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persons from risks to their health and safety arising from work carried out.
Regulation 39 You must ensure that information, training and instruction provided to a worker is suitable and adequate having regard to:
    * the nature of the work carried out by the worker
    * the nature of the risks associated with the work at the time the information, training or instruction is provided
    * the control measures implemented.
You must ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that the information, training and instruction is provided in a way that is readily understandable by any person to whom it is provided.
Formal or on-the-job training may be appropriate depending on the circumstances. Examples
of training are:
    * induction training—to ensure new starters or workers new to a job are trained on safe systems of work and other relevant health and safety matters
    * supervisor and management training—to ensure that safety issues are appropriately managed at the workplace
    * work-specific training—to ensure that workers carrying out particular work are trained
      on any electrical and other risks specific to the work, as appropriate
    * ongoing or refresher training—to ensure that any training on work health and safety
      matters is repeated as appropriate on a periodic basis
    * emergency procedure training—to ensure workers know what to do in the event of an emergency, for example procedures to follow if a person receives an electric shock
    * first aid training—to ensure appropriate procedures are followed for administering first aid,
       for example proper treatment for electric shock
    * electrical rescue and resuscitation training for safety observers.
Special needs of workers should be taken into account in deciding the structure, content and delivery of training, including literacy levels, work experience and specific skills required to carry out the work.

    PART A:

    GENERAL ELECTRICAL SAFETY AT THE WORKPLACE

2.     The risk management process

2.1              Identify the hazards
Identifying hazards involves finding all of the tasks, situations and sequences of events that could potentially cause harm.
Hazards arising from electrical equipment or installations may arise from:
    * the design, construction, installation, maintenance and testing of electrical equipment or electrical installations
    * design change or modification
    * inadequate or inactive electrical protection
    * where and how electrical equipment is used. Electrical equipment may be subject to operating conditions that are likely to result in damage to the equipment or a reduction in its expected life span. For example, equipment may be at greater risk of damage if used outdoors or in a factory or workshop environment
    * electrical equipment being used in an area in which the atmosphere presents a risk to health and safety from fire or explosion, for example confined spaces
    * type of electrical equipment.