77Requirement for safety management and mitigation plan

77 Requirement for safety management and mitigation plan (1) An electricity entity must not generate electricity or operate an electricity network unless: (a) it prepares a safety management and mitigation plan for the entity; and (b) the plan is approved by the Electrical Safety Regulator.

Electrical Safety Act 2022 49 (2) A safety management and mitigation plan is a written document that sets out the following: (a) the hazards and risks associated with: (i) the design and construction of the electricity infrastructure of the electricity entity before its operation; and (ii) the operation and maintenance of the electricity infrastructure; (b) how the electricity entity will manage the hazards and risks to ensure that its electrical safety obligations are properly discharged; (c) what the electricity entity will do to ensure that contractors performing electrical and other work for the entity comply with the requirements of the safety management and mitigation plan; (d) any other matters prescribed by regulation. (3) The safety management and mitigation plan must be prepared by the electricity entity in consultation with: (a) persons who are broadly representative of industrial organisations of employees whose members are employees of the entity; and (b) principal or primary contractors with the entity for the performance of electrical work and other work for the entity. (4) The electricity entity must have the safety management and mitigation plan assessed on whether it meets the requirements of subsection (2). (5) The assessment must be conducted in accordance with the regulations by a competent and independent third party who prepares a written report to the electricity entity on the assessment. competent means having the skills, qualifications and experience to assess whether the safety management and mitigation plan meets the requirements of subsection (2).

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