Failed Items Gallery
Below you’ll find pictures of electrical equipment that had visual damage identified during the test and tag process. All these items were removed from service by our technicians during routine inspections, in workplaces just like yours.
Plug with heat damage and single insulation melted exposing conductors.
Damaged lead with severed earth.
"suicide plug" - A live socket outlet with active a neutral conductors exposed.
Thermal Inspection - Heavily loaded phase identified.
Replaceable plug top incorrectly wired and detached, exposing live conductors.
A 15A plug with a modified earth pin to fit an 10A socket outlet.
Workstation junction that was not properly installed, exposing live conductors.
Water inside plug top.
Power supply with damaged output.
Electric heater with damaged lead and internal fault.
Bottom of a radio that had extensive heat damage, owned by a resident within aged care home and was still in daily use.
Single insulation exposed on workshop machine at plug top and switch.
Power board with a damaged case.
When lifted this sandwich press exposed live parts.
Small nick in lead, exposing conductor.
Double GPO not adequately secured.
Hot spot in electrical systems
Damaged lead, exposing conductors.
A damaged lead that someone attempted to repair with hot glue.
Heat damage to GPO.
Damaged lead and case on power tool.
Damaged power supply.
DIY repair with potently deadly consequences. Live conductors exposed.
Burnt out plug on an IEC lead for a commercial vacuum cleaner.
Damaged lead on a lift bed within an aged care home.
DIY repair, locate inside an office.
Grinder with damaged case and single insulation exposed.
Power board with damaged case.
Power supply with severed lead.
Heat damage on 10A plug
Heat damage on 10A socket
Severely damaged plug. The active pin was melted to the socket and could not be removed. This power outlet was located behind curtains.
Damaged lead with single insulation exposed.
Damaged plug on 15A appliance.
Earth pin missing on commercial equipment.
Conductor exposed on fridge lead.
Earth pin cut off Class I appliance, by clients employee, to make it fit into a standard 10A socket.
Nick in lead exposing conductors.
Filed down earth pin on portable RCD box.
Damaged power supply case.
Damage to power lead exposing live conductors.
Industrial fan with damaged controls and single insulation exposed.
Dodgy 10A plug to 15A socket adaptor.
Temperature difference in industrial three-phase electrical circuit
Damaged plug top with detached active pin. Tagged out of service.
Damaged plug to security control unit.
Damage to workshop lead exposing live conductors.