Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Each responsible
person at a mine must ensure that —
(a)
electrical equipment at the mine is provided with full current isolating
devices capable of being secured in the isolating position;
(b) the
means referred to in paragraph (a) are used whenever it is necessary to
isolate any electrical equipment;
(c)
switches provided for earthing have facilities that allow the switch to be
locked in either the on or off positions; and
(d) if
it is not practicable to avoid work in close proximity to exposed live parts
of electrical equipment, effective measures are taken to safeguard persons
against that hazard.
Penalty: See regulation 17.1.