Electrical Safety Board and committees
The Electrical Safety Board and its committees are established under the Electrical Safety Act 2002 to enable industry and community consultation about electrical safety.
Electrical Safety Board
Our primary function is to give advice and make recommendations to the Minister about policies, strategies and legislative arrangements for electrical safety. This includes the promotion of electrical safety in places of work and the community to raise awareness of the potential risks of electricity and ways to improve electrical safety.
Our secondary function is to give advice and make recommendations to the regulator, the Electrical Safety Office, about the energy efficiency and performance of electrical equipment.
Read our charter (PDF, 0.29 MB) for delivering electrical safety and our five-year strategic plan (PDF, 1.14 MB) for improving electrical safety in Queensland.
Chaired by the Commissioner for Electrical Safety, we are made up of the regulator and six board members equally representing employers, workers and the community. Read about our current Electrical Safety Board members.
We are supported by the following three electrical safety committees.
Electrical Licensing Committee
Our function is to give advice and make recommendations to the Electrical Safety Board about electrical licences and training. We also take disciplinary action against electrical contractors and workers and review decisions made by the regulator about electrical licences.
Chaired by the Commissioner for Electrical Safety, we are made up of four committee members representing employers, workers and the community. At least one of our members is a licensed electrical worker or an electrical engineer.
Read about our current Electrical Licensing Committee members.
Electrical Safety Education Committee
Our function is to give advice and make recommendations to the Electrical Safety Board about the promotion of electrical safety in places of work and the community.
Chaired by the Commissioner for Electrical Safety, we are made up of at least six committee members representing employers, workers and the community.
Read about our current Electrical Safety Education Committee members.
Electrical Equipment Committee
Our function is to give advice and make recommendations to the Electrical Safety Board about the safety, energy efficiency and performance of electrical equipment.
Chaired by the Commissioner for Electrical Safety, we are made up of at least six committee members representing employers, workers and the community.
Read about our current Electrical Equipment Committee members.
Consultative committee for work-related fatalities and serious incidents
Our purpose is to provide:
- advice and recommendations to the Minister for Industrial Relations about the information and support needs of people impacted by work-related deaths, serious incidents and illness
- a forum where Queenslanders impacted by work-related deaths, serious incidents and illness can connect and share information.
The committee is established under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 and its members are appointed by the Minister for Industrial Relations. All members have either suffered the loss of a loved one or have been seriously injured through a work-related incident. The committee meets quarterly.
(Left to Right – Jacci Quinlivan, Deb Kennedy, Chair Dan Kennedy, Anna James, Don Sager, Julie Sager). *Absent: Deputy Chair Sean O’Connor.
View our three year Consultative Committee for Work-Related Fatalities and Serious Incidents strategic plan 2022–25 (PDF, 0.54 MB) for a safer future for Queensland workers, where no affected person feels alone. It details key focus areas and initiatives for support, justice, prevention, and reform.
Read about our current Consultative committee for work-related fatalities and serious incidents committee members.
We would like to acknowledge our previous committee members:
- Paul Bailey
- Jen Beveridge
- Rachel Blee
- Kevin Fuller
- Bill Martin
- Jo Ufer.