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Chapter 1 Health and safety practices and systems

● documented inspection and testing records, such as portable appliance test
(PAT) records and test certificates INDUSTRY TIP
● evidence that training has been carried out You can access the Electricity
● electrical authorisations at Work Regulations 1989
● the control of work activities at: www.legislation.gov.uk/
● competent persons. uksi/1989/635/contents/made

The Regulations ensure precautions are taken to avoid death or personal injury
from electricity during work activities. The main requirements are to:
KEY TERMS
● make sure that all persons working on or near electrical equipment are competent Competent: having the
● maintain electrical systems in safe condition necessary ability, knowledge
● carry out electrical work safely or skill.
● ensure equipment is suitable and safe to use in terms of: Duty holder: a person
● strength and capability who controls, reduces
● use in adverse or hazardous environments – for example, weather, dirt, or eliminates health and
dust, gases, mechanical hazards and flammable atmospheres safety risks that may arise
● ensure effective insulation of conductors in a system during the construction of
a building or during future
● ensure effective earthing of the system maintenance. They must
● ensure that if work is carried out to the earthing system that involves also provide information for
breaking the flow of current, other precautions are taken to maintain the the health and safety file.
earth continuity
● ensure all components of the electrical system are suitable and safe for use
● protect against system overload
● provide suitable means for cutting off the supply of electrical current to any
electrical equipment and effective isolation of electrical equipment
● ensure that work is not carried out on or near a live conductor unless
absolutely essential and suitable precautions are taken to prevent injury
● ensure adequate working space, access and lighting to all electrical
equipment where work is undertaken.

The Work at Height Regulations 2005

The Work at Height Regulations 2005 apply to all work at height where there is
a risk of a fall that may cause personal injury. They place duties on employers,
the self-employed and any person that controls the work of others, such as
managers, supervisors or building owners who may use contractors to work at p Figure 1.2 Electrical testing
height. As part of the Regulations, duty holders must ensure that:
● all work at height is properly planned and organised
● those people working at height are competent INDUSTRY TIP
● the risks from working at height are assessed and the correct work
equipment is selected and used You can access the Work
● equipment for working at height is regularly inspected and properly maintained. at Height Regulations 2005
at: www.legislation.gov.uk/
Duty holders must also:
uksi/2005/735/contents/
● ensure working at height is avoided where possible made
● use work equipment or other measures to prevent falls where working at
height is unavoidable
● where they cannot eliminate the risk of a fall, use work equipment or other
measures to reduce the distance of the fall.
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