RCD Testing

The safety of staff and visitors is of paramount concern for any business. One of the easiest ways to avoid the risk of injury, death (and the inevitable resulting litigation) is with the installation and regular testing of residual current devices (RCDs) in your switchboards. Review the NSW RCD testing requirements here Safework RCD Testing Requirements
Calibrated to detect small leakages of electricity and trip within 300ms, RCDs ensure anyone unfortunate enough to encounter a faulty appliance or exposed wire doesn’t receive a serious shock.
AS/NZS 3760 mandates that RCDs be tested twice per year, comprising of an annual injection test with specialist test equipment and a push button trip test in between.

Testing and Tagging

Keeping your electrical appliances in safe working order isn’t just a good idea, it’s required by law and mandatory. Review the NSW testing requirements here Safework Testing & Tagging Using specialist equipment Micron Group’s electricians firstly assess the condition of the power cable and then conduct an exhaustive test to confirm it is safely earthed, there is no leakage of current to exposed metal parts and lastly that the appliance is operational.
A tag recording test date and expiry is affixed to the cable and a register of all results delivered for your records.

Thermal Infrared Imaging

Electrical problems are often invisible yet can quickly escalate with catastrophic results. Thermal scanning ensures hot joints, over loaded cabling and other faults are caught early before they lead to failure or fire. Utilising a highly specialised infrared camera, a detailed heat image is captured of your switch board or equipment. Our maintenance electricians can immediately identify any high temperature areas of concern and take appropriate action to remedy.
As an important preventive measure, Micron Group recommends thermal scanning be conducted annually.

Exit and Emergency Light Testing

When smoke floods a building or a sudden loss of power plunges occupants into darkness, a clear, visible pathway to safely is critical. Overlooked by most building users, exit and emergency lights comprise one of the most important systems protecting the welfare of your staff, colleagues and visiting clients.
AS/NZS 2293 provides system requirements in detail, including guidelines for compliant arrangement and operational minimums such as a 90-minute duration while on battery that each exit or emergency light must illuminate for. Building managers and owners also must ensure an accredited practitioner certify their exit and emergency lighting systems to submit an Annual Fire Safety Statement (AFSS) to council. Micron Group CFSP electricians have extensive experience across all forms of exit and emergency lighting, from testing stand-alone fittings to the latest wireless smart systems.

Switchboard Testing, Maintenance

Your switchboard is the heart of your electrical system, regular maintenance is great way to ensure everything will operate correctly and safely for the next 12 months.
Micron Group’s team of electricians know switchboards inside and out, whether it’s a small 12-pole residential board or a large main switchboard powering multiple floors and tenancies in a commercial building.
Starting with a visual inspection looking for signs of mechanical or heat damage and working through a list of maintenance items including the tightening of all nuts and bolts, checking correct toque, cleaning dust and debris and post service testing, we ensure your boards are operating at peak reliability and safety.

Lightning Arrestor Maintenance

A lightning strike can be devastating to your building, its occupants and your many sensitive electronic systems. That’s where a Lightning Protection System comes in.
Designed to redirect the energy of a lightning strike safely to the ground, your Lightning Protection System can only function to the degree it is maintained.
All conductors and joints need periodic maintenance to ensure good electrical continuity. From the lightning rod (air terminal) that captures the strike, to the earthing rod that grounds it, there can be multiple points of failure caused by corrosion, loose fixings or damage caused by strikes.