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A new Electrical safety management handbook chapter has been posted on the HSW website.

The new Electrical Safety Management chapter of the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide’s Health, Safety and Wellbeing Handbook sets out specific requirements for electrical safety management previously contained in the HSW handbook chapter, Plant/equipment safety management. The new chapter also incorporates changes to the .

The new chapter incorporates these changes by requiring:

• all electrical equipment supplied through an electrical socket outlet to be inspected and tested at the required intervals (refer to Appendices B1 and 2 of the chapter)
• the frequency for testing only being able to be varied by the Head of School/Branch based on a documented risk assessment
• Inclusion of the requirement to tag new equipment (noting that Information Technology and Digital Services, Division of ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog Operations advises that from the 1st February 2021, the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog’s computer supplier will test and tag any new to service laptop, desktop or monitor at $5 per device)
• Inclusion of links to information on the requirements where there are (1) Electrical installations – battery systems for use with power conversion equipment and (2) Solar (Photovoltaic) systems (e.g. a unit that converts energy from sunlight into electrical energy). Ìý

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The impact for the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog is to resume the testing of electrical equipment in lower risk environments such as office, lecture and tutorial room like environments at 5 yearly intervals (unless varied by the Head of School/Branch based on a documented risk assessment).

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Further information

Please do not hesitate to contact your Senior HSW Advisor.