WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR TESTING AND TAGGING ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT THAT IS OWNED BY RESIDENTS IN AGE CARE FACILITIES?
Testing and tagging of electrical articles owned by the residents would only be required if a risk assessment (carried out by the controller of the workplace) indicated that the items of electrical equipment was being used in a hostile operating environment. An aged care village/nursing home is commonly broken into three types of areas and the requirements for testing and tagging vary greatly depending on the level of control exercised by the controller of premises. Who pays for the testing and tagging is for the controller of premises and the resident to agree on, buttypically the cost (where it is required) is passed onto the resident. Situation 1. Retirement village, where the resident has leased or purchased an independent unit and is not provided with any services: This is not a workplace; therefore it does not fall under WorkCover’s jurisdiction. There would be no requirement to have the resident’s electrical equipment tested and tagged. Situation 2. Nursing homes, a ward type of
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