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AS/NZS 4836:2023 Safe Working on or near Low-Voltage and Extra-Low Voltage Electrical Installations and Equipment

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Australia and New Zealand (force where electrical safety legislation calls it up)
vAS/NZS 4836:2023 (third edition, published 3 March 2023, supersedes AS/NZS 4836:2011); no amendment published as at 2026-09-30
11 domains
42 controls

Australian and New Zealand Standard for safe work on or near low-voltage and extra-low voltage electrical installations: risk management and work zones, isolation, lock out tag out and test-before-touch, fault-finding and live work conditions, safety observers, capacitors, batteries, asbestos, cutting cables, overhead and underground work, energization, tools and test instruments, supervision, arc-rated PPE selection and incident reporting.

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AS/NZS 4836:2023 Safe Working on or near Low-Voltage and Extra-Low Voltage Electrical Installations and Equipment is a compliance framework from Australia and New Zealand (force where electrical safety legislation calls it up) with 11 domains and 42 controls. The largest domains are Section 2: Principles of risk management – AS/NZS 4836:2023 Safe Working on or near Low-Voltage and Extra-Low Voltage Electrical Installations and Equipment (11 controls), Section 4: Risk control for specific situations – AS/NZS 4836:2023 Safe Working on or near Low-Voltage and Extra-Low Voltage Electrical Installations and Equipment (8 controls), Section 3: Isolation, fault-finding and testing – AS/NZS 4836:2023 Safe Working on or near Low-Voltage and Extra-Low Voltage Electrical Installations and Equipment (7 controls). Every control below carries what it requires and what an assessor expects to see.

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Framework Domains (11)

Section 10: Supervision – AS/NZS 4836:2023 Safe Working on or near Low-Voltage and Extra-Low Voltage Electrical Installations and Equipment

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Controls in the Section 10: Supervision – AS/NZS 4836:2023 Safe Working on or near Low-Voltage and Extra-Low Voltage Electrical Installations and Equipment domain of AS/NZS 4836:2023 Safe Working on or near Low-Voltage and Extra-Low Voltage Electrical Installations and Equipment — 1 controls
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as-nzs-4836-2023-safe-working-on-or-near-low-voltage-and-extra-low-voltage-electrical-installations-and-equipment::1010.1 to 10.3 Supervision of electrical work and of energized work

Section 11: Personal protective equipment – AS/NZS 4836:2023 Safe Working on or near Low-Voltage and Extra-Low Voltage Electrical Installations and Equipment

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Controls in the Section 11: Personal protective equipment – AS/NZS 4836:2023 Safe Working on or near Low-Voltage and Extra-Low Voltage Electrical Installations and Equipment domain of AS/NZS 4836:2023 Safe Working on or near Low-Voltage and Extra-Low Voltage Electrical Installations and Equipment — 1 controls
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as-nzs-4836-2023-safe-working-on-or-near-low-voltage-and-extra-low-voltage-electrical-installations-and-equipment::1111 Personal protective equipment selection and requirements

Section 12: Electrical incidents – AS/NZS 4836:2023 Safe Working on or near Low-Voltage and Extra-Low Voltage Electrical Installations and Equipment

2 controls
Controls in the Section 12: Electrical incidents – AS/NZS 4836:2023 Safe Working on or near Low-Voltage and Extra-Low Voltage Electrical Installations and Equipment domain of AS/NZS 4836:2023 Safe Working on or near Low-Voltage and Extra-Low Voltage Electrical Installations and Equipment — 2 controls
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as-nzs-4836-2023-safe-working-on-or-near-low-voltage-and-extra-low-voltage-electrical-installations-and-equipment::12.1-12.212.1 and 12.2 Medical attention and preservation of the incident scene
as-nzs-4836-2023-safe-working-on-or-near-low-voltage-and-extra-low-voltage-electrical-installations-and-equipment::12.312.3 Reporting electrical incidents and shocks

Section 2: Principles of risk management – AS/NZS 4836:2023 Safe Working on or near Low-Voltage and Extra-Low Voltage Electrical Installations and Equipment

