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Home | About Us 6 key points to include in your electrical  safety policy Tuesday, 25th November, 2014, by Joanna Weekes In today's Health & Safety Bulletin: 6 key points to include in your electrical safety policy Reporting electrical incidents Dear Reader, No matter what business you operate, electrical devices are likely to play a major role in your day-to-day operations. Electrical devices your workers are likely to use include computers, lighting and electrical plant or equipment. This means that even if your workplace is considered low-risk, e.g. an office, your workers could be at serious risk from electrical hazards. Your workers could be at risk even if your business does not own the equipment, e.g. workers working near power lines. If your business uses or works near electrical equipment, you’ll need to implement an electrical safety policy. In today’s Health & Safety Bulletin I’ll outline 6 key points to include in your policy and what steps you should take if an incident does occur. What should you include in your electrical safety policy? Ensure that your electrical safety policy sets out: guidelines for how to use electrical equipment safely; procedures for reporting electrical defects; how frequently electrical plant and equipment is inspected and tested; the person responsible for ensuring that electrical equipment is inspected, tested and maintained; steps for isolating and tagging hazardous equipment; and the person responsible for maintaining records of installation, commissioning, testing and inspections. What if your workers work near power lines? If your business carries out work near power lines, take the following precautions: notify the power authority before commencing work; if possible, obtain written permission from the power authority; conduct a pre-start job meeting to assess risk; use a safety observer (sometimes called a ‘spotter’) to observe and warn against unsafe practice near power lines; and ensure that workers remain at a safe distance from power lines. Continued below… .................................................Advertisement................................................. You won’t find another resource for safety professionals in Australia like it… Click here to start a free 14-day trial of the Health & Safety Handbook today ........................................................................................................................... Report all electrical incidents If an incident occurs involving an electrical hazard, you should report it to: the electricity supplier; the electricity regulator in your State or Territory; and the health and safety regulator in your State or Territory. You should also report and document all electrical incidents internally. An internal record of the incident should include: the date of the incident; the name of any victims who were injured; the circumstances of the incident, i.e. how and why it occurred; the names of anyone the incident was reported to; and any other relevant comments. If an incident does occur, you should identify why it occurred and take steps to minimise the chance of it happening again, i.e. by eliminating the hazard or implementing controls to reduce the risk. Remember, if you want access to information about electrical hazards, including downloadable checklists you can start using right away, you can find this in chapter E1 Electrical Safety of your handbook. If you’re not a subscriber, find out more about the Health & Safety Handbook. See you on Thursday, Joanna Weekes Editor Health & Safety Bulletin P.S. We’re nearly ready to release a valuable new resource for employers, managers and HR professionals. Every workplace should have a procedure in place that outlines how workplace investigations should be properly undertaken. This new 290-page guide provides clear and practical advice to enable you to conduct procedurally fair and defensible investigations and manage workplace conflicts before they spiral out of control. We’ll let you know the launch date soon. Stay tuned! Like the Health & Safety Bulletin? Check out our other free bulletins: Workplace BulletinGet the very latest employment law tips, ideas, news and practical advice sent straight to your inbox. Click here to sign up now. Self-Managed Super Fund Bulletin Receive all the information, ideas and tips you need to manage your own super fund. Click here to sign up now. 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