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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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5.1 Scope

This section provides guidelines for creating an electrically safe work environment by removing sources of electrical risk by:

• De-energising low voltage; and
• De-energising and earthing high voltage parts.

These guidelines apply to both alternating and direct current systems.

Last updated July 16, 2009

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