sec.12Meaning of dangerous electrical event

### sec.12 Meaning of dangerous electrical event A dangerous electrical event is any of the following— the coming into existence of circumstances in which a person is not electrically safe, if— the circumstances involve high voltage electrical equipment; and despite the coming into existence of the circumstances, the person does not receive a shock or injury; the coming into existence of both of the following circumstances— if a person had been at a particular place at a particular time, the person would not have been electrically safe; the person would not have been electrically safe because of circumstances involving high voltage electrical equipment; an event that involves electrical equipment and in which significant property damage is caused directly by electricity or originates from electricity; the performance of electrical work by a person not authorised under an electrical work licence to perform the work; the performance of electrical work by a person if, as a result of the performance of the work, a person or property is not electrically safe; the connection of electrical equipment to a source of supply involving incorrect polarity or other incorrect connection the performance of electrical work as a result of which an exposed wire is left in circumstances in which it can be energised by the operation of a switch or circuit breaker or the insertion of a fuse the discovery by a licensed electrical worker of electrical equipment that has not been marked as required under this Act. s 12 amd 2007 No. 52 s 31 - (a) the coming into existence of circumstances in which a person is not electrically safe, if— (i) the circumstances involve high voltage electrical equipment; and (ii) despite the coming into existence of the circumstances, the person does not receive a shock or injury; - (i) the circumstances involve high voltage electrical equipment; and - (ii) despite the coming into existence of the circumstances, the person does not receive a shock or injury; - (b) the coming into existence of both of the following circumstances— (i) if a person had been at a particular place at a particular time, the person would not have been electrically safe; (ii) the person would not have been electrically safe because of circumstances involving high voltage electrical equipment; - (i) if a person had been at a particular place at a particular time, the person would not have been electrically safe; - (ii) the person would not have been electrically safe because of circumstances involving high voltage electrical equipment; - (c) an event that involves electrical equipment and in which significant property damage is caused directly by electricity or originates from electricity; - (d) the performance of electrical work by a person not authorised under an electrical work licence to perform the work; - (e) the performance of electrical work by a person if, as a result of the performance of the work, a person or property is not electrically safe; Examples for paragraph (e) — • the connection of electrical equipment to a source of supply involving incorrect polarity or other incorrect connection • the performance of electrical work as a result of which an exposed wire is left in circumstances in which it can be energised by the operation of a switch or circuit breaker or the insertion of a fuse - • the connection of electrical equipment to a source of supply involving incorrect polarity or other incorrect connection - • the performance of electrical work as a result of which an exposed wire is left in circumstances in which it can be energised by the operation of a switch or circuit breaker or the insertion of a fuse - (f) the discovery by a licensed electrical worker of electrical equipment that has not been marked as required under this Act. - (i) the circumstances involve high voltage electrical equipment; and - (ii) despite the coming into existence of the circumstances, the person does not receive a shock or injury; - (i) if a person had been at a particular place at a particular time, the person would not have been electrically safe; - (ii) the person would not have been electrically safe because of circumstances involving high voltage electrical equipment; - • the connection of electrical equipment to a source of supply involving incorrect polarity or other incorrect connection - • the performance of electrical work as a result of which an exposed wire is left in circumstances in which it can be energised by the operation of a switch or circuit breaker or the insertion of a fuse