Legislation
The Electricity Safety Act 1998 (the Act) outlines the requirements for ESMSs submitted to Energy Safe Victoria. This includes both mandatory and voluntary ESMSs.
The Act is supported by the Electricity Safety (Management) Regulations 2019 (regulations). These regulations provide further detail as to what should be included in an ESMS.
Guidelines
The following guidelines aim to assist entities submitting ESMSs for acceptance.
They include the Energy infrastructure safety case guidelines, which apply to all energy infrastructure companies, and other industry-specific guidance. Entities should review all relevant guidance before submitting a safety case for acceptance.
The relevant guidelines are:
For all energy infrastructure companies
Energy infrastructure safety case guidelines
For MECs
For voluntary ESMSs entities
Classification of audit findings
Incident reporting guidelines for MECS
Regulations 28 and 29 require MECs to report serious electrical incidents. The reporting requirements are described in the Incident and safety performance reporting guidelines:
Please note these reporting guidelines apply to MECs only. Voluntary ESMS entities must comply with their ESMSs or the Electricity Safety (General) Regulations 2019.
Date: 21/12/2024 13:00
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