University Technician Electrical Worker Permits
, allow
unrestricted electrical work on LV electrical equipment for laboratory and research purposes, unlike the
limited scope exemption for the fitting/repair of LV cords/plugs and the servicing of appliances referred to
above. Details of application requirements for these
special permits
(as they are referred to in the reminder
of this Procedure) as well as other electrical licences are available at the Energy
Safety
website.
Note: A new national occupational licensing system to be administered by NOLA (National Occupational
Licensing Authority) was expected to come into effect in late 2014, as part of national reforms initiated by the
Council Of Australian Governments (COAG) but this was discontinued in late 2013. The existing WA
electrical licensing categories will remain, as they are already nationally harmonised to a large extent.
Furthermore, Energy
Safety
WA will continue to administer the licensing framework in WA.
3.2.2 Technical standards for electrical work
These regulations set out the minimum technical standards for all types of consumers’ installations
(commercial, industrial, institutional and residential), both at HV and at LV.
The general standards are AS 2067 for HV installations and AS/NZS 3000 (the “Wiring Rules”) for LV
installations and numerous other standards are prescribed for particular types of electrical installations (e.g.
in explosive atmospheres, patient treatment areas, transportable structures and vehicles) in Schedule 2 of
the regulations, and these must be complied with, where relevant.
In summary, persons designing electrical installations and persons constructing, maintaining and repairing
electrical installations operating at LV or higher must comply with these prescribed standards.
Note that there are formal obligations in the regulations requiring persons to perform all types of electrical
activities, including work on electrical equipment, safely and to a safe standard (regulation 49B):
To the extent practicable and reasonable, a person is to ensure that when electrical work has been carried
out by him or her —
a) the thing on which the work was performed is safe to use; and
b) the work has been completed to a trade finish
and failure to comply is a breach of the regulations, regardless as to whether or not the person holds a
licence or permit.
3.2.3 Work practices safety
The regulations also deal with the safety of apprentice electricians by specifying supervision requirements
and other procedural matters such as accident reporting.
It should also be noted that the Director of Energy
Safety
issued in 2008 a formal guideline under the
Electricity Act 1945
, effectively
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