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TRISAN S8 Important Read General description
Definitions and explanations
If in doubt ask!
Complacency
Self involvement in action and thought, unaware of some potential hazard, defect, bad behaviour or activity.
Satisfied with an existing situation or condition no matter the circumstance. All people as a matter of human nature
are drawn into this state on a daily or weekly basis. Only through the intervention of training, procedures, corrective
observations and auditing to a set standard can we improve hazard and injury reduction.
Electrical Safety Threshold levels
These are the levels established by standards above which corrective action is mandatory to return the meas-
ured value of an appliance to within the limits. This is achieved by repair or replacement. These various threshold lev-
els are a magnitude departed from serious life threatening levels. The levels are based on materials designed into an
electrical appliance that have an electrical strength over the service life (generally 15 years) to hold relatively constant,
given reasonable in service maintenance, care and managed environment. Threshold levels for similar appliances will
vary according to different standards. The standards vary dependent on the level of environmental hostility.
Example: An IEC extension cord
For use on a computer in an office. For use on a medical device (patient care)
Threshold levels: The cord must perform as purchased new throughout its service life.
Earth resistance : 1 ohm 0.2 ohms
Leakage current : 5mA 1mA
Insulation resistance : 1M ohm. > 1M ohm.
Frequency of test 5 years < 12 months
Personal Computer….abbreviated ... PC
Protective Earth…..The conductor that connects the exposed metallic parts of the consumer's electrical appliance
(PE; or Ground).
Downloader utility. A software utility application that is installed on a computer to format and save data from the
appliance tester. The TRISAN S8 has such a utility that enables data to be viewed in windows excel, simplyPATs and
FASTtag. The client must register with TRISAN Australia Pty Ltd. for this service to operate. Each Trisan S8 is
serialised and a key-code is required to enable each tester with the downloader. Contact Trisan Australia for further
details.
Tests: Number of appliances tested.
Records:
Tests are combined with electrical tests and vendor information which are called records.
The maximum number of records stored in the memory of the tester is 2000. Record usage is displayed by pressing
F1. Always download test results to a computer before approaching 2000 records otherwise records will be lost.
Ensure records are stored in a safe place. It is a requirement (AS/NZS3760) to save records for 5 years. A tester is not
a secure location for client safety records.
A portable appliance tester is an appliance that shall be safety tested, inspected for good condition and verified that
the standard reference electrical thresholds are within tolerance. (see maintenance section for further details).
This shall be conducted on a regular basis, governed by manufacturer recommendations.
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