South Australian Current Regulations

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS 2012 - REG 160

160—Contact with equipment being worked on

A person conducting a business or undertaking must ensure that, while electrical work is being carried out on energised electrical equipment, all persons are prevented from creating an electrical risk by inadvertently making contact with an exposed energised component of the equipment.

Maximum penalty:

            (a)         In the case of an individual—$6 000.

            (b)         In the case of a body corporate—$30 000.

Expiation fee:

            (a)         In the case of an individual—$720.

            (b)         In the case of a body corporate—$3 600.