Electrical Safety Regulation 2013
sec.101Unsafe electrical equipment
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sec.101 Unsafe electrical equipment
A person conducting a business or undertaking must ensure that any unsafe electrical equipment at the workplace— is disconnected, or isolated, from its electricity supply; and once disconnected or isolated— is not reconnected until it is repaired or tested and found to be safe; or is replaced or permanently removed from use. Maximum penalty—36 penalty units. For applying this section, electrical equipment or a component of electrical equipment is unsafe if there are reasonable grounds for believing it to be unsafe. (sec.101-ssec.1) A person conducting a business or undertaking must ensure that any unsafe electrical equipment at the workplace— is disconnected, or isolated, from its electricity supply; and once disconnected or isolated— is not reconnected until it is repaired or tested and found to be safe; or is replaced or permanently removed from use. Maximum penalty—36 penalty units. (sec.101-ssec.2) For applying this section, electrical equipment or a component of electrical equipment is unsafe if there are reasonable grounds for believing it to be unsafe.
- (a) is disconnected, or isolated, from its electricity supply; and
- (b) once disconnected or isolated— (i) is not reconnected until it is repaired or tested and found to be safe; or (ii) is replaced or permanently removed from use.
- (i) is not reconnected until it is repaired or tested and found to be safe; or
- (ii) is replaced or permanently removed from use.
- (i) is not reconnected until it is repaired or tested and found to be safe; or
- (ii) is replaced or permanently removed from use.