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devices in patient care areas. For more information see AS/3551:2004 Technical management programmes for medical devices or AS/NZS 3003:2011 Electrical Installations – patient areas.

New equipment
Brand-new electrical equipment that has never been put into use (i.e. other than second-hand equipment) does not have to be tested before first use.
Brand-new electrical equipment, however, should still be visually inspected to ensure that no damage occurred during transport, delivery, installation or commissioning.
If the electrical equipment is required to be tested regularly for safety, take the necessary steps
to ensure that it does not miss its first required test.
The date the electrical equipment was placed into service should be recorded (e.g. on the record
of installation or elsewhere). The electrical equipment may also be fitted with a tag stating:
    * that the equipment is 'new to service'
    * the date of entry into service
    * the date when the first electrical safety test is due
    * that the equipment has not been tested.
Fitting a 'new to service' tag is an administrative task that can be carried out by an appropriately trained in-house person.
Alternatively, a different system may be put into place to ensure the electrical equipment is properly inspected and tested as required (e.g. the new electrical equipment can be included in the next round of electrical testing carried out at the workplace).

Inspecting and testing equipment-regulatory requirements for specified higher-risk operating environments other than construction or demolition sites

Regulation 150 A person conducting a business or undertaking with management or control of electrical equipment must ensure that the electrical equipment is regularly inspected and tested by a competent person if the electrical equipment is:
    * supplied with electricity through an electrical socket outlet ('plug in' equipment), and
    * used in an environment in which its normal use exposes the equipment to operating conditions that are likely to result in damage to the equipment or a reduction in its expected life span.
This includes conditions that involve exposing the electrical equipment to moisture, heat, vibration, mechanical damage, corrosive chemicals or dust.
You must ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that electrical equipment is not used if the equipment is required to be tested under these requirements but has not been tested. Possible actions may include the storing of equipment in locked areas to prevent use or the use of 'lock out' labels and tags.
Inspection and testing requirements apply in relation to:
    * certain higher-risk workplaces in which electrical equipment is exposed to operating conditions that are likely to result in damage to the equipment or a reduction in its expected life span
    * construction and demolition sites (see Section 3.3 of this Code).

These operating environments