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Under Managing electrical risks in the workplace · made under Work Health and Safety Act 2012

Electrical risk management process — identification, assessment and control

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TAS · Electrical Safety WHS Act 2012 (Tas) > Codes of Practice > Managing Electrical Risks
The obligation
PCBUs must follow a structured risk management process: identify electrical hazards, assess risks, implement controls using the hierarchy, and review. The CoP sets out specific hazards and required control measures.
The Code prescribes a four-step risk management process for electrical hazards: (1) identify hazards (e.g. damaged equipment, unsafe installations, energised parts); (2) assess risk (likelihood and consequence); (3) control risks using the hierarchy — eliminate, substitute, isolate, engineering controls, administrative controls, PPE; (4) review controls. …
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PCBUs must follow a structured risk management process: identify electrical hazards, assess risks, implement controls using the hierarchy, and review. The CoP sets out specific hazards and required control measures.
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worksafe.tas.gov.au

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Which WHS law does this come from?

Electrical risk management process — identification, assessment and control is a WHS requirement set out in Managing electrical risks in the workplace (TAS). It is made under Work Health and Safety Act 2012 (TAS). The relevant provision is WHS Act 2012 (Tas) > Codes of Practice > Managing Electrical Risks.

What does this WHS obligation require?

Electrical risk management process — identification, assessment and control is a WHS obligation under Managing electrical risks in the workplace (TAS). In short, PCBUs must follow a structured risk management process: identify electrical hazards, assess risks, implement controls using the hierarchy, and review. The CoP sets out specific hazards and required control measures.

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Electrical risk management process — identification, assessment and control was last updated on 27 August 2026.

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Managing electrical risks in the workplace Work Health and Safety Act 2012 Tasmania Australia

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