NSW Occupational Health & Safety Legislation
NSW Occupational Health & Safety Act 2000
An Act is legislation made by Parliament. Acts often have regulation making powers, allowing regulations to be made under them.
More InfoNSW Occupational Health & Safety Regulation 2001
A regulation is law and, as such, employers, workers, insurers, designers, manufacturers, suppliers and others must meet their obligations under both the legislation and the regulations.
Regulations support the general requirements of the legislation and provide more detail. WorkCover administers Division 3 of the regulation which sets out the control measures required for electrical installations and Division 8 for plug in electrical articles
More InfoAustralian Standard AS3760:2010 updated from 2003
"In service safety inspection and testing of electrical equipment"
This standard has been adopted by Workcover as a Code of Practice. This means that the methods for testing & Inspecting electrical equipment set out in the standard are a mandatory requirement under the regulation. A copy of the Standard can be purchased at SAI Global