Reappointment of Commissioner for Electrical Safety

Jack Camp has been re-appointed Commissioner for Electrical Safety. This is Mr Camp’s second five-year term.

During his first term as Commissioner, Mr Camp advised on and oversaw wide-ranging changes to the electrical safety environment. These include the creation of an electrical safety plan for Queensland and the introduction of new electrical codes of practice, the adoption of recommendations made by the Queensland Ombudsman and Coroner, and mandating of safety switches in residential tenancies, manufacturing workplaces and the amusement industry.

Mr Camp sees reducing deaths and injuries from electricity as the key electrical safety priorities for the coming five years. He also aims to get the electrical industry and the wider Queensland community to play a greater part in improving electrical safety.

The Commissioner for Electrical Safety has the following functions:

• manage the activities of the Electrical Safety Board and the Board’s Committees
• chair the Electrical Safety Board and the Electrical Licensing Committee
• advise the Minister on proposed codes of practice and electrical safety matters generally
• work cooperatively with the Department of Justice and Attorney-General, in particular the Electrical Safety Office, to implement the Board’s five-year strategic plan for improving Queensland’s electrical safety performance.