  
1. Editorial
The Energy Safety Review Bill was recently
introduced to the House and that Bill marks the
end of the work done by many people from the
industry on the EnergySafe Working Party.
The Bill can be traced back to 1996 when a Labour Select
Committee Inquiry found that the current safety
regime is weakened by legislative duplication.
In 1997 the Board completed its review of the
Electricity Act 1992 which was done in accordance
with section 158 of the Act and presented its
findings to the then Minister of Energy.
The then Minister asked for a broader review to
be carried out than that done by the Board, and that
review subsequently became EnergySafe.
A further review conducted in 1999 and the
EnergySafe Working Party both found that the current
safety regime is basically sound but has a range of
problems which require improvement and legislative
change.
The changes proposed in the Energy Safety Review
Bill are seen as addressing the legislative
duplication while at the same time keeping the broad
shape of the current regime.
Further details on the Energy Safety Review
Bill are contained in this issue of ELECTRON.
A new series of information on accidents
commences in this issue of ELECTRON and it is
concerning to note the number of trainees that
are involved in accidents.
The Board has introduced new requirements for
its examinations and further information is
available in this issue of ELECTRON.
John Sickels
Registrar/Group Manager EWLG
|
Return
to Top