DR 01007

Proposes requirements in addition to the requirements of AS/NZS 3000:2000, for electrical installations which supply electricity to appliances and equipment on construction and demolition sites, and for the in-service testing of portable, relocatable and fixed electrical equipment used on construction and demolition sites. Applies to the following electrical installations - (a) building work, excavation work, compressed air work and diving work; (b) parts of buildings which undergo structural alterations, such as extension, major repair or demolition, to the extent that the work necessitates the provision of a temporary installation; (c) work on or in connection with the construction or maintenance of roads, airfields or airstrips, public engineering works or bridges, or of the permanent way of a railway or tramway; (d) dredging or salvaging work; (e) the laying, lining or maintenance of pipe or cables; (f) earthmoving work carried out with equipment requiring the use of other than manual power; (g) any work in which explosives are used; (h) temporary site offices, cloakrooms, meeting offices, dormitories, canteens, toilets, appliances and other facilities provided during any work referred to in (a) to (g); and (i) land clearing in preparation for any work referred to in (a) to (g).