TechSafe Australia Severely Defective Work Report

• Address

• Conducted on

  Date

• TechSafe Australia Job Number

• Reporting inspector

  Select Damian Grubb Phillip Whitmore Timothy Hopper Christopher Broad Grant Watkins David Lynch Paul Jones Richard Tattersalls Graham Loosmore Martin Daniel Clayton Davies Nigel Allen

  • Damian Grubb
  • Phillip Whitmore
  • Timothy Hopper
  • Christopher Broad
  • Grant Watkins
  • David Lynch
  • Paul Jones
  • Richard Tattersalls
  • Graham Loosmore
  • Martin Daniel
  • Clayton Davies
  • Nigel Allen

• Report date

  Date
• Address
  Address

• Contact details for person regarding worksite

• Relation of person to site

• Severely defective work identified when performing:

  Select Prescribed inspection TechSafe management req Client request Fire investigation Shock investigation

  • Prescribed inspection
  • TechSafe management req
  • Client request
  • Fire investigation
  • Shock investigation

• Do you believe the severely defective electrical work contributed to the cause or severity of the shock or fire?

  Yes

  No

• Reasons why

• CEC number

• Contractor

• Description of work as described on CEC

• Description of severely defective work.

• Are there other defects associated with the electrical work

  Yes

  No

• Other defects

• Photos of defective electrical work

  Media

• Is it possible to identify the person who performed the electrical work?

  No

  Yes

  Suspected to be:

• Why is it not possible to identify person responsible for performing severely defective work?

• Is the person responsible for the severely defective work the contractor identified in the CEC noted above?

  Yes

  No

• Contractor/electrician responsible for severely defective work

• Reason it is believed this person performed severely defective work

• Contractor/electrician/person

• Reason person is suspected of performing severely defective work

• I believe this work constitutes severely defective work under the Occupational Licensing Act 2005, it poses an immediate danger to life or property with regard to Classification of Electrical Work Determination 8:

  Select (a) exposed electrical conductive parts that do not have appropriate insulation or guarding (b) inadequate insulation resistance (c) incorrect polarity; interconnection; or transposition of circuit connections (d) open circuit or high impedance active, neutral connections (e) high voltage, electrical infrastructure or electrical installation (f) hazardous area installation (g) electricity generator electrical installation (h) electrical installation has parts or equipment not being connected to earth or having inadequate earth continuity (i) failure to inspect, verify and test electrical work

  • (a) exposed electrical conductive parts that do not have appropriate insulation or guarding
  • (b) inadequate insulation resistance
  • (c) incorrect polarity; interconnection; or transposition of circuit connections
  • (d) open circuit or high impedance active, neutral connections
  • (e) high voltage, electrical infrastructure or electrical installation
  • (f) hazardous area installation
  • (g) electricity generator electrical installation
  • (h) electrical installation has parts or equipment not being connected to earth or having inadequate earth continuity
  • (i) failure to inspect, verify and test electrical work

• I have made the determination that the defective electrical work poses a:

  low risk

  high risk

Action taken

• Defective Electrical Work notice issued to

  Person responsible for the defective electrical work

  Person in charge of electrical infrastructure or installation

• Defective Electrical Work notice number

• Action taken to disconnect or make safe

• Disconnection details

  Entire electrical installation disconnected

  Individual living unit of complex disconnected

  Subcircuit or submain disconnected

  Low risk no disconnection

  Made safe

• Disconnection appropriately isolated and tagged

• Person in charge of installation notified

• Submain or subcircuit does not supply any life support equipment

• Network service provider notified of disconnection

• Checked with network service provider whether installation contains priority or life support customers

• Chief Electrical Inspector or representative notified of impending disconnection

• Person notified

• Other relevant information

• Add signature

  Sign