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a licensed electrical inspector, or
    * a person who has successfully completed a structured training course and been deemed competent in the use of a pass-fail type portable appliance tester and the visual inspection of electrical equipment.
The training should be designed to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that on completion successful participants:
    * can use the relevant test equipment safely and effectively
    * understand electrical risks and appreciate the role that inspection and testing plays in ensuring electrical safety
    * understand AS/NZS 3760:2010 and AS/NZS 3012:2010 (if testing equipment for construction or demolition sites)
    * understand the legal requirements relevant to the work.
Some kinds of electrical testing must only be carried out by a licensed electrician or electrical inspector under local electrical safety laws. For example, testing requiring the dismantling of electrical equipment should only be carried out by a licensed electrician.
Additional or different competencies may be required for more complex kinds of testing outside the scope of AS/NZS 3760:2010.
If in doubt, advice should be obtained from a person qualified and experienced in electrical equipment testing, for example an electrician, electrical contractor, electrical inspector, specialist testing provider or relevant regulator.

Recording results of testing

Regulation 150 A record of testing must be kept until the electrical equipment is next tested, permanently removed from the workplace or disposed of. A record of testing must specify the following:
    * the name of the person who carried out the testing
    * the date of the testing
    * the outcome of the testing, and
    * the date on which the next testing must be carried out.
The record may be in the form of a tag attached to the electrical equipment tested.

Log book or other similar form of record
The record of testing may take the form of a log book, database, register or a similar kind of record, or a tag. Log books and similar records have the advantage of:
    * ensuring there is a permanent record of inspection and testing (for example, as a backup
      if tags are damaged or removed)
    * facilitating internal audit
    * allowing more detailed information to be recorded.

Tag
If the record of testing is a tag, it should be durable, water resistant, non-metallic, self-adhesive
or well-secured, incapable of re-use and have a bright, distinctive surface.
The tag may also be colour-coded to identify the month in which the testing was carried out.
A tag may not include all of the required information. In that case, the rest of the required information must be recorded elsewhere and kept for the relevant period of time.
If a tag is not used you should ensure that tested electrical equipment is marked or