The protective life of safety switches research report
Since 2007, the Electrical Safety Office has conducted a research project into the reliability of safety switches and the physical environmental and engineering factors that may determine the useful life of a safety switch.
The research project aimed to benchmark failure rates of safety switches in Queensland.
By researching the general failure rate and identifying significant influencing factors, control measures for managing the ageing population of safety switches may be better understood and augmented.
Project stages
Stage 1 A review of international literature – April 2007 (PDF, 972.8 KB)
Stage 2 Initial consultation and scope - November 2009 (PDF, 166.2 KB)
Stage 3 Records and analysis of domestic safety switch survey tests – January 2011 (PDF, 822.6 KB)