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• 1. Introduction
• 2. The Electrical Safety Act 2002
• 3. The Electrical Safety Regulation 2002
  • 3.1 Part 2 – Electrical work
  • 3.2 Part 4 - Working around electrical parts
  • 3.3 Part 5 - Electrical installations
  • 3.4 Part 8 - Electrical supply
  • 3.5 Part 12 - Incident notification
  • 3.6 Part 13 - Miscellaneous provisions
  • 3.7 Schedule 2 - Exclusion zones
• 4. Risk management
• 5. Working de-energised
  • 5.1 Scope
  • 5.2 Regulatory requirement
  • 5.3 General
  • 5.4 Low voltage isolation and access
  • 5.5 High voltage isolation and access
• 6. Working live
  • 6.1 Scope
  • 6.2 Regulatory requirement
  • 6.3 Important issues when working live
  • 6.4 What to use to work safely
  • 6.5 Testing and fault-finding
• Appendix A
• Appendix B
  • 1 Common sources of electrical hazards
  • 2 Other electrical hazards to be addressed
  • 3 General elements of a safe system of work

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5.3 General

An employer or self-employed person should ensure that an effective process of isolation and access is used to protect electrical workers and others. A safe system of work should be developed with people who:

• Are representative of the electrical workers; and
• Have skills and knowledge in the area of work.

A person in control of electrical equipment should make sure that where isolation and access is complex, there are sufficient instructions to ensure the process is performed safely.

Instructions for isolation and access should be documented where:

• Complex isolation and access is to be performed;
• Isolation and access is to be performed on a complex electrical system; or
• Both of the above apply.

Last updated July 16, 2009

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