Electrical Safety Plan for Queensland 2009-2014
Queensland ’s first strategic five year plan for improving electrical safety (the Electrical Safety Plan for Queensland 2003-2008) commenced in late 2003 and complemented the State Government's reforms into electrical safety which began in October 2002.
Implementation of strategies contained in this first plan has seen many improvements, both in the increased awareness in electrical safety over the period and also in the range of programs and initiatives implemented to help combat electrical incidents. The five year moving average of electrical fatalities decreased from 1.97 electrical fatalities per million population as at June 2003 to 1.19 as at June 2008. The Queensland rate also remained below the national average throughout the period.
This first plan has now been replaced by the Electrical Safety Plan for Queensland 2009-2014 (the Plan), which was developed by the Electrical Safety Board in consultation with industry and the Electrical Safety Office to build on the achievements of the first plan and to further improve electrical safety for tomorrow’s Queensland. The Plan was launched on 4 December 2008 and commences on 1 January 2009. The Plan outlines the high level strategies, goals and targets to support improvements in electrical safety over the next five years.
The vision of the Plan mirrors the purpose of the Electrical Safety Act 2002, which is directed at eliminating the human cost to individuals, families and the community of death, injury and destruction that can be caused by electricity. The Plan’s goal over the next five years is the elimination of all preventable electrical deaths.
To address the Plan’s goal, key concerns were identified and strategies developed using an evidence-based approach. The resulting three priority areas for the Plan are:
- Powerlines
- Electrical installations
- Electrical equipment
Strategies have been developed under each of the three priority areas to address the identified issues. These have been grouped under the five following common headings in the Plan:
- Education and awareness;
- Legislation;
- Compliance;
- Training; and
- Equipment design and innovation.
The strategies in
each priority area
have been specifically
chosen to address possible
contributing or influential
factors. This targeting
is expected to make
the greatest impact
in reducing the overall
number of electrical
incidents. However,
the issues identified
in the Plan are not
an exhaustive list
and others may also
be addressed as and
when identified. This
will help to ensure
the Plan is also able
to address any emerging
risk areas over the
life of the Plan.
Electrical
safety board
members (PDF,
200 KB)
Message
from the Minister (PDF,
39 KB)
Message
from the Director-General (PDF,
38 KB)
Message
from the Commissioner
for Electrical Safety (PDF,
38 KB)
Summary
of the Plan (PDF,
72 KB)
Introduction-
factors underpinning
the plan (PDF,
71 KB)
Relationships
with Stakeholders
- data and analysis (PDF,
76 KB)
The
challenge ahead -
performance measures (PDF,
30 KB)
Electrical
safety priorities (PDF,
183 KB)
Full download suitable for printing (PDF, 579 KB)
Last updated 21 July 2009
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