1Introduction#

This requirements specification sets the minimum requirements for electrical testing and verification documentation. The target audiences for this document are Electrical Contractors and departmental Electrical Inspectors involved in the electrical testing of new low voltage electrical installations for road lighting, traffic signals and ITS applications.

A Contractor who installs electrical equipment or an electrical installation for the department is obliged by the Electrical Safety Act to ensure that the way the electrical equipment or installation is installed, and the processes followed for installing the electrical equipment, when installed, is electrically safe. Consequently, the Contractor is obliged to sufficiently test and examine the electrical equipment or installation to ensure it is electrically safe.

As a minimum, the department requires that tests include the mandatory tests detailed in AS/NZS 3000 and AS/NZS 3017.

This requirements specification provides details on specific test requirements and the manner by which test results must be presented as part of handover documentation.