South Australian Consolidated Regulations

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE REGULATIONS 1995 - REG 2.5.6

2.5.6—Electrical installations—Hazard identification, risk assessment and control of risk

        (1)         An employer must ensure—

            (a)         that hazards are identified and risks assessed in accordance with regulation 1.3.2—

                  (i)         before the connection and supply of electricity to a new electrical installation at a workplace; and

                  (ii)         before the modification, maintenance or repair of an existing supply of electricity to or at a workplace, or of an existing electrical installation at a workplace; and

            (b)         that any risks to health or safety arising out of a hazard identified under paragraph (a) are eliminated, or minimised and controlled, in accordance with regulation 1.3.3.

        (2)         All electrical installations within the scope of AS/NZS 3000 Wiring Rules must be designed, constructed, installed, protected, maintained and tested so as to comply with that standard on the basis that—

            (a)         the standard as it exists at the time of installation of the electrical installation is the minimum standard that will apply; and

            (b)         if the electrical installation is modified, it is the standard as it exists at the time of modification that will be the minimum standard that will then apply with respect to the modification.