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The safety of students, staff and others using electrical equipment is of paramount importance and there are legislative requirements that must be followed to ensure electrical safety.

All electrical equipment used in departmental workplaces must be appropriate for the activity and conform to Australian Standard specifications.

In the event of a health and safety incident involving electricity, specific processes must be followed to ensure safety as well as comply with relevant legislation. Refer to the procedure HLS-PR-005: Health and Safety incident recording, notification and management and Health and Safety Incident - Immediate Response Flow Chart Adobe PDF document for guidance.

Departmental procedures and guidelines

There is a general obligation under Electrical Safety legislation to ensure that all electrical equipment is used safely, protected from damage and that students, staff and others are protected from injury.

Specific requirements for the safe use of electrical equipment are included in the Guide to Managing Electrical Safety in Education Queensland Schools Adobe PDF document, or view the separate parts of the Guide:

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Serious electrical incident:

Section 11 of the Electrical Safety Act 2002 Adobe PDF document External Link defines a serious electrical incident as incidents caused by electricity resulting in death or shock or injury requiring medical treatment by a doctor.

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Dangerous Electrical Event:

Section 12 of the Electrical Safety Act 2002 Adobe PDF document External Link defines dangerous electrical events as events involving electrical equipment causing significant property damage with unlicensed or unauthorised work or when unsafe activity or equipment is found.

A dangerous electrical event may arise when:

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This page was last reviewed on 06 Mar 2012 at 03:56PM

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