This phrase recognizes the level responsibility which electri-
cians are expected take part their job order control elec-
trical safety the work environment. might
be supervisor manager, but will have duty care behalf of
his employer for the electrical, health, safety and environmental issues on
that site. For example, placing fire-guard front the fire
at home when there are young children the family reasonably practi-
cable way reducing the risk child being burned.
Duties referred the Regulations may have the qualifying terms ‘rea-
sonably practicable’ ‘absolute’.
Everyone has duty care, but not
everyone duty holder.Statutory regulations and codes practice
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Regulations ‘require precautions taken against the risk death
or personal injury from electricity work activities’. the requirement the regulation is
absolute, then that regulation must met regardless cost any other
consideration.… Every work activity shall
be carried out manner which does not give rise danger. the regulation to
be met ‘so far reasonably practi-
cable’, then risks, cost, time, trouble
and difficulty can considered.
Section the EWR tells that ‘all systems must constructed to
prevent danger and properly maintained. The person who exercises
‘control over the whole systems, equipment and conductors’ and the
Electrical Company’s representative on-site, the duty holder. The
Regulations recognize the amount control that individual might
exercise over the whole electrical installation.
Everyone has duty care, but not everyone duty holder.
If regulation not qualified with ‘so far reasonably practicable’, then
it must assumed that the regulation absolute. the regulation met ‘so far reasonably practi-
cable’, then risks, cost, time, trouble and difficulty can considered.
An electrical contractor could reasonably expected have ‘exercised
all diligence’ the installation was wired according the IEE Wiring
Regulations (see below) and this confirmed the 17th edition of
Regulations 114.
Definitions
‘Duty holder’, this phrase recognizes the
level responsibility which electri-
cians are expected take part
of their job order control electri-
cal safety the work environment. the context the
.… the case
of work electrical nature, preferable that the conductors made
dead before work commences’.
The person who exercises ‘control
over the whole systems, equipment
and conductors’ and the Electrical
Company’s representative on-site a
duty holder.
Duty care
The Health and Safety Work Act and the Electricity Work Regulations
make numerous references employer and employees having ‘duty of
care’ for the health and safety others the work environment.
‘Reasonably practicable’ ‘absolute’, if
the requirement the regulation is
absolute, then that regulation must
be met regardless cost any other
consideration.
Often there cost effective way reduce particular risk and prevent
an accident occurring. this
context the Electricity Work Regulations refer person ‘duty
holder’.
The EWR not tell specifically how carry out our work activities and
ensure compliance, but proceedings were brought against individual
for breaking the EWR, the only acceptable defence would ‘to prove that
all reasonable steps were taken and all diligence exercised avoid the
offence’ (Regulation 29)
