ELECTRICITY SAFETY ACT 1998 - SECT 114 Electricity safety management scheme for employers of electrical workers

ELECTRICITY SAFETY ACT 1998 - SECT 114

    (1)     Energy Safe Victoria may permit a person who is an employer of electrical workers to submit an electricity safety management scheme in respect of electrical work carried out by those workers for that person.

    (2)     An electricity safety management scheme submitted under this section must—

        (a)     be in writing; and

        (b)     in accordance with the regulations, specify the safety management system being followed or to be followed in respect of the safety of electrical work to which the electricity safety management scheme applies; and

        (c)     be accompanied by the relevant prescribed application fee.

    (3)     Sections 100 to 104 apply to an electricity safety management scheme under this section—

        (a)     as if—

              (i)     a reference to a supply network were a reference to electrical work carried out by electrical workers; and

              (ii)     a reference to a major electricity company were a reference to the employer of the electrical workers carrying out electrical work; and

              (iii)     a reference to the design, construction, operation, maintenance and decommissioning of the supply network were a reference to the carrying out of electrical work by electrical workers; and

              (iv)     a reference to the safe operation of the supply network were a reference to the safe carrying out of electrical work by electrical workers; and

        (b)     with any other alterations or modifications that are necessary.

S. 115 substituted by No. 61/2007 s. 7.