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Electrical technical guidelines and determinations
Below are links to various electrical technical information for electrical professionals.
Construction
- Builder’s construction supplies (builder’s temporary supply poles) requirements
- Prefabricated modular buildings and prefabricated sections of buildings
Determinations
Electricity Safety (General) Regulations 2019
- Letter to industry – Electricity Safety (General) regulations in force
- General regulations: new requirements and obligations
Electricity supply and suppliers
Guidelines
- Arc flash hazard management (ESV and WorkSafe Victoria)
- Electrical installations and equipment at public events
- Reconnection in bushfire affected communities
- Private aerial lines (PALs) emergency restoration form
- Wind turbines – requirements for installation
- Wiring systems associated with safety services
- Fact sheet – Installation or replacement of air-conditioning systems
Hazardous
- Management of electrical equipment in hazardous areas at major hazard facilities (WorkSafe Victoria)
- Hazardous area classifications of gas installations
Inspection
- Defects list – for certificates of electrical safety (COES)
- Electrician’s installation defect letter – Sample
Emergency lighting
Medical
- Changes to AS/NZ 3003 – Electrical installations in patient areas
- Determination – M Class LEIs – Installation of dental chairs in patient areas
Safety services
- Guidelines for electricity supply to lifts
- Installation guidelines for lifts without motor-rooms
- Lift work on construction projects – A handbook for workplaces (a WorkSafe publication)
Small scale generation
- Who can work on large-scale solar farms?
- Working safely when installing photovoltaic (PV) systems
- Solar installations (PV) alterations requirements
The Installation and inspection of grid-connected PV systems April 2015 (no battery storage) document has been superseded by Australian standards AS/NZS 5033:2014 (Incorporating Amendment No. 1 and Amendment No. 2 attached) Installation and safety requirements for photovoltaic (PV) array and AS/NZS 4777.1:2016 Grid connection of energy systems via inverters Installation requirement.
Your responsibilities
- Requirements for the effective supervision of apprentice electricians
- Licensed electrician’s (A Grade) responsibilities
- Registered electrical contractor’s (REC) responsibilities
- Licensed electrical inspector’s (LEI) responsibilities
- Supervised worker’s responsibilities
Forms and other documents
- Application for exemption – Regulation 401
- Victorian Electricity Supply Industry Code of Practice – Low voltage service fuse removal and reinsertion by licensed electricians and L & G class inspectors
Contact us
If you have any queries about any of the attached documents or electrical technical information and requirements, please contact our Electrical technical assistance line on (03) 9203 9700 (select option 2) or at ElectricalInstallationEnquiries@energysafe.vic.gov.au.