Why conduct an electrical risk assessment?

Clause 64 of the OHS Regulation requires the employer to ensure that any risk of
injury from electricity at a place of work is eliminated or, if elimination is not
reasonably practicable, the risk is controlled.

A risk assessment must be carried out on electrical equipment that is not used
in a hostile environment or for construction work. After the risk assessment
one can then implement a range of control measures to manage the safe
operation of electrical equipotent that is used in a workplace.

“..Workcover recommends that for electrical equipment being used in a
non-hostile operating environment that a documented risk assessment be undertaken….”

www.workcover.nsw.gov.au

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