nxxxxx; NSWxxxxx; Sxxxxx) or the regulatory compliance mark logo, which indicates compliance with Australian standards. These are normally found on the decorative lighting and may also be printed on the packaging.

• Use extra-low-voltage (12V or 24V) decorative lights, especially outdoors, on fences, metal work, roofs or downpipes.  These should be supplied with an approved power supply unit (transformer).

• Do not alter or modify any lighting equipment.

• Lights used outdoors should be specifically designed for this purpose.

• If power points are not protected by a built-in safety switch, either have a licensed electrical contractor install one, or connect decorative lighting through a portable safety switch.

• Be aware that using multiple high-powered lamps may overload your electric circuits.

• When using multiple sets of decorative lighting or high-powered lights (such as para-floods, flood lights or spotlights), plug them into a power board fitted with overload protection.

• The use of double adaptors or piggy back plugs is not recommended.

• Use only factory-made extension leads or those made by a licensed electrician.

• Before use, check decorative lighting and all leads for damage, and only use if undamaged.

• Always fully unwind extension leads to avoid overheating.

• All outdoor electrical connections must be weatherproof. You can buy weatherproofing accessories that do the job. Regulatory compliance mark logo

So have a Safety, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. HO HO HO!

You always have to think of safety in the home around Christmas time especially with children running about and that’s why it is always a good idea to inspect all of you appliances for faults. Appliance testing and tagging can be carried out very cheap by Be Smart Electrical. Please take a look at our website for further information on any of our electrical safety services at http://www.be-smart.com.au