155Duty to determine whether equipment is energised

155 Duty to determine whether equipment is energised

155 Duty to determine whether equipment is energised

(1) A person conducting a business or undertaking must ensure that, before electrical work is carried out on electrical equipment, the equipment is tested by a competent person to determine whether or not it is energised.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for an individual—73 penalty units, or

(b) for a body corporate—364 penalty units.

Note—

Section 157 allows electrical testing to be carried out on electrical equipment for this section. Section 161 sets out how the testing is to be carried out.

(2) The person conducting a business or undertaking must ensure that—

(a) each exposed part is treated as energised until it is isolated and determined not to be energised, and

(b) each high-voltage exposed part is earthed after being de-energised.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for an individual—73 penalty units, or

(b) for a body corporate—364 penalty units.

(3) In this section—

competent person includes the following—

(a) an electrical engineer,

(b) a student of electrical work who, as part of the student’s training or education, undertakes the testing under the direct supervision of appropriately qualified teaching staff from—

(i) a university, or

(ii) a college, school or similar institution conducted or approved by a government department of the State or of the Commonwealth.

Note—

Subsection (3) is a NSW provision.