Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) Electrical risk means—
(a) in relation to a person, the risk to the person of death, shock or injury caused directly by electricity or originating from electricity; or
(b) in relation to property, the risk to the property of—
(i) damage caused by a cathodic protection system; or
(ii) loss or damage caused directly by electricity or originating from electricity.
(2) Electrically safe means—
(a) for a person or property, that the person or property is free from electrical risk; and
(b) for electrical equipment or an electrical installation, that all persons and property are free from electrical risk from the equipment or installation; and
(c) for the way electrical equipment, an electrical installation or the works of an electricity entity are operated or used, that all persons and property are free from electrical risk from the operation or use of the equipment, installation or works; and
(d) for the way electrical work is performed, that all persons are free from electrical risk from the performance of the work; and
(e) for the way a business or undertaking is conducted, that all persons are free from electrical risk from the conduct of the business or undertaking; and
(f) for the way electrical equipment or an electrical installation is installed or repaired, that all persons are free from electrical risk from the installing or repairing of the equipment or installation.
(3) Electrical safety, for a person or property, means the person or property is electrically safe.
(4) In this section—
free from electrical risk, for a person or property, means that the electrical risk to the person or property is as low as reasonably achievable, having regard to—
(a) likelihood of harm; and
(b) likely severity of harm.