Electrical safety and electrical work procedure

competent persons
shall be familiar with and understand the 
requirements of AS/NZS 3760. All testing will be performed only with appropriately calibrated (according to 
manufacturer’s specifications) test equipment. 
Electrical equipment failing design principles, as judged by a 
competent person
shall be subjected to the 
design certification process (see Section 5.4). 
Connection of 
electrical equipment
to the 
electrical installation
shall be by an approved socket outlet or 
through an isolation switch. Note that where connection is through an isolation switch that the connection is 
required to be made by a licensed Category 1, 2A or 5A 
competent person
. 
Where used, “power boards” (electrical portable outlet devices, or EPODs) shall incorporate a current limiting 
device (circuit breaker), have individually switched electrical socket outlets, and where practicable, be fixed 
with the outlets in the vertical plane and protected from mechanical, electrical or water damage. 
Extension cords are only to be used as a temporary solution and are not to be installed as fixed wiring. The 
same applies to long Ethernet, computer and telephone cables. 
Double adaptors and plugs with integral socket outlets or similar have no overload protection and are 
NOT
to 
be used at UWA without written approval from the 
competent person
in the particular Business Unit. 
All in-house designed, manufactured and /or modified 
electrical equipment
or 
communications 
equipment
that uses or generates voltages above extra-low voltage (> 50 V ac or > 120 V dc) shall be 
subjected to, and approved under, the UWA Design Certification Process for 
electrical equipment
(see 
Section 5.4) before being placed into service. 
Connection of