sec.22How work is to be carried out

sec.22 How work is to be carried out

A person conducting a business or undertaking must ensure that electrical work on or near energised electrical equipment is carried out— by a competent person who has tools, testing equipment and personal protective equipment that— are suitable for the work; and have been properly tested; and are maintained in good working order; and in accordance with a safe work method statement prepared for the work; and subject to subsection (4) , with a safety observer. Maximum penalty—60 penalty units. The person conducting a business or undertaking must ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that the person who carries out the electrical work uses the tools, testing equipment and personal protective equipment properly. Maximum penalty—60 penalty units. For subsection (1) (b) , the safe work method statement must— identify the electrical work; and specify hazards associated with the electrical work and risks associated with those hazards; and describe the measures to be implemented to control the risks; and preventing persons from accessing an area where electrical work is being carried out on or near energised electrical equipment if the persons are not needed for the performance of the work describe how the measures mentioned in paragraph (c) are to be implemented, monitored and reviewed. A safety observer is not required if— the work consists only of testing; and the person conducting the business or undertaking has conducted a risk assessment under section 19 (1) (a) that shows that there is no serious risk associated with the proposed work. A safety observer is not required to observe the testing of the polarity of an installed outlet if a risk assessment does not show there is a serious risk in performing the work. s 22 amd 2014 SL No. 60 s 11; 2024 SL No. 241 s 39 (sec.22-ssec.1) A person conducting a business or undertaking must ensure that electrical work on or near energised electrical equipment is carried out— by a competent person who has tools, testing equipment and personal protective equipment that— are suitable for the work; and have been properly tested; and are maintained in good working order; and in accordance with a safe work method statement prepared for the work; and subject to subsection (4) , with a safety observer. Maximum penalty—60 penalty units. (sec.22-ssec.2) The person conducting a business or undertaking must ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that the person who carries out the electrical work uses the tools, testing equipment and personal protective equipment properly. Maximum penalty—60 penalty units. (sec.22-ssec.3) For subsection (1) (b) , the safe work method statement must— identify the electrical work; and specify hazards associated with the electrical work and risks associated with those hazards; and describe the measures to be implemented to control the risks; and preventing persons from accessing an area where electrical work is being carried out on or near energised electrical equipment if the persons are not needed for the performance of the work describe how the measures mentioned in paragraph (c) are to be implemented, monitored and reviewed. (sec.22-ssec.4) A safety observer is not required if— the work consists only of testing; and the person conducting the business or undertaking has conducted a risk assessment under section 19 (1) (a) that shows that there is no serious risk associated with the proposed work. A safety observer is not required to observe the testing of the polarity of an installed outlet if a risk assessment does not show there is a serious risk in performing the work.