FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS TESTING AND TAGGING OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT HAS THE LAW CHANGED REGARDING TESTING AND TAGGING OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT?
, Simplified safety regulations for electrical equipment in the workplace were gazetted on Friday 28 April 2006. The Occupational Health and Safety Amendment (Electrical Equipment) Regulation 2006 amends the previous legislative provisions contained in the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation 2001 (the Regulation). The amending regulation now specifically identifies working environments where testing and tagging of electrical equipment is required, such as electrical equipment used for construction work (as defined in the Regulation) and electrical equipment used in other hostile operating environments. WHAT ARE THE LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS REGARDING TESTING AND TAGGING? If you are an employer or self-employed person, you have a duty of care to ensure that employees and visitors to the workplace are safe from injury and risks to health. You must, therefore, manage any safety risks surrounding electrical hazards, in accordance with the requirements of the Occupational Health and Sa
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