Worker and Public Safety
Proposal
To maintain worker safety components in the new regulation suntil they are incorporated into the HSE Act legislative framework.
There are several provisions in the Electricity Regulations where there are references to worker safety. These include Regulation 28 ( work on live high voltage overhead electric lines), Regulation 29 (work on live conductors of low voltage overhead electric lines in electrical installations), Regulation 30 (safe approach distances), Regulation 31 (construction of overhead lines on existing poles or other supports), Regulation 32 (temporary earthing requirements), Regulation 35 (responsibility of employers for the safety of employees), Regulation 36 (safety responsibilities of person who carries out work), and Regulation 93 (safety distances from electric lines).
The Department of Labour is working on how best to incorporate the worker safety components of the Electricity Regulations 1997 into the Health and Safety in Employment (HSE) Act framework, the primary legislation for governing worker safety when electrical and gas work is being carried out.
It is proposed to maintain the worker safety components in the electricity safety regulations until they are incorporated into the HSE Act legislative framework.
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