Safety Services - Electrical safety

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A fundamental responsibility of all workers is to ensure their own safety, the safety of other workers and the safety of the public. The modern day workplace is surrounded by electricity and electrical appliances. Working with these involves the risk of electric shock. All workplaces can guard against electric fault or shock by taking necessary and simple precautions before carrying out any work on electrical equipment. Isolation of equipment and correct safety procedures are a vital part of every workplace and workers job and if observed, can prevent loss of working time, injury and saving lives.

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Electricity does not have to be high voltage to be dangerous or kill. Fatal accidents at work result from faulty equipment which have become live or from contact with worn or damaged flexible cords, switches and the like. Investigations are made each year in electrical safety to determine the causes of injury and death. Many electrical accidents are caused by laziness, poor procedures or unqualified/certified persons doing tasks they are not trained in. Accidents similar to the above can be reduced or eliminated by regular in service safety inspection and testing of electrical equipment.

The WHS/OHS Acts stipulate that you have a duty of care under the common law to provide a safe working environment. The WHS/OHS Acts throughout Australia state that an employer must provide and maintain a working environment that is safe and without risk to health. As part of this responsibility all portable electrical appliances should be tested in accordance with AS/NZS 3760 Standard. 

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The AS/NZS 3760:2010 Standard specifies procedures for the safety inspection and testing on low voltage single phase and polyphase electrical equipment, connected to the electrical supply by a flexible cord or connecting device.

The AS/NZS 3760:2010 states that all electrical equipment needs to be subjected to regular inspection and testing to detect obvious damage and wear or other conditions which might render the equipment or appliance unsafe. Refer to Table 4 for testing and inspection intervals for electrical equipment.

All workplaces have a National Standard to follow. With each state or territory holding their respective regulatory bodies, a workplace is responsible for ensuring they comply with the requirements set out. See below links for your workplaces' regulatory body.

Australia

National Safework Australia www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au

SA Safe Work https://www.safework.sa.gov.au/

VIC Work Safe www.worksafe.vic.gov.au

NSW Safe Work http://www.safework.nsw.gov.au/

ACT Work Safe www.worksafe.act.gov.au

QLD Work Safe https://www.worksafe.qld.gov.au/

WA Work Safe https://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/worksafe

TAS Work Safe https://www.worksafe.tas.gov.au/

NT Work Safe http://www.worksafe.nt.gov.au/Pages/default.aspx

The AS/NZS 3760:2010 Standard relates to both Australia and New Zealand. For information regarding the NZ regulatory body see their Work Safe for more.

Electrical safety in test & tag tie into the National Standards. Ensure your workplace is adhering to the National Standards and contact us today.