Ireland: Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 2007, Part 3 electricity
Irish general application rules including a Part on electricity: suitable equipment and installations and precautions for work on electrical equipment.
- 2requirementsin our own words
- 1edition S.I. No. 299/2007
- 1places where it is a duty of 30 assessed
- 18 Oct 2026last checkedat the sources below
Where it applies
It is a duty in 1 of 30 places. The outcome holds under the conditions shown and says nothing about any one site.
| Where | Outcome | Basis | Conditions | Authority and route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Applies | Required by law In force | None stated National electrical safety rule for workplaces in this country. | Health and Safety Authority |
| Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia | Does not apply | Required by law In force | None stated National instrument of IE; this country has its own electrical safety rules (not yet in this dataset unless listed). | Not stated |
What it asks for
2 requirements, each in our own words with the evidence an assessor would expect and who on a site usually owns it. Read the clause itself on the scheme owner's page.
| Requirement | Evidence expected | Owner | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apply Part 3 precautions for work on electrical equipment. | Procedures Policy, checked by document review | EHS | Continuous Governance, one site |
| Keep electrical equipment and installations suitable. | Inspection records Record, checked by document review | M&E lead | Each certification cycle Inspection, one site |
Editions
Which text is in force, from when, and which one it replaced.
| Edition | Status | Published | In effect | Replaces |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.I. No. 299/2007 | Current | 2007 | Not stated | None named |
About the programme
- Scheme owner
- Government of Ireland (S.I. 299/2007)
- Assessed by
- The duty holder
- Scope
- electrical equipment and work
- Validity
- Continuous duty.
- Accreditation route
- none
- Regulator
- Health and Safety Authority
- Official body
- Government of Ireland (S.I. 299/2007)
- Who asks for it
- Regulator, Insurer
- Where it is used
- IE
Sources
Official bodies behind this page, each with the date we last read it.
- Irish Statute Bookread 18 Oct 2026
Not legal advice. Confirm each duty against the text itself.