Legislation
A law that has been passed by the parliament
What is Legislation?
Rules made by authorities to control the way things are done.
What are regulations?
Guidelines provided by expert bodies.
What are working standards?
This ensures that the likelihood of contact with a hazard is as low as possible.
What are control measures?
What is a hazard?
This act makes it the employers responsiblity to ensure the health, safety and welfare of all on their premisies.
What is the health and safety at work act?
Rules made to prevent danger and injury from electricity in the workplace.
Guideline created by IET for how to install and maintain electrical installations.
What is BS7671 (The wiring regulations)
This assessment is required to evaluate hazards.
What is a risk assessment?
The main hazard of concern when working with electrical systems.
What is electric shock?
An example of a part of this act ensures moving parts of electrical machinary are securely enclosed.
What is the factories act 1961?
This regulation makes the employer responsible maintaining, cleaning and storing PPE.
What is the Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations?
This marking means the electrical product has met all the criteria to be freely sold in the European Economic Area.
What does the CE mark mean?
This provides a fault path so the circuit breaker trips.
What is an earth wire for?
This is the extreme result from electric current causing a build up of pressure.
What is an electrical explosion?
This act protects the public from electrical dangers.
What is the Electricity act 1989?
The regulation introduced to help prevent electrical waste going to landfill.
What is the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations? (WEEE)
This marking ensures the product has been independantly and repeatedly tested by experts.
The permission required to carry out work on a system.
What is a permit to work?
This occurs when the electricity "jumps" between conductive parts.
What is arcing?
This act makes it a criminal offence to dishonestly cause electricity to be wasted.
What is the Theft act 1968?
This ensures electrical products meet approapriate standards and are safety marked.
What is the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations?
This government body provides guidelines on safe working practices.
Who are the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)?
This provides a mechanical way of stopping doors being opened on machines during operation.
What is an interlock?
One of the causes of an electrical fire.
What can overloaded socket outlets cause?