Electrical Safety Regulation 2013
sec.99Meaning of rural industry work
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sec.99 Meaning of rural industry work
Rural industry work is work— in the cultivation of any agricultural crop or product whether or not grown for food; or in the rearing and management of farm animals; or livestock, bees, worms. in the classing, scouring, sorting or pressing of wool; or that is aquaculture; or in flower or vegetable market gardens; or for clearing, fencing, trenching, draining or otherwise preparing land for anything stated in paragraph (a) , (b) , (d) or (e) . Rural industry work includes work that is construction work, manufacturing work or office work performed for the purposes of an activity mentioned in subsection (1) if— the work is performed by a person conducting a business or undertaking, or an employee of that person; and the product of the work is to be used in the business or undertaking; and the work is performed on premises on which the product of the work is to be used. repairing farm machinery, including, for example, tractors and implements making farm machinery, including, for example, cattle crushes, spray booms or fruit picking booms building sheds Rural industry work does not include work to which rural industry work is only incidental. work in carrying on a farm stay work in conducting a tour associated with rural industry work (sec.99-ssec.1) Rural industry work is work— in the cultivation of any agricultural crop or product whether or not grown for food; or in the rearing and management of farm animals; or livestock, bees, worms. in the classing, scouring, sorting or pressing of wool; or that is aquaculture; or in flower or vegetable market gardens; or for clearing, fencing, trenching, draining or otherwise preparing land for anything stated in paragraph (a) , (b) , (d) or (e) . (sec.99-ssec.2) Rural industry work includes work that is construction work, manufacturing work or office work performed for the purposes of an activity mentioned in subsection (1) if— the work is performed by a person conducting a business or undertaking, or an employee of that person; and the product of the work is to be used in the business or undertaking; and the work is performed on premises on which the product of the work is to be used. repairing farm machinery, including, for example, tractors and implements making farm machinery, including, for example, cattle crushes, spray booms or fruit picking booms building sheds (sec.99-ssec.3) Rural industry work does not include work to which rural industry work is only incidental. work in carrying on a farm stay work in conducting a tour associated with rural industry work
- (a) in the cultivation of any agricultural crop or product whether or not grown for food; or
- (b) in the rearing and management of farm animals; or Examples of farm animals— livestock, bees, worms.
- (c) in the classing, scouring, sorting or pressing of wool; or
- (d) that is aquaculture; or