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Electrical and Diagnostics Risk Assessment

This risk assessment covers electrical inspection, diagnostics, testing, isolation and re-energisation activities.

Activities covered include

  • Review the scope, fault information and work-area conditions
  • Manage work near energised parts and adjacent circuits
  • Complete re-energisation, functional checks and handover

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Electrical and Diagnostics Risk Assessment
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Product Overview

This risk assessment covers electrical inspection, diagnostics, testing, isolation and re-energisation activities. It supports work planning by identifying electrical, plant, access, environmental and handover hazards that may need to be managed.

Activities & Risks Covered

This assessment addresses activities and risks including:

  • Review the scope, fault information and work-area conditions
  • Identify supply sources, drawings, labels and access requirements
  • Isolate, lock out and prove equipment is de-energised
  • Carry out de-energised inspections and diagnostics
  • Undertake energised testing and fault finding where required
  • Manage work near energised parts and adjacent circuits
  • Plan for plant movement, automatic restart and interlocked equipment
  • Use test equipment, leads and portable electrical items
  • Address hazardous atmospheres, chemicals and contaminated equipment
  • Complete re-energisation, functional checks and handover

Who is this for?

Suitable for contractors, workers, supervisors and businesses carrying out electrical and diagnostic activities.

Activities & Hazards Covered

Activity Potential Hazards
Pre-start planning and work area assessment
  • Incorrect scope or poor understanding of the fault leading to unsafe testing
  • Electrical drawings or labels not matching the as-installed system
  • Unidentified energy sources such as UPS, batteries, solar, generators or multiple supplies
  • Unauthorised persons entering the work area
Access, environment and work positioning
  • Slip, trip and fall hazards around switchboards, plant rooms or equipment
  • Cramped access increasing contact with live parts or moving plant
  • Moisture, dust, poor lighting or heat affecting safe testing
  • Unsafe access near elevated areas or overhead services
Isolation, lock-out and proving de-energised
  • Electric shock from assumed dead equipment that is still energised
  • Inadvertent re-energisation during inspection or testing
  • Stored energy from capacitors, batteries or connected plant systems
  • Incorrect isolation point or multiple circuits in one enclosure
De-energised inspection and diagnostics
  • Contact with damaged insulation, sharp edges or exposed conductors
  • Incorrect fault diagnosis leading to unnecessary energised testing
  • Unexpected movement of plant if interlocks or controls are disturbed
  • Manual handling strain when removing covers or components
Energised testing and fault finding
  • Electric shock from exposed energised terminals or conductors
  • Arc flash, burns or explosion from high fault current
  • Loose test leads, poor probes or incorrect instruments becoming a hazard
  • Unexpected energisation under different operating conditions
Work near energised parts and adjacent circuits
  • Contact with nearby exposed live parts while testing another circuit
  • Short circuit from dropped tools or conductive items
  • Burns from exposed hot components
  • Moisture or dust entering electrical equipment and causing failure or fire
Plant movement, automatic restart and interlocked equipment
  • Machinery starting unexpectedly during diagnostics
  • Crush, entanglement or pinch point injury from moving parts
  • Inadvertent attempts by others to start machinery
  • Resetting protective devices without understanding the fault
Test equipment, leads and portable electrical items
  • Electric shock from damaged test leads, probes or portable equipment
  • False readings from unserviceable or unsuitable meters
  • RCD failure or missing protection on portable equipment
  • Trip hazards from trailing leads
Hazardous atmospheres, chemicals and contaminated equipment
  • Fire or explosion from flammable vapours, solvents or hazardous atmospheres
  • Exposure to asbestos, dust, smoke or residues in older equipment
  • Skin or eye contact with battery electrolyte, cleaners or contaminated surfaces
  • Gas accumulation in low ventilation areas
Re-energisation, functional checks and handover
  • Electric shock or plant movement on restoration of power
  • Incorrect polarity, connection or phase sequence after repair
  • Exposed conductors, missing covers or tools left in equipment
  • Unfinished work left in an unsafe state

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Legislation & References

The template records model guidance used to inform the documented controls. Applicable WHS/OHS laws and adopted Codes vary by state or territory, so confirm the current local requirements when tailoring the assessment:

  • Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Managing electrical risks in the workplace — 2.1 Identifying the hazards; p. 14.
  • Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Managing risks of plant in the workplace — 4.1 Guarding plant; p. 39.
  • Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Managing the work environment and facilities — 2. The work environment; p. 13.
  • Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: How to manage and control asbestos in the workplace — 2.1. What is involved in managing risks?; p. 12.
  • Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: How to manage work health and safety risks — 3. Step 2 — How to assess risks; p. 15.
  • Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Managing risks of hazardous chemicals in the workplace — 2.1 How to identify which chemicals are hazardous; p. 15.
  • Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: First aid in the workplace — 3. First aid equipment, facilities and training; p. 12.
  • Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Hazardous manual tasks — 4.1 The hierarchy of control measures; p. 31.
Standard Risk Assessment Features (Click to Expand)
  • Activity-specific hazard identification and control measures
  • Initial and residual risk ratings
  • Assigned responsible persons for each activity
  • Risk matrix and assessment classification
  • Review, monitoring and sign-off fields
  • Site-specific customisation before use

Suitable for Industries

Manufacturing and ProductionElectrical and SolarAutomotive and MechanicalMining and Resources

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