Electrical Safety Regulation 2026
sec.123Definitions for part
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sec.123 Definitions for part
In this part— amusement device means an amusement device as defined in AS 3533.3 (Amusement rides and devices). amusement ride means an amusement ride as defined in AS 3533.3 (Amusement rides and devices). amusement work means work, other than work performed by a non-profit organisation, to assemble, operate or disassemble any of the following on the site on which it is used, intended to be used or has been used— an amusement device or amusement ride; a thing used to provide amusement activities, including side show activities, associated with— carnivals, fairs or shows; or amusement arcades or similar places; providing hamburgers, fairy floss or massages in a side show a thing used to provide entertainment or advertising activities, in temporary sites, associated with shows, fairs or carnivals. construction work means— construction work within the meaning of the WHS Regulation , section 289 , other than amusement work or rural industry work; or work done in conjunction with construction work mentioned in paragraph (a) . installation of plumbing in a house under construction electrical portable outlet device has the meaning given by AS/NZS 3105 (Approval and test specification—Electrical portable outlet devices). manufacturing work means the work of assembly, disassembly, fabrication, installation, maintenance, manufacturing, refurbishment or repair, but does not include amusement work, construction work or rural industry work. assembly or fabrication in a welding workshop maintenance or repair of vehicles in a mechanic’s workshop manufacturing work associated with the sorting, processing and packing of food products repairing leaking pipes non-profit organisation means an organisation that is not carried on for the profit or gain of its individual members. charities, churches, clubs, environment protection societies office work means work of an administrative or professional nature carried out in a part of a workplace used as an office. prescribed details , for equipment that has been inspected and tested or reinspected and retested, means the following details— at least 1 of the following— the date of the testing or retesting; the day by which the equipment must be reinspected and retested; if the individual who performed the test or retest of the equipment is employed or engaged by a corporation, at least 1 of the following— the name of the individual; the individual’s electrical contractor licence number; the name of the corporation; the corporation’s electrical contractor licence number; if paragraph (b) does not apply, at least 1 of the following details of the individual who performed the test or retest of the equipment— the name of the individual; the individual’s electrical contractor licence number; the electrical contractor licence number of the individual’s employer; the individual’s electrical worker licence number. rural industry work see section 125 . safety switch means a type 1 safety switch or a type 2 safety switch. service work means work that— involves providing a service; and is not amusement work, construction work, manufacturing work, office work or rural industry work. cleaning a motel cooking in a restaurant providing health services at a health facility selling goods from a shop teaching at an education facility caring for children at a child care centre specified electrical equipment means— for the performance of amusement work, manufacturing work or rural industry work, the following equipment (other than an amusement device or amusement ride)— a cord extension set with a current rating of not more than 20A; an electrical portable outlet device with a current rating of not more than 20A; electrical equipment, other than a portable safety switch, that— has a current rating of not more than 20A; and is connected by a flexible cord and plug to low voltage supply; or for the performance of office work or service work— a cord extension set with a current rating of not more than 20A; or an electrical portable outlet device with a current rating of not more than 20A; or electrical equipment, other than a portable safety switch, that— has a current rating of not more than 20A; and is connected by a flexible cord and plug to low voltage supply; and is moved during its normal use for the purpose of its use. type 1 safety switch means a residual current device, whether or not portable, with a rated residual current of not more than 10mA. type 2 safety switch means a residual current device, whether or not portable, with a rated residual current of more than 10mA but not more than 30mA.