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Safe Work

Industry guidance for safe and compliant work practices.

How to work safely around electricity?

Guidance to a minimum set of procedures, safety requirements and recommendations for a safe working environment that all Electrical Workers must know.

  • Safe Work

What do I need to know about installing data and telecommunication cables?

Guidance to assist the electrical worker to ensure data and communication networks are safe, compliant and to mitigate any hazardous or detrimental effects from general electrical wiring work.

  • Safe Work

Learn from others mistakes

Consists of photos and information displaying “real life” examples of unsafe non-compliant electrical work they identify the hazards created, and offer guidance for compliance. This collection will be added to over time.

  • Safe Work

Is this high-risk work, and do I need an inspection?

Find out if your electrical work is high risk and in need of an inspection.

  • Safe Work

Where do I find authoritative answers to my questions?

Find out where you can go for trusted answers to technical and regulatory questions.

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Handy resources from the Energy Safety/WorkSafe Website

A suite of hyperlinks links to important authoritative information on a variety of topics including, metering, certification, types of PEW, their risk categories and includes access to educational videos and an informative good practice guide.

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