Electrical Safety Plan

Electrical Safety Management Plan

An electrical contractor safety management plan per an electrical safety regulation and codes of practice: 

• Provides critical WHS information and safety instructions for workers to undertake electrical work without risk to health and safety

• Ensures workers can identify hazards and manage risks involved with performing prescribed electrical work

• Provides workers with information, instruction, and training for safe electrical work practices

Electrical Health and Safety Plan

The electrical safety management plan focuses on hazard identification, risk assessment and control procedures per best practice guidelines for how to write a SWMS. 

• Safety in electrical work for how to do electrical work per an electrical work risk assessment

Electrical Safety Management Plan Content 

Electrical safety management plan addresses electrical work safety issues relating to: 

• Assess and review WHS Management practices to control risks 

• Consultation with employees for electrical safety procedures and guidelines 

• Risk assessment of workplace

• Health and safety planning for electrical work

• Environmental hazards in the workplace

• Safety topics for electricians at electrical safety toolbox talks

• Hazards associated with confined spaces for electrical work

• Working at heights, e.g. electrically insulated aerial work platforms

• Managing risks of hazardous chemicals in the workplace 

• Hazardous manual handling tasks 

• PPE for electrical work

• Health and safety training for workers 

• Workplace housekeeping 

• Legislative and regulatory requirements 

• Monitoring compliance in the workplace 

• Includes risk matrix table      

WHS Reporting Requirements 

WHS Record keeping and reporting obligations for compliance with WHS legislative requirements for a SWMS require a person conducting a business or undertaking PCBU to maintain WHS records. 

A PCBU must retain health and safety records for a SWMS for electrical work, which would include: 

• Risk assessment form template to record unidentified hazards, potential risks and specific control measures

• Change control management form for the communication of controls to be implemented for identified hazards 

• SWMS Sign off sheet for high risk construction work activity to which the safe work method statement relates 

Ready to Use Electrical Safety Plan SWMS

Save time and money with the SWMS template for an electrical safety plan. 

SWMS Compliance with Legislative and Regulatory Requirements is simple 

• We embed the business details and logo you supply in the safe work method statement for ensuring compliance with health and safety legislation 

• We email you the ready to use safe work method statement SWMS 

All you have to do is 

• Complete the principal contractor details or PCBU details 

• Specify the workplace address to which the SWMS relates

• Nominate your contact person 

• Complete WHS/OHS forms used in the workplace, e.g. risk assessment form

Safety Toolbox Talks 

• A SWMS for electrical work makes for an excellent toolbox talk topic at a toolbox talk for electrical safety