Workplace Health and Safety Amendment Regulation (No. 6) 1996 (Qld)

Queensland Subordinate Legislation 1996 No. 427 Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY AMENDMENT REGULATION (No. 6) 1996 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 Regulation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 Amendment of s 72 (Definitions for pt 15) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4 Replacement of ss 75 and 76 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 75 Using electrical equipment other than in assembly, fabrication, maintenance, manufacturing or repair work . . . . . . . . . 3 76 Using electrical equipment in assembly, fabrication, maintenance, manufacturing or repair work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 5 Replacement of s 87 (Safety switch or isolating transformer for low voltage equipment) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 87 Using electrical equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

s1 2 s3 Workplace Health and Safety Amendment (No. 6) No. 427, 1996 ˙ Short title 1. This regulation may be cited as the Workplace Health and Safety Amendment Regulation (No. 6) 1996 . ˙ Regulation amended 2. This regulation amends the Workplace Health and Safety Regulation1995 . ˙ Amendment of s 72 (Definitions for pt 15) 3. Section 72, definition “electrical equipment” — omit, insert— ‘ “electrical equipment” — (a) means any of the following things designed for low voltage electrical operation— (i) appliance connector; (ii) cord extension socket; (iii) earth monitoring device; (iv) electrical socket outlet adaptor; (v) extension lead; (vi) flexible cable; (vii) isolating transformer; (viii)plug; (ix) portable electrical equipment; (x) residual current device; and (b) for sections 75, 76 and 87— (i) includes second-hand portable electrical equipment used for demonstration purposes; but

s4 3 s4 Workplace Health and Safety Amendment (No. 6) No. 427, 1996 (ii) does not include the following— (A) double adaptors; (B) hire electrical equipment; (C) other portable electrical equipment used only for demonstration purposes.’. ˙ Replacement of ss 75 and 76 4. Sections 75 and 76— omit, insert— ˙ ‘ Using electrical equipment other than in assembly, fabrication, maintenance, manufacturing or repair work ‘ 75.(1) This section applies to electrical equipment that is not used in assembly, fabrication, maintenance, manufacturing or repair work at a workplace. Example of work this section applies to— Cleaning a motel, retailing in a shop or clerical work in an office. ‘ (2) An employer or self-employed person must ensure electrical equipment is not used at the employer’s or self-employed person’s workplace unless it is— (a) inspected and tested by an electrical worker under AS 3760—1990 (other than clause 2.4.2.2); or (b) protected by a type 1 or 2 safety switch complying with AS 3190—1994. Maximum penalty—30 penalty units. ‘ (3) If the equipment complies with AS 3760—1990 (other than clause 2.4.2.2), the employer or self-employed person must ensure— (a) the electrical worker, immediately after inspecting and testing the electrical equipment, attaches a durable tag to it within 300 mm of its plug; and

s4 4 s4 Workplace Health and Safety Amendment (No. 6) No. 427, 1996 (b) the tag shows— (i) the day by which the electrical equipment must be reinspected and retested; and (ii) the electrical worker’s licence or permit number under the Electricity Act 1994 . Maximum penalty—30 penalty units. ˙ ‘ Using electrical equipment in assembly, fabrication, maintenance, manufacturing or repair work ‘ 76.(1) This section applies to electrical equipment used in assembly, fabrication, maintenance, manufacturing or repair work at a workplace. Example— At a workplace where clothes are manufactured, this section— (a) applies to electrical equipment used by the workers to make the clothes; but (b) does not apply to electrical equipment used by the workers to make their coffee. ‘ (2) An employer or self-employed person must ensure electrical equipment is not used at the employer’s or self-employed person’s workplace unless— (a) it is inspected and tested by an electrical worker under AS 3760—1990 (other than clause 2.4.2.2); and (b) for portable electrical equipment— (i) it is double insulated; or (ii) it is connected to 1 of the following— (A) a type 1 or 2 safety switch complying with AS 3190—1994; (B) an isolating transformer complying with AS 3108—1994; (C) an earth monitoring device. Maximum penalty—30 penalty units.

s5 5 s5 Workplace Health and Safety Amendment (No. 6) No. 427, 1996 ‘ (3) If the equipment complies with AS 3760—1990 (other than clause 2.4.2.2), the employer or self-employed person must ensure— (a) the electrical worker, immediately after inspecting and testing the electrical equipment, attaches a durable tag to it within 300 mm of its plug; and (b) the tag shows— (i) the day by which the electrical equipment must be reinspected and retested; and (ii) the electrical worker’s licence or permit number under the Electricity Act 1994 . Maximum penalty—30 penalty units.’. ˙ Replacement of s 87 (Safety switch or isolating transformer for low voltage equipment) 5. Section 87— omit, insert— ˙ ‘ Using electrical equipment ‘ 87.(1) An employer or self-employed person must ensure electrical equipment is not used unless— (a) it is inspected and tested by an electrical worker under AS 3760—1990 (other than clause 2.4.2.2); and (b) for equipment being used for construction work without construction wiring—if it is connected to— (i) a type 2 safety switch complying with AS 3190—1994; or (ii) an isolating transformer. Maximum penalty—30 penalty units. ‘ (2) If the equipment complies with AS 3760—1990 (other than clause 2.4.2.2), the employer or self-employed person must ensure— (a) the electrical worker, immediately after inspecting and testing the electrical equipment, attaches a durable tag to it within 300 mm of its plug; and

s5 6 s5 Workplace Health and Safety Amendment (No. 6) No. 427, 1996 (b) the tag shows— (i) the day by which the electrical equipment must be reinspected and retested; and (ii) the electrical worker’s licence or permit number under the Electricity Act 1994 . Maximum penalty—30 penalty units. ‘ (3) The employer or self-employed person must ensure the safety switch is tested— (a) using its inbuilt test button— (i) immediately after it is connected to a socket outlet; and (ii) immediately before it is used for the first time on each day of use; and (b) by an electrical worker at not more than 1 yearly intervals. Maximum penalty—30 penalty units. ‘ (4) The employer or self-employer person may use the safety switch only if— (a) when tested under subsection (3)(a), it trips immediately; or (b) when tested under subsection (3)(b), it trips immediately and has a residual current trip of 30 mA. Maximum penalty—30 penalty units.’. ENDNOTES 1. Made by the Governor in Council on 19 December 1996. 2. Notified in the gazette on 20 December 1996. 3. Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4. The administering agency is the Department of Training an Industrial Relations. © State of Queensland 1996