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WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS 2022 (S.R. 2022, NO. 109) - REG 149

Unsafe electrical equipment
(1)  A person conducting a business or undertaking at a workplace must ensure that any unsafe electrical equipment at the workplace –
(a) is disconnected (or isolated) from its electricity supply; and
(b) once disconnected (or isolated) –
(i) is not reconnected until it is repaired or tested and found to be safe; or
(ii) is replaced or permanently removed from use.
Penalty:  In the case of –
(a) an individual, a fine not exceeding $3 600; or
(b) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding $18 000.
(2)  For the purposes of this regulation, electrical equipment or a component of electrical equipment is unsafe if there are reasonable grounds for believing it to be unsafe.



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