Whsmp · OPW16/0021

                                           B   5    E24    5   Persons will not undertake any form of electrical work, unless        WHS Act         D4    Site Manager /
    Electricity    Contact with
☒   Supply          overhead power lines
                                                               that person holds an appropriate licence for the work.
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                      2011 Part 18
                                                                                                                                      VIC OHS Act     H14
                                                                                                                                                            Subcontractor
                                                           4   In multi-level buildings distribution boards will be positioned                              Site Manager /
                                                                                                                                      2004 Part 3
                   Trips and Falls                            in a manner, which eliminates the need for electrical leads to        Electrical
                                                                                                                                                            Subcontractor
                                                               be run between levels (one per level).                                 Safety Act
                   Contact with
                                                           5   Temporary electrical installations will be installed and               1998 - VIC            Site Manager /
                    underground services                                                                                             Electrical
                                                               maintained in accordance with AS 3012.                                                       Subcontractor
                                                                                                                                      Safety Act
                   Electrical fires                       4                                                                                                Site Manager /
                                                               Earth leakage units will be supplied to all switchboards.              2002 - QLD
                                                                                                                                                           Subcontractor
                   Faulty wiring                                                                                                     Electrical
                                                           5   Earth leakage units will be tested monthly by a push button            Safety Reg            Site Manager /
                                                               test and every 3 months by a person holding either an                  2013 - QLD            Subcontractor
                                                               Electrical Work Licence or an Electrical Contractor Licence.          Work Near
                                                                                                                                      Exposed Live
                                                           5   All wiring (including switchboards) will be inspected and              Parts COP
                                                                                                                                                            Site Manager /
                                                               tested by a licenced electrician after completion of the wiring        2010 - QLD            Subcontractor
                                                               and prior to connection for normal use and at 6 monthly               Managing
                                                               intervals. Certificates of compliance will be issued to                Electrical
                                                                                                                                      Risks In The
                                                               Hutchinson Builders and to the relevant electricity authority as
                                                                                                                                      Workplace
                                                               required.                                                              COP 2014
                                                           5   All inspections, tests and maintenance carried out on electrical       NSW                   Site Manager /
                                                               installations and plant / equipment will be recorded and kept         Managing              Subcontractor
                                                               onsite.                                                                Electrical
                                                                                                                                      Risks In The
                                                           4   Overhead wiring will be positioned to avoid crossing roadways          Workplace             Site Manager /
                                                               or access ways where cranes, high loads or heavy machinery             COP 2012 –            Subcontractor
                                                               may travel.                                                            SA / TAS
                                                           5   Construction wiring will be visually inspected to verify the          Working               Site Manager /
                                                                                                                                      Near
                                                               integrity of the installation every six (6) months, with records       Overhead
                                                                                                                                                            Subcontractor
                                                               of inspections maintained on site.                                     Power Lines
                                                          4/   Construction wiring will not be tied, bundled or grouped with          NSW COP               Site Manager /
                                                          5    permanent wiring. It will be readily distinguishable from              2006                  Subcontractor
                                                               permanent wiring by using cable of a different colour (except         Electrical
                                                                                                                                      Practices For
                                                               green), or by attaching iridescent yellow tape at intervals of         Construction
                                                               not more than five (5) metres and stamped with the words               Work COP
                                                               “construction wiring.”                                                 2007 NSW
                                                           4   Emergency lighting at a minimum level of 20 lux will be               Framework             Site Manager /
                                                                                                                                      for
                                                               provided with a minimum of one (1) hour capacity following             Undertaking           Subcontractor
                                                               the loss of normal lighting to allow safe egress from the              Work Near
                                                               building and lift shaft.                                               Overhead &
                                                           5   Power points installed inside relocatable premises will only be        Undergroun            Site Manager /
                                                                                                                                      d Assets VIC
                                                               used to supply power to electrical equipment and lighting              Industry              Subcontractor
                                                               within that relocatable premise.



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