Work Health and Safety (Managing Electrical Risks in the Workplace) Code of Practice 2015 (Cth)

Work Health and Safety (Managing Electrical Risks in the Workplace) Code of Practice 2015

made under the

Work Health and Safety Act 2011, section 274 (Approved Codes of Practice)

1 Name of instrument

This instrument is the Work Health and Safety (Managing Electrical Risks in the Workplace) Code of Practice 2015.

2 Commencement

This instrument commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.

3 Code of Practice Approval

I approve the Managing Electrical Risks in the Workplace Code of Practice. I am satisfied that this code of practice was developed by a process described in section 274(2) of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011.

Michaelia Cash Minister for Employment

17 December 2015

Date

MANAGING ELECTRICAL RISKS IN THE WORKPLACE

Code of Practice

Table of Contents

FOREWORD 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 What are electrical risks? 1.2 Who must manage electrical risks? 1.3 What is required to manage electrical risks? PART A: GENERAL ELECTRICAL SAFETY AT THE WORKPLACE 2. The risk management process 2.1 Identify the hazards 2.2 Assess the risks 2.3 Control the risks 2.4 Review the control measures 3. SPECIFIC HAZARDS AND RISK CONTROL 3.1 Unsafe electrical equipment and electrical installations at the workplace 3.2 Inspecting and testing electrical equipment 3.3 Inspecting and testing equipment – construction and demolition sites 3.4 Residual current devices (RCDs) PART B: ELECTRICAL WORK 4. Managing the risks of electrical work 4.1 What is electrical work? 4.2 Identify the hazards 4.3 Assess the risks 4.4 Control the risks 4.5 Review the control measures 5. RISK CONTROLS – WORKING DE-ENERGISED 5.1 General principles – verification of de-energised electrical equipment 5.2 Safe work method statements 5.3 Work on cables (including cutting cables) 6. LOW VOLTAGE ISOLATION AND ACCESS 6.1 Securing the isolation 6.2 Altering isolation for testing, fault finding and re-energising 6.3 Restoring power 6.4 Leaving unfinished work 7. RISK CONTROLS – ENERGISED ELECTRICAL WORK 7.1 Prohibition on energised electrical work 7.2 Planning and preparation 7.3 Carrying out energised electrical work 7.4 Leaving unfinished work 7.5 Particular energised electrical work—testing and fault finding 8. RISK CONTROLS – WORKING NEAR ENERGISED ELECTRICAL PARTS 8.1 Planning and preparation 8.2 Working near energised electrical parts 8.3 Implementing risk control measures 8.4 Reviewing risk control measures 9. TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT 9.1 Inspection and testing 9.2 Ladders, scaffolds and similar equipment 9.3 Insulating barriers and insulating mats 9.4 Test instruments 9.5 Personal protective equipment (PPE) 9.6 First Aid 10. HIGH VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL WORK APPENDIX A – MEANING OF KEY TERMS APPENDIX B – ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF NON-PORTABLE AND PORTABLE RCDS APPENDIX C – RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH ELECTRICAL WORK APPENDIX D – PREVENTATIVE ACTIONS CHECKLIST