sec.279Duties of person conducting a business or undertaking about supervising training person

sec.279 Duties of person conducting a business or undertaking about supervising training person

A person conducting a business or undertaking that employs a training person who has not finished 6 months of the person’s apprenticeship or training program must ensure the training person does not work— in the immediate vicinity of a live high voltage exposed part; or where there is a risk the training person could come into contact with a live low voltage exposed part. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. However, subsection (1) does not apply to a training person performing duties as a safety observer if— the training person is a safety observer and has been capable of being a safety observer for at least 1 year immediately before the start of the training person’s apprenticeship or training program; and the person conducting a business or undertaking keeps a written record of the assessment mentioned in schedule 9 , definition safety observer , paragraph (a) (ii) for the training person. A person conducting a business or undertaking must ensure that a training person who performs electrical work is supervised at all times by a licensed electrical worker licensed to perform the work. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. The level of supervision required under subsection (3) must be appropriate, having regard to— the type of electrical work performed; and the adequacy of the training person’s training; and the competency of the training person. s 279 amd 2024 SL No. 241 s 26 (sec.279-ssec.1) A person conducting a business or undertaking that employs a training person who has not finished 6 months of the person’s apprenticeship or training program must ensure the training person does not work— in the immediate vicinity of a live high voltage exposed part; or where there is a risk the training person could come into contact with a live low voltage exposed part. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. (sec.279-ssec.2) However, subsection (1) does not apply to a training person performing duties as a safety observer if— the training person is a safety observer and has been capable of being a safety observer for at least 1 year immediately before the start of the training person’s apprenticeship or training program; and the person conducting a business or undertaking keeps a written record of the assessment mentioned in schedule 9 , definition safety observer , paragraph (a) (ii) for the training person. (sec.279-ssec.3) A person conducting a business or undertaking must ensure that a training person who performs electrical work is supervised at all times by a licensed electrical worker licensed to perform the work. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. (sec.279-ssec.4) The level of supervision required under subsection (3) must be appropriate, having regard to— the type of electrical work performed; and the adequacy of the training person’s training; and the competency of the training person.