Standard of the Month – AS/NZS 4836:2023
AS/NZS 4836 deals with “safe working on or near low-voltage electrical installations and equipment”. It covers a wide range of safety issues that electrical workers face every day.
Regulation 100 of the Electricity (Safety) Regulations 2010 states that a person who carries out prescribed electrical work must, so far as is reasonably practicable, comply with AS/NZS 4836. This includes all electrical work carried out on electrical equipment operating at low or extra-low voltage.
Specific topics covered by AS/NZS 4836 are:
- The principles of safe working practices.
- Recommended procedures for safe working practices.
- Principles of risk management, assessment of risk and risk management.
- Working with asbestos and PCBs.
- Working below ground level.
- Cutting cables and wiring enclosures.
- Selection and use of test equipment.
- Selection and use of personal protective equipment.
- Preservation of an incident scene.
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The Board has also developed a Toolbox resource that provides guidance around safe working practices and AS/NZS 4836.