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Section 2 – Stated electrical risk factors
2.1 What must you do where there are stated electrical risk factors?
2.2 Safety switches
Almost all rural workplaces will have stated electrical risk factors in one or more locations. For example, if you use electrical equipment in a wet environment, or if you impose harsh wear on electrical equipment in your workplace, a stated electrical risk factor will exist.
Stated electrical risk factor means any of the following:
- use of plug-in electrical equipment in an unroofed area or wet area (e.g. a hose down area);
- use of personally supported electrical equipment if the electricity supply cord is subject to flexing while the equipment is being used;
- use of plug-in electrical equipment that is exposed to environmental factors that subject the equipment to abnormal wear or deterioration; or
- electric light fittings located within arm's reach and connected to a circuit rated at not more than 20A.
Examples of environmental factors that subject equipment to abnormal wear or deterioration:
- corrosive or other damaging dusts, (e.g. metal dust)
- corrosive chemicals in the air.
Last updated July 16, 2009
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