OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (COMMONWEALTH EMPLOYMENT) (NATIONAL STANDARDS) REGULATIONS 1994
- REG 4.24 Electrical plant and plant that is exposed to electrical hazards
(1)
An employer must take all reasonably practicable steps to minimise any risk from the use of plant at work to the health and safety of a relevant person and, in particular, to ensure that:
(a)
if damage to plant at work has created an electrical hazard:
(i)
the plant is disconnected from the electricity supply; and
(ii)
the plant is not used until the damaged part is repaired or replaced; and
(b)
plant at work is not used under conditions that are likely to give rise to electrical hazards; and
(c)
if plant at work has been isolated, but not physically disconnected, from an electrical supply, appropriate work systems are provided to avoid accidentally energising the plant; and
(d)
only a competent person is permitted to carry out electrical work on plant at work; and
(e)
if excavations are to be carried out, all relevant available information relating to the position of underground cables is obtained; and
(f)
if plant at work is operated near overhead electrical power lines, control options for the plant comply with the requirements of the relevant electrical supply authority, as in force on 31 March 1995.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
(2)
Strict liability applies to the physical element in paragraph (1) (f) that the requirements are those of the relevant electrical supply authority, as in force on 31 March 1995.
Note For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.
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