Electrical Safety Regulation 2013
sec.215Inspection and maintenance of integrity of insulation
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sec.215 Inspection and maintenance of integrity of insulation
An electricity entity must ensure the integrity of the insulation of the relevant part of the electrical entity’s works is inspected and maintained. An electricity entity must ensure the integrity of insulation for the clamp or other apparatus at the point where consumer mains are connected to the electricity entity’s service line is inspected and maintained. Inspection and maintenance under subsection (1) or (2) must be performed at periodic reasonable intervals. In this section— relevant part , of an electrical entity’s works, means the part of an electric line forming part of the works that— is adjacent to a roof or structure; and is in a position where it is likely that a person could come into contact with the line. a painter, a plumber (sec.215-ssec.1) An electricity entity must ensure the integrity of the insulation of the relevant part of the electrical entity’s works is inspected and maintained. (sec.215-ssec.2) An electricity entity must ensure the integrity of insulation for the clamp or other apparatus at the point where consumer mains are connected to the electricity entity’s service line is inspected and maintained. (sec.215-ssec.3) Inspection and maintenance under subsection (1) or (2) must be performed at periodic reasonable intervals. (sec.215-ssec.4) In this section— relevant part , of an electrical entity’s works, means the part of an electric line forming part of the works that— is adjacent to a roof or structure; and is in a position where it is likely that a person could come into contact with the line. a painter, a plumber
- (a) is adjacent to a roof or structure; and
- (b) is in a position where it is likely that a person could come into contact with the line. Example of a person who is likely to come into contact with the line— a painter, a plumber