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code of practice of electrical safety for work on or near high voltage

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Definiti<strong>on</strong>s15 ‘De-energised’ means not c<strong>on</strong>nected to anysource <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>electrical</str<strong>on</strong>g> supply but not necessarilyisolated.16 ‘Discharged’ means having been c<strong>on</strong>nectedto the general mass <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> earth in such a manneras to remove any residual <str<strong>on</strong>g>electrical</str<strong>on</strong>g> energy ina c<strong>on</strong>duct<strong>or</strong>.17 ‘Earthed’ means directly <str<strong>on</strong>g>electrical</str<strong>on</strong>g>lyc<strong>on</strong>nected to the general mass <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> earth so asto ensure and maintain the effective dissipati<strong>on</strong><str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>electrical</str<strong>on</strong>g> energy.18 ‘Earthing Device’ means an approved deviceused <str<strong>on</strong>g>f<strong>or</strong></str<strong>on</strong>g> the earthing <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> c<strong>on</strong>duct<strong>or</strong>s.19 ‘Electrical Apparatus’ means any <str<strong>on</strong>g>electrical</str<strong>on</strong>g>equipment, including overhead lines andunderground cables, the c<strong>on</strong>duct<strong>or</strong>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> whichare live <strong>or</strong> can be made live.20 ‘Energised’ means c<strong>on</strong>nected to a source <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><str<strong>on</strong>g>electrical</str<strong>on</strong>g> supply.21 ‘Exposed c<strong>on</strong>duct<strong>or</strong>’ means an <str<strong>on</strong>g>electrical</str<strong>on</strong>g>c<strong>on</strong>duct<strong>or</strong>, approach to which is not preventedby a barrier <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> rigid material <strong>or</strong> by insulati<strong>on</strong>which is adequate under a relevant AustralianStandard specificati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>f<strong>or</strong></str<strong>on</strong>g> the <strong>voltage</strong>Page 18 <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> 148 Blue Book – December 2005

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