144Safety – indoor installation

144 Safety – indoor installation (1) A person performing electrical work installing an energy storage system located inside domestic residence and under the same roof as a habitable room must ensure the energy storage system is safely located, marked and shielded in accordance with this (2) The energy storage system must be located at least 60 cm away

Electrical Safety Regulations 2024 87 (3) A line at least 50 mm in width must be marked in prominent and permanent paint on the floor at least 60 cm from the edges of the (4) A non-combustible barrier must be installed on any wall that: (a) is within 30 cm of the energy storage system; and (b) separates the energy storage system from a habitable room in the domestic residence; and (c) is not already a non-combustible barrier. (5) The non-combustible barrier must: (a) extend vertically from: (i) the floor to the ceiling or a point 1.20 m above the energy storage system; or (ii) if the energy storage system is installed more than 60 cm above the floor – at least 60 cm below the energy storage system to the ceiling or a point 1.2 m above the (b) extend horizontally at least 60 cm wider than the width of the (c) if the ceiling is less than 1.2 m above the energy storage system – extend across the ceiling from the wall covering an area at least 60 cm beyond the front and sides of the energy storage system. (6) For subregulation (5), any floor joists or floor of an elevated building above the energy storage system are taken to be part of the ceiling.