1 Scope
This document is applicable to the safe management and operation (3.1.2) of and work activity (3.4.1) on, with, or near electrical installations operating at voltage levels from, and including, extra-low voltage up to and including high voltage.
This latter term includes those levels commonly referred to as medium and extra-high voltage.
These electrical installations are designed for the generation, transmission, conversion, distribution and use of
electrical power. Some of these electrical installations are permanent and fixed, such as a distribution installation in a factory or office
complex. Others are temporary, such as on construction sites, and some are mobile
or capable of being moved either whilst energized or whilst not energized nor charged, examples are electrically driven excavating machines in quarries or
open-cast coal sites.
This document sets out the requirements for the safe management and operation (3.1.2) of and work activity (3.4.1) on, with, or near these electrical installations. The requirements apply to all operational, working and maintenance procedures. They
apply to all non-electrical work (3.4.3) such as building work near to overhead lines or underground cables as well as electrical work (3.4.2), when there is a risk (3.1.3) of electrical danger (3.1.5).
This document does not apply to ordinary persons (3.2.7) when using installations and equipment, provided that the installations and equipment
comply with relevant standards and are designed and installed for use by ordinary persons (3.2.7).
This document has not been developed specifically to...