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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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3.6 Part 13 – Miscellaneous provisions

3.6.1 Division 3 – Other matters

Section 208 – Climbing poles of electricity entity prohibited

1. A person must not climb a pole, standard or other structure that is part of the works of an electricity entity, or a ladder attached to a pole, standard or other structure that is part of the works of an electricity entity, if the electricity entity has not authorised the person to climb the pole, standard, other structure or ladder.

   Maximum penalty – 40 penalty units.

2. Subsection (1) does not apply to an inspector.

Section 209 – Obligations of employer about supervising training person

1. The employer of a training person who has not finished 6 months of the person’s apprenticeship or training program must ensure that the training person does not work -
   1. in the immediate vicinity of a live high voltage exposed part; or
   2. where there is a risk that the training person could come into contact with a live low voltage exposed part.

      Maximum penalty – 40 penalty units.

2. An employer must ensure that a training person who per forms electrical work is supervised at all times by a licensed electrical worker licensed to perform the work.

   Maximum penalty – 40 penalty units.

3. The level of supervision required under subsection (2) must be appropriate, having regard to -
   1. the type of electrical work performed;
   2. the adequacy of the training person’s training; and
   3. the competency of the training person.
4. In this section -
   "training person" means a person who is undertaking, but has not finished -
1. an apprenticeship under the Training and Employment Act 2000, in a calling that requires the person to perform electrical work; or
2. a training program approved by the chief executive that requires the person to perform electrical work.

A penalty unit has a dollar value determined by the Queensland Department of Justice and Attorney-General. At the date of publication, the value of a penalty unit was $100. Under the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992, if a corporation is found guilty of an offence, the Court may impose a maximum fine of an amount equal to 5 times the maximum fine for an individual.

Last updated July 16, 2009

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