- Status
- In Force
- Penalty ceiling
- Imprisonment 36 of 42 obligations carry up to 2 years imprisonment. 6 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.
Does it bind you?
Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.
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What it requires
Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.
INTRODUCTION
1 of 3 sections shown- Comply with electrical safety regulations at workSelf-Employed Person
- Comply with electricity safety duties (employer/self‑employed)Employer
- Ensure compliance with Electricity at Work RegulationsEmployer
2 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
GENERAL
12 of 13 sections shown- Ensure electrical systems and work are safe and use proper protective equipmentEmployer
- Keep electrical systems and equipment safe and well‑maintainedEmployer
- Keep electrical systems, work and protective gear safeEmployer
- Maintain safe electrical systems, work practices and protective gearEmployer
- Don’t use electrical equipment beyond its rated strength or capabilityEmployer
- Ensure electrical equipment is not overloadedEmployer
- Ensure electrical equipment is not overloaded or beyond its capacityEmployer
- Ensure electrical equipment matches its intended use and loadAny Person
- Use electrical equipment only within its rated capacityEmployer
- Ensure electrical equipment is safe for adverse environmentsEmployer
- Ensure electrical equipment is suitably protected for hazardous environmentsEmployer
- Protect electrical equipment for hazardous environmentsEmployer
- Ensure all electrical conductors are safely insulated or placedEmployer
- Insulate or protect all hazardous electrical conductorsEmployer
- Insulate or protect electrical conductors to prevent dangerEmployer
- Ensure conductors are insulated, protected, and correctly placedEmployer
- Protect against electrical danger by earthing or other safety meansEmployer
- Provide earthing or other suitable precautions for electrical conductorsEmployer
- Ensure conductors are earthed or otherwise protectedEmployer
- Maintain the electrical integrity of grounded or referenced conductorsEmployer
- Keep earthing conductors free from anything that could break continuityEmployer
- Prevent breaks or high‑impedance in earthed conductorsEmployer
- Protect referenced conductors from dangerous objectsEmployer
- Ensure all electrical joints and connections are safe to useEmployer
- Protect electrical systems from current overloadsAny Person
- Provide appropriate over‑current protection for electrical systemsEmployer
- Provide over‑current protection for all electrical circuitsEmployer
- Provide protective devices against excess currentEmployer
- Keep isolated electrical equipment de‑energised during workEmployer
- Prevent electrical equipment from becoming live during workEmployer
- Prevent equipment from becoming live while work is being carried outAny Person
- Prevent re‑energising of isolated electrical equipment during workEmployer
- Ensure safe work on or near live electrical conductorsEmployer
- Avoid live electrical work unless strictly necessaryAny Person
- Provide adequate space, access and lighting for electrical workEmployer
- Provide adequate space, access and lighting for work on electrical equipmentEmployer
- Ensure competent persons or appropriate supervision for electrical workEmployer
- Ensure only competent persons carry out electrical workEmployer
- Ensure workers have competence or proper supervision for electrical workEmployer
1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional
REGULATIONS APPLYING TO MINES ONLY
0 of 12 sections shown12 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL
0 of 5 sections shown5 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Schedules
0 of 11 shown11 other schedules
Help complying
Guvnor’s practical routes through this instrument.
Building compliance quick check
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Building compliance for new property owners
Comprehensive guide to understanding and meeting your legal obligations for building safety, maintenance, and energy performance when you acquire commercial premises.
Building regulations compliance for renovation
Navigate building control approval, thermal upgrade requirements, and competent person schemes when renovating business premises
Drainage and utilities infrastructure compliance
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Structural incident on site: what to do now
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Comply with electrical safety regulations
How to meet your legal duties under the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989. Covers safe systems, competent persons, inspection requirements, and portable …
Electrical safety in your business premises
How to manage electrical safety in your business premises. Covers your duties under the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989, fixed installation testing, …
Excavation and foundation safety
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Safe utility trenching and cable avoidance
How to dig safely near underground services on construction sites. Covers HSG47 safe digging practices, cable avoidance tool (CAT) use, utility record …
6 more guides that reference this instrument
Duty extraction and severity labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the instrument, not the instrument itself. Always verify against the linked source text.