Guide to Safety Management Systems
Guide to Safety Management Systems for Prescribed Electricity Entities under the Electrical Safety Act 2002
Version 3 – July 2006
Note: This guide provides general information. Material is distributed as an information source only and should not be treated as advice on the circumstances in any particular case. The material in the guide does not have any legal status.
Purpose
Purpose of safety management systems for prescribed electrical entities
1. Introduction
Introduction to the guide to safety management systems for prescribed electrical entities
2. Understanding Safety Management Systems
Describes the meaning of the term 'safety management system'
3. Guiding Principles for Safety Management Systems
Six guiding principles that should be documented when developing safety management systems
4. Elements of Safety Management System documentation
This section will focus on the documentation that describes a safety management system, in contrast to the safety management system itself
5. Lodgement
The safety management system documentation must be lodged by 1 October 2004
6. Auditing
Regulation requirements for prescribed electricity entity to implement a safety management system
Appendix A – Meaning of terms
Meaning of terms used in safety management systems guidelines
Appendix B – Comparison – legislative requirements
Comparison of legislative requirements and Australian Standards for safety management systems
Appendix C – The Electrical Safety Act 2002 – Extracts
Safety management systems for electricity entities – extracts from Part 5 of the Electrical Safety Act 2002
Appendix D – The Electrical Safety Regulation 2002 – Extracts
Safety management systems – extracts from Part 9 of the Electrical Safety Regulation 2002
Appendix E – Documentation checklist
Safety management systems documentation checklist
Appendix F – References
References of safety management systems guidelines
Last updated July 16, 2009
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