11 controls
Controls in the Section 2: Principles of risk management – AS/NZS 4836:2023 Safe Working on or near Low-Voltage and Extra-Low Voltage Electrical Installations and Equipment domain of AS/NZS 4836:2023 Safe Working on or near Low-Voltage and Extra-Low Voltage Electrical Installations and Equipment — 11 controls
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as-nzs-4836-2023-safe-working-on-or-near-low-voltage-and-extra-low-voltage-electrical-installations-and-equipment::2.1-2.22.1 and 2.2 Risk management before work: competent determination, planning and the decision not to proceed
as-nzs-4836-2023-safe-working-on-or-near-low-voltage-and-extra-low-voltage-electrical-installations-and-equipment::2.3.1-2.3.22.3.1 and 2.3.2 Identifying hazards and electrical hazards before work
as-nzs-4836-2023-safe-working-on-or-near-low-voltage-and-extra-low-voltage-electrical-installations-and-equipment::2.3.32.3.3 Identifying sources of electric shock
as-nzs-4836-2023-safe-working-on-or-near-low-voltage-and-extra-low-voltage-electrical-installations-and-equipment::2.3.42.3.4 Arc blast and arc flash risk
as-nzs-4836-2023-safe-working-on-or-near-low-voltage-and-extra-low-voltage-electrical-installations-and-equipment::2.3.52.3.5 Hazardous areas: no live work and control of ignition sources
as-nzs-4836-2023-safe-working-on-or-near-low-voltage-and-extra-low-voltage-electrical-installations-and-equipment::2.3.62.3.6 Other risk factors to identify before work
as-nzs-4836-2023-safe-working-on-or-near-low-voltage-and-extra-low-voltage-electrical-installations-and-equipment::2.3.72.3.7 Work zone: 3 m near-zone and 500 mm work-on zone
as-nzs-4836-2023-safe-working-on-or-near-low-voltage-and-extra-low-voltage-electrical-installations-and-equipment::2.42.4 Assess and prioritize risk at the work site
as-nzs-4836-2023-safe-working-on-or-near-low-voltage-and-extra-low-voltage-electrical-installations-and-equipment::2.52.5 Applying risk controls using the hierarchy of control
as-nzs-4836-2023-safe-working-on-or-near-low-voltage-and-extra-low-voltage-electrical-installations-and-equipment::2.6-2.72.6 and 2.7 Monitoring and review, and means of reducing risk
as-nzs-4836-2023-safe-working-on-or-near-low-voltage-and-extra-low-voltage-electrical-installations-and-equipment::2.82.8 Work permit systems

Section 3: Isolation, fault-finding and testing – AS/NZS 4836:2023 Safe Working on or near Low-Voltage and Extra-Low Voltage Electrical Installations and Equipment

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Controls in the Section 3: Isolation, fault-finding and testing – AS/NZS 4836:2023 Safe Working on or near Low-Voltage and Extra-Low Voltage Electrical Installations and Equipment domain of AS/NZS 4836:2023 Safe Working on or near Low-Voltage and Extra-Low Voltage Electrical Installations and Equipment — 7 controls
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as-nzs-4836-2023-safe-working-on-or-near-low-voltage-and-extra-low-voltage-electrical-installations-and-equipment::3.1.1-3.1.23.1.1 and 3.1.2 Isolation principles and positive identification
as-nzs-4836-2023-safe-working-on-or-near-low-voltage-and-extra-low-voltage-electrical-installations-and-equipment::3.1.33.1.3 Isolating the electrical equipment from all supplies
as-nzs-4836-2023-safe-working-on-or-near-low-voltage-and-extra-low-voltage-electrical-installations-and-equipment::3.1.43.1.4 Securing isolation: locks, padlocks and tags
as-nzs-4836-2023-safe-working-on-or-near-low-voltage-and-extra-low-voltage-electrical-installations-and-equipment::3.1.53.1.5 Proving de-energization
as-nzs-4836-2023-safe-working-on-or-near-low-voltage-and-extra-low-voltage-electrical-installations-and-equipment::3.1.6-3.1.83.1.6 to 3.1.8 Temporary bonding, the safe work area and work on de-energized equipment
as-nzs-4836-2023-safe-working-on-or-near-low-voltage-and-extra-low-voltage-electrical-installations-and-equipment::3.23.2 Fault-finding and testing
as-nzs-4836-2023-safe-working-on-or-near-low-voltage-and-extra-low-voltage-electrical-installations-and-equipment::3.33.3 Testing plug-in electrical equipment

Section 4: Risk control for specific situations – AS/NZS 4836:2023 Safe Working on or near Low-Voltage and Extra-Low Voltage Electrical Installations and Equipment

