Loss of Power or Lights
Commercial Maintenance
Electrical Upgrades
Do you already have an established business and commercial premises? Are you looking to upgrade and improve your office or retail space to increase efficiency, productivity and functionality? Always Electrical has a skilled team of electrical tradesmen that can retrofit your premises to work better for you. Retrofitting is the process of upgrading your existing electrical components to implement new and innovative technologies in order to serve you better and increase your business functionality and profitability. We believe in providing lasting solutions that will save you money in the long run, with high quality parts and dependable warranty periods.
Our Electricians are well equipped to handle both complete Retrofitting projects as well as small upgrades and changes at your premises. Whether you are looking to upgrade your conventional fluorescent lighting to LED counterparts, rebuild your switchboard or upgrade your power supply, Always Electrical is here and ready to help!
Maintenance
We understand the frustration when you lose productivity in a business because of an electrical fault causing work to come to a grinding halt! While prevention is key to having a well-running business, sometimes electrical defects still occur and breakdowns cause you inconvenience. That is where Always Electrical comes in! Our electrical tradesmen are committed to providing you with prompt and effective maintenance to get your business back up and running as quickly as possible.
Our Electricians are able to help with a range of maintenance work, including:
Safety Compliance Checks
Electricity is key to ensuring a business runs efficiently, however with this comes daily use of power sources and technology that could pose as a hazard if not properly managed and checked. All business owners are required to managed the electrical risks within their workplace in order to eliminate, or when necessary minimise, any hazards.
RCD Testing
Under regulation 3.60 and 4.37 of Occupational Safety and Health Standards of Western Australia, employers and business owners are required to ensure all Residual Current Devices (RCDs) are kept in safe working order and are tested regularly. In order to determine the frequency of your RCD test, you will need to determine the type of workplace you have. For all workplaces any RCDs must have a push button test done by the owner or an employee every 6 months. This will test that the RCD will trip by simulating a power outage. In addition to these tests, depending on the type of work environment, you will also need either a yearly or biennial RCD test through a licensed electrician. Workplaces that have electrical equipment that is frequently moved, flexed and subject to the elements will require yearly RCD tests to record the trip time of the test simulation. These tests will be logged in your onsite RCD Test logbook, as part of your OSH plan.
RCD Safety Switches ensure that if there is any electricity leakage to earth the power is immediately switched off to avoid harm to anyone. RCDs are required in all new constructions, as well as in high risk workplaces. Safety devices are there for your protection, the protection of your employees as well as the safety of any clients or visitors on your premises, and these regulations are there to help you frame a solid safety plan in order to avoid injury and harm occurring in the workplace.
Emergency Exit Light Testing
All emergency and evacuation lighting must be tested, inspected and maintained regularly in accordance with the Australian standards laid out in AS/NZS 2293.2.2019. Your premises will need to have an Emergency & Exit Lighting Logbook that will record each of the product serial numbers, product codes, fitting identification as well as a range of information that describes where the fittings are located and what power source they are connected to. The test report will then include the start and finish time of the test as well as a Pass/Fail notice and any necessary comments. As a business owner, it is your duty of care to have these tested every 6 months. The test involves ensuring that the emergency lights stay illuminated on battery power for a minimum of 90 minutes.
Appliance Test and Tag
For all Western Australian businesses with portable electrical devices and equipment (for instance computers, power cords, Kettles and the like), employers are required to have evidence of a maintenance program documented with an up-to-date register. To do this, one of our trained electricians will come out to test and tag your items, ensure they are in good working order and supply a register which is sent directly to your email address. For commercial items that are frequently moved, subject to wear and tear or in a hostile work environment should be tested every 12 months. However, items that are used in one place and not exposed to moisture or the elements only require to be tested every 5 years. Different rules apply for Construction, demolition and industrial workplaces, which require 3 or 6 monthly testing, these details can be found under Industrial Electrical. For hotels, accommodation and function halls test and tagging of all electrical equipment will be required every 2 years.