85Electrical safety—testing circuits in hazardous zone

85 Electrical safety—testing circuits in hazardous zone

85 Electrical safety—testing circuits in hazardous zone

(1) The mine operator of an underground coal mine must ensure the testing of an electrical circuit in a hazardous zone is carried out in accordance with this section.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for an individual—60 penalty units, or

(b) for a body corporate—300 penalty units.

(2) Testing under this section must not reduce the level of safety of the explosion-protected properties of plant.

(3) The person conducting the testing must be a competent person in maintaining electrical equipment in a hazardous zone.

(4) Test equipment used to test an intrinsically safe circuit must—

(a) comply with the requirements set out in an applicable certificate of conformity for the circuit being tested, or

(b) be portable electrical plant that may be used in a hazardous zone under section 82(1).

(5) In this section—

certificate of conformity has the same meaning as in section 81.

competent person means a person who has the qualifications to be nominated to exercise the statutory function of qualified electrical tradesperson at the mine.