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Controls in the Section 4: Risk control for specific situations – AS/NZS 4836:2023 Safe Working on or near Low-Voltage and Extra-Low Voltage Electrical Installations and Equipment domain of AS/NZS 4836:2023 Safe Working on or near Low-Voltage and Extra-Low Voltage Electrical Installations and Equipment — 8 controls
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as-nzs-4836-2023-safe-working-on-or-near-low-voltage-and-extra-low-voltage-electrical-installations-and-equipment::4.24.2 Safety observer duties and competence
as-nzs-4836-2023-safe-working-on-or-near-low-voltage-and-extra-low-voltage-electrical-installations-and-equipment::4.3.14.3.1 Work on or near exposed energized conductors and live conductive parts
as-nzs-4836-2023-safe-working-on-or-near-low-voltage-and-extra-low-voltage-electrical-installations-and-equipment::4.3.10-4.3.114.3.10 and 4.3.11 Material containing asbestos and equipment containing PCBs
as-nzs-4836-2023-safe-working-on-or-near-low-voltage-and-extra-low-voltage-electrical-installations-and-equipment::4.3.13-4.3.144.3.13 and 4.3.14 Cutting cables or wiring enclosures and removing out-of-service equipment
as-nzs-4836-2023-safe-working-on-or-near-low-voltage-and-extra-low-voltage-electrical-installations-and-equipment::4.3.154.3.15 Leaving work unfinished
as-nzs-4836-2023-safe-working-on-or-near-low-voltage-and-extra-low-voltage-electrical-installations-and-equipment::4.3.24.3.2 Capacitors
as-nzs-4836-2023-safe-working-on-or-near-low-voltage-and-extra-low-voltage-electrical-installations-and-equipment::4.3.3-4.3.64.3.3 to 4.3.6 Hazardous areas, trafficable areas, areas of reduced mobility and illumination
as-nzs-4836-2023-safe-working-on-or-near-low-voltage-and-extra-low-voltage-electrical-installations-and-equipment::4.3.74.3.7 Batteries and d.c. supplies

Section 5: Elevated equipment, poles, structures and overhead conductors – AS/NZS 4836:2023 Safe Working on or near Low-Voltage and Extra-Low Voltage Electrical Installations and Equipment

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Controls in the Section 5: Elevated equipment, poles, structures and overhead conductors – AS/NZS 4836:2023 Safe Working on or near Low-Voltage and Extra-Low Voltage Electrical Installations and Equipment domain of AS/NZS 4836:2023 Safe Working on or near Low-Voltage and Extra-Low Voltage Electrical Installations and Equipment — 2 controls
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as-nzs-4836-2023-safe-working-on-or-near-low-voltage-and-extra-low-voltage-electrical-installations-and-equipment::5.1-5.25.1 and 5.2 Elevated work, overhead conductors and climbing poles or structures
as-nzs-4836-2023-safe-working-on-or-near-low-voltage-and-extra-low-voltage-electrical-installations-and-equipment::5.3-5.45.3 and 5.4 Conductive poles and structures, and erecting equipment near live conductors

Section 6: Working below ground on cables or services – AS/NZS 4836:2023 Safe Working on or near Low-Voltage and Extra-Low Voltage Electrical Installations and Equipment

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Controls in the Section 6: Working below ground on cables or services – AS/NZS 4836:2023 Safe Working on or near Low-Voltage and Extra-Low Voltage Electrical Installations and Equipment domain of AS/NZS 4836:2023 Safe Working on or near Low-Voltage and Extra-Low Voltage Electrical Installations and Equipment — 4 controls
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as-nzs-4836-2023-safe-working-on-or-near-low-voltage-and-extra-low-voltage-electrical-installations-and-equipment::6.1-6.26.1 and 6.2 Working below ground: safe system of work and site assessment
as-nzs-4836-2023-safe-working-on-or-near-low-voltage-and-extra-low-voltage-electrical-installations-and-equipment::6.36.3 Excavating at or near cables and services
as-nzs-4836-2023-safe-working-on-or-near-low-voltage-and-extra-low-voltage-electrical-installations-and-equipment::6.4-6.56.4 and 6.5 Identifying the cable before work
as-nzs-4836-2023-safe-working-on-or-near-low-voltage-and-extra-low-voltage-electrical-installations-and-equipment::6.6-6.76.6 and 6.7 Other excavation risks and cutting underground cables

Section 7: Energization of electrical installation or equipment – AS/NZS 4836:2023 Safe Working on or near Low-Voltage and Extra-Low Voltage Electrical Installations and Equipment

