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Posted 14th March 2006 at 7:00 PM Author Guest Last Edited 27th June 2012 at 6:30 PM
5. Safety Alert Electrical Hazards for Plumbers
Work cover NSW has released a Safety Alert – Electrical Hazards for Plumbers - following the recent electrocution of a water utility employee. The Safety Alert was prepared to highlight and reinforce recommended safe practice for plumbers and other related workers who carry out work on a customer’s water service. This work can result in a serious or fatal electric shock when removing water meters, cutting through or disconnecting metallic water pipes or carrying out other work to the customers’ water service on the premises. Country Energy has previously contacted the Associations concerning council plumbers and electrical safety and suggested the development of a code of practice to provide guidance to employees and councils. The safety alert and the request from Country Energy have been considered by the Council Safe Advisory Network who has sought to ascertain the views of councils and the interest in participating in the development of a code or guidance note. Work cover NSW has posted the safety alert on the Work cover website:
www.workcover.nsw.gov.au/Publication/Industry/Electrical/safetyalertelectricalhazrdsCouncil
is encouraged to peruse the safety alert, examine our current practices and advise the Association if we consider there is a benefit in the development of a code of practice or guidance note.
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