Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Regulation 2017
sec.30Prospective touch voltage
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sec.30 Prospective touch voltage
The operator or site senior executive must ensure the prospective touch voltage at the mine is limited to a level necessary to achieve an acceptable level of risk. In this section— prospective touch voltage means the highest voltage a person is liable to be exposed to if the person contacts simultaneously accessible parts in an electrical installation during an electrical fault. (sec.30-ssec.1) The operator or site senior executive must ensure the prospective touch voltage at the mine is limited to a level necessary to achieve an acceptable level of risk. (sec.30-ssec.2) In this section— prospective touch voltage means the highest voltage a person is liable to be exposed to if the person contacts simultaneously accessible parts in an electrical installation during an electrical fault.