ACTION

ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT DO YOU KNOW RECOMMENDED

Is specified electrical equipment inspected, tested
1 and
tagged or connected to a safety switch?
YES
Do you know what is meant by inspecting,
NO
testing and tagging of specified electrical
equipment? Do you know what a safety
switch is? If not, see Appendix E
Ensure safety switches installed
and tested,and/ or specified
electrical equipment inspected,
tested and tagged.

Is the safety switch tested, and is the test NO Do you know what is meant by inspecting Ensure the safety switch is
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recorded and kept? and testing a safety switch? tested and the test recorded and
If not, see Appendix E kept
YES

Does the workplace have documented NO Develop and document

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procedures for electrical safety? procedures for electrical safety
YES

Are the procedures enforced for all

4 employees and others possibly exposed Ensure procedures are enforced
NO for all employees and others
to electrical hazards?
possibly exposed to electrical
YES equipment

Are policies and procedures included in the NO Ensure policies and procedures
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induction process? are included in the induction
process.
YES

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 Does the workplace have a register for
6 NO
electrical hazards and equipment?
YES
Do you know what an electrical equipment Develop a register for electrical
register is? hazards and equipment
If not, see Appendix E for an example

Are all electrical leads protected from damage Ensure are all electrical leads
and not located where they are likely to NO are protected from damage and
7 not located where they are likely
suffer damage including damage by liquid?
to suffer damage (including
damage by liquid)
YES

Are extension leads and flexible cables Ensure extension leads and
8 NO
stored and used correctly? flexible cables stored and used
correctly
YES

Ensure double adaptors and

Is the workplace free from double adaptors
9 NO piggyback plugs are not used
and piggyback plugs?
throughout the workplace
YES

Have risk assessments been conducted NO Do you know how to conduct a risk Identify all electrical hazards,
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for all electrical hazards? assessment? and do risk assessments for
If not, see Appendix F each one.
YES

Are risk assessments recorded and kept? NO Ensure all risk assessments are
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recorded and kept
YES

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 Are all risks associated with electrical NO Ensure all risks associated with
12 electrical hazards are controlled
hazards controlled?

YES

Ensure all control measures are

Have all control measures been recorded NO recorded and kept
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and kept?
YES

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