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Electrical

Business Facility Maintenance

Business Facility Maintenance

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As a fellow business owner I understand all the implications, the stresses and the many hats we need to wear to maintain a Healthy business. This juggling act can soon become overwhelming and we can get lost in day to day operations. Often things can be overlooked or areas of a business can be neglected causing an unexpected catastrophe almost always at the wrong time.
Electrical systems are the heart of any facility yet one of the most over looked areas in a business. It is vital to maintain a facility’s electrical system to avoid the unexpected power losses. Even the smallest steps taken today may mean that you never have an issue with your electrical system in the future.

I would recommend that every building should have a routine electrical maintenance schedule. Not just getting an electrician in when something fails but to take Pro Active steps to avoid future breakdowns. The amount of stories you hear about unexpected fires, or electric shocks due to neglecting basic maintenance.

Some more reasons below why an Electrical Maintenance plan should be such a vital tool to your business:

Equipment breakdowns can be dramatically reduced by implementing a maintenance plan
The average electrical failure could cause a huge interruption to work flow.
Your electrical components are three time more likely to have a failure without a maintenance schedule.
Effective electrical maintenance will help avoid disruptions to work flow, damage of property and the lost profit it can cause.
Failure to keep electrical equipment maintained over a long period will inevitably lead to costly emergency repairs including an increased risk to the facility and safety issues.
Ultraflex Technologies can offer custom maintenance plans suitable for your facility.

Another big thing in electrical safety in the work place at the moment is Test & Tagging your appliances. Now I will break the rumour and tell you that it is not mandatory to get your appliances test & tagged however it is legally required that your equipment is electrically safe and maintained in a safe condition. It also provides a snapshot of the condition of your appliances and an asset data base of electrical appliances.

Now some companies Health & Safety Policy may state that all there electrical equipment on site is to be Tested & Tagged. Which this also means you may not be allowed on their site till your equipment is test and tagged as well. This is a great initiative keeping a standard throughout a facility and will be seen as taking all practicable steps to a safer working environment regarding electrical appliances.

Other areas we maintain include:

Lighting, keeping a data base of the lights in your facility, changing lamps and/ or upgrading to LED lighting.
HVAC Systems, Keeping your Air Conditioning, Fresh Air and Extraction systems running in perfect condition to ensure a comfortable working environment.
Communication; Is your business in the logistics industry? We offer all maintenance of 2 way Radio systems from our Telecommunications Engineer.
These elements of maintenance are more affordable than you would think and can be worked in with our custom maintenance plans. We can also book it in to a time that suits your business when your facility is not too busy.

 

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A note on the regulatory status of AS/NZS 3000:2018

A new edition of AS/NZS 3000:2018 (the ‘wiring rules’) has been published. It is likely AS/NZS 3000:2018 will be adopted into the Regulations to replace AS/NZS 3000:2007 in late 2019.

Work Safe is considering a 12-month transition because none of the changes in AS/NZS 3000:2018 are necessary to address any critical safety issues.

The Electricity (Safety) Regulations 2010 cite AS/NZS 3000:2007 including its Amendments 1 and 2. This means the 2007 standard must be used to ensure compliance with the Regulations, until the Regulations are updated to cite the 2018 edition.

AS/NZS 3000:2018 also contains some provisions different to AS/NZS 3000:2007 requirements. For example, the use of AS/NZS 3000:2018 before its inclusion in the Regulations may not comply with the provisions relating to domestic down-lights installation under AS/NZS 3000:2007 and therefore could constitute an offence.

Standards Australia are likely to make amendments to AS/NZS 3000:2018 to include provisions to address aspects not yet accounted for in AS/NZS 3000:2018. Regulatory recognition of AS/NZS 3000:2018, along with any amendments, at the end of 2019, will avoid two rule changes in a short timeframe.

Details of how AS/NZS 3000:2007 is applied can be found in Schedule 2 of the Regulations.

Article adapted from the Work Safe and EWRB website