2 controls
Controls in the Section 7: Energization of electrical installation or equipment – AS/NZS 4836:2023 Safe Working on or near Low-Voltage and Extra-Low Voltage Electrical Installations and Equipment domain of AS/NZS 4836:2023 Safe Working on or near Low-Voltage and Extra-Low Voltage Electrical Installations and Equipment — 2 controls
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as-nzs-4836-2023-safe-working-on-or-near-low-voltage-and-extra-low-voltage-electrical-installations-and-equipment::7.17.1 Initial energization of an electrical installation or equipment
as-nzs-4836-2023-safe-working-on-or-near-low-voltage-and-extra-low-voltage-electrical-installations-and-equipment::7.2-7.37.2 and 7.3 Re-energization and extra-low voltage testing

Section 8: Safety equipment and tools – AS/NZS 4836:2023 Safe Working on or near Low-Voltage and Extra-Low Voltage Electrical Installations and Equipment

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Controls in the Section 8: Safety equipment and tools – AS/NZS 4836:2023 Safe Working on or near Low-Voltage and Extra-Low Voltage Electrical Installations and Equipment domain of AS/NZS 4836:2023 Safe Working on or near Low-Voltage and Extra-Low Voltage Electrical Installations and Equipment — 3 controls
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as-nzs-4836-2023-safe-working-on-or-near-low-voltage-and-extra-low-voltage-electrical-installations-and-equipment::8.1-8.28.1 and 8.2 Safety equipment and insulated tools
as-nzs-4836-2023-safe-working-on-or-near-low-voltage-and-extra-low-voltage-electrical-installations-and-equipment::8.38.3 Portable electric tools: RCD or isolating transformer protection
as-nzs-4836-2023-safe-working-on-or-near-low-voltage-and-extra-low-voltage-electrical-installations-and-equipment::8.4-8.58.4 and 8.5 Ladders and insulating barriers, covers and mats

Section 9: Test equipment – AS/NZS 4836:2023 Safe Working on or near Low-Voltage and Extra-Low Voltage Electrical Installations and Equipment

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Controls in the Section 9: Test equipment – AS/NZS 4836:2023 Safe Working on or near Low-Voltage and Extra-Low Voltage Electrical Installations and Equipment domain of AS/NZS 4836:2023 Safe Working on or near Low-Voltage and Extra-Low Voltage Electrical Installations and Equipment — 1 controls
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as-nzs-4836-2023-safe-working-on-or-near-low-voltage-and-extra-low-voltage-electrical-installations-and-equipment::99.1 to 9.3 Test equipment selection, category rating and checks

What is AS/NZS 4836:2023 Safe Working on or near Low-Voltage and Extra-Low Voltage Electrical Installations and Equipment and who does it apply to?

AS/NZS 4836:2023 Safe Working on or near Low-Voltage and Extra-Low Voltage Electrical Installations and Equipment is a compliance framework from Australia and New Zealand (force where electrical safety legislation calls it up) with 11 domains and 42 controls. Australian and New Zealand Standard for safe work on or near low-voltage and extra-low voltage electrical installations: risk management and work zones, isolation, lock out tag out and test-before-touch, fault-finding and live work conditions, safety observers, capacitors, batteries, asbestos, cutting cables, overhead and underground work, energization, tools and test instruments, supervision, arc-rated PPE selection and incident reporting. It is used by organisations to establish and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.

What does AS/NZS 4836:2023 Safe Working on or near Low-Voltage and Extra-Low Voltage Electrical Installations and Equipment actually require?

AS/NZS 4836:2023 Safe Working on or near Low-Voltage and Extra-Low Voltage Electrical Installations and Equipment has 42 controls organised across 11 domains. The largest domains are Section 2: Principles of risk management – AS/NZS 4836:2023 Safe Working on or near Low-Voltage and Extra-Low Voltage Electrical Installations and Equipment (11 controls), Section 4: Risk control for specific situations – AS/NZS 4836:2023 Safe Working on or near Low-Voltage and Extra-Low Voltage Electrical Installations and Equipment (8 controls), Section 3: Isolation, fault-finding and testing – AS/NZS 4836:2023 Safe Working on or near Low-Voltage and Extra-Low Voltage Electrical Installations and Equipment (7 controls). Each control defines specific requirements that organisations must implement to achieve compliance.

If I already comply with another framework, how much of AS/NZS 4836:2023 Safe Working on or near Low-Voltage and Extra-Low Voltage Electrical Installations and Equipment do I already cover?

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