The Electrical Safety Regulation 2002 now requires anyone acting as a safety observer for live electrical work to be competent to assist the person performing the work.
They must have been assessed within the last six months to be competent in both rescue and resuscitation (the CPR component).
In addition, there is a general requirement for rescue and resuscitation for those workers who perform or help with electrical work (under section 21).
Until recently, registered training organisations offering accredited low voltage switchboard rescue training issued a statement of attainment in 39253QLD Course in Low Voltage Electrical Work Rescue upon successful completion of the training. This course expired on 17 July, so many RTOs are likely to offer this training under the national unit of competency: UETTDRRF06B Perform rescue from a live LV panel which replaces it. You can view the details of this competency at www.training.gov.au.
This change does not affect the resuscitation component that accompanies this training as it is already delivered under a national unit of competence.