Labelling a Grid Connected Battery Installation

AS/NZS 5139 and AS/NZS 4777.1 between them ask for a lot of labels on a battery system — and inspectors see them missing, wrong or in the wrong spot every week. This course shows you exactly what’s required, including systems with backup supply modes.

A missing or incorrect label won’t stop a battery working, but it will stop an inspection. Labelling failures are among the most frequent defects on battery installations, partly because the requirements are spread across two standards and partly because the situational labels — backup circuits, alternative supply, hazard points — are easy to overlook.

This course brings it all into one place. You’ll learn the mandatory labels for every grid-connected battery, when additional labels are triggered, how to label backup circuits, isolators and hazard points correctly, and how to keep the result clear, durable and professional without cluttering the switchboard. It comes with our free Battery Labelling Checklist to take on site.

What you’ll learn

• The mandatory labels for every grid-connected battery system under AS/NZS 5139 and AS/NZS 4777.1
• When additional or situational labels are required — and when they aren’t
• How to label backup circuits, isolators, alternative supply and hazard points correctly
• How to choose labels that stay legible and attached in the weather
• The labelling defects that most often fail an inspection, and how to avoid them

Course content

Why battery labelling matters

The two standards involved, and what inspectors are looking for.

Mandatory labels for every battery system

Danger, warning and system-identification labels, and where each one goes.

Situational labels

Backup and alternative supply, shutdown procedures, hazardous DC voltage and multiple-supply warnings.

Presentation, durability and common defects

Label quality, clarity without clutter, and the mistakes that get systems sent back.

This course includes

• 20 CPD points (SAA accredited)
• 45 minutes of on-demand video
• Free Battery Labelling Checklist
• Certificate of completion

Your presenter

Pat Southwell — Licensed Electrical Inspector

Pat inspects solar and battery installations across Victoria every week as a Licensed Electrical Inspector, with more than 7,000 inspections behind him. He co-hosts the Solar Sidekicks podcast and has trained over 1,000 installers through Southwell Solar Training.