3Testing documentation#

This section details the requirements for testing documentation produced prior to and after electrical testing.

3.1Testing Plan#

Electrical installations which comply with Part 2 of AS/NZS 3000 shall be tested in accordance with procedures detailed in AS/NZS 3017.

Any part of an electrical installation which achieves compliance by specific design and installation (Section 1.9.4 of AS/NZS 3000 and AS/NZS 3008) shall have detailed electrical test procedures developed to supplement or replace the requirements of AS/NZS 3017 and AS/NZS 4836. In this case, the test procedures developed shall be of the same or more detailed than the test described in AS/NZS 3017 and shall cover testing to verify the installation prior to putting it into service, as well as periodic verification or in-service testing. Test procedures for an electrical installation designed in accordance with Section 1.9.4 of AS/NZS 3000 shall be submitted to the Administrator 28 days prior to the planned date of testing on site. Prior to handover of maintenance responsibility to the Principal, the Contractor shall provide training to the Principal’s nominated maintenance provider specifically to explain project specific requirements for periodic in service electrical testing.

3.2Electrical Certificate of Test (CoT)#

The Contractor shall record the results of all tests required by AS/NZS 3000 Part 2. This means filling out each column in Part 8 – Electrical Certificate of Test (CoT) provided as an annexure to this document, unless expressly agreed otherwise by Transport and Main Roads (except for the RCD trip time which is only required for circuits with RCD protection). Mandatory information to be recorded includes test data and details of the instruments used in the format shown in CoT annexed to this document. In order to assist the Contractor to complete the required information, each field in the CoT form is explained below in Section 4.

The CoT form shall contain all information captured in typed format rather than handwritten.