ELECTRICAL SAFETY REGULATION 2013 - REG 107
Specified electrical equipment
Queensland Consolidated Regulations [Index] [Table] [Search] [Search this Regulation] [Notes] [Noteup] [Previous] [Next] [Download] [Help] ELECTRICAL SAFETY REGULATION 2013 - REG 107 Specified electrical equipment 107 Specified electrical equipment (1) A person conducting a business or undertaking must ensure that specified electrical equipment of the person at the workplace is not used to perform work unless— (a) it is inspected and tested by a competent person— (i) if the equipment is double insulated—at least once every year; or (ii) if the equipment is not double insulated—at least once every 6 months; and (b) either— (i) if the specified electrical equipment is connected to a socket-outlet that is in a permanent workplace under the control of the person conducting the business or undertaking—the specified electrical equipment is connected to a socket-outlet for which a type 1 safety switch, or type 2 safety switch, that is not portable, is installed; or (ii) if the specified electrical equipment is connected to a socket-outlet that is not in a permanent workplace under the control of the person conducting the business or undertaking—the specified electrical equipment is connected to a type 1 safety switch or type 2 safety switch. Example of a workplace that is not under the control of the person conducting a business or undertaking at the workplace— the premises of a customer of the person conducting a business or undertaking visited by a service technician carrying out work for the person conducting a business or undertaking Examples of specified electrical equipment used to perform manufacturing work— • a hand held grinder plugged into a socket-outlet • a hand held electric drill plugged into a socket-outlet that is used for drilling holes in steelwork in a light engineering workshop (2) However— (a) subsection (1) (b) (i) does not apply if the person conducting the business or undertaking is exempted under section 109 ; and (b) subsection (1) (b) (i) and (ii) do not apply to a socket-outlet that is— (i) more than 2.3m above the floor; and (ii) provided for the purpose of supplying electricity to a luminaire or to electrical equipment with a power rating of not more than 150W. (3) If after inspecting and testing the electrical equipment under subsection (1) (a) , a competent person decides the equipment is safe to use, the person conducting the business or undertaking must ensure the competent person immediately attaches a durable tag to the equipment that shows the prescribed details for the equipment. (4) If after inspecting and testing the electrical equipment under subsection (1) (a) , a competent person decides the equipment is not safe to use, the person conducting the business or undertaking must ensure— (a) the competent person immediately attaches a durable tag to the equipment that warns people not to use the equipment; and (b) the equipment is immediately withdrawn from use. (5) A person conducting a business or undertaking must ensure that, for the purposes of the business or undertaking, a tag is not attached to specified electrical equipment under subsection (3) unless— (a) the equipment is new; or (b) both of the following apply— (i) the equipment has been inspected and tested by a competent person; (ii) the tag was attached by the competent person. Note for subsections (1) to (5)— ES Act — section 30 (see section 8 ) AustLII: Copyright Policy | Disclaimers | Privacy Policy | Feedback
