  
1. Editorial
In issue 20 of ELECTRON I announced that a three year agreement
had been reached with Standards New Zealand which enables
the holders of valid Board practising licences to have access to
Standards referenced in the Electricity Regulations 1997 and over
which Standards New Zealand have jurisdiction.
The agreement is part of the Board/Electrical Workers Licensing
Group overriding strategic initiative to make all information
available to practising licence holders and is considered to
offer added value to those people who support the practising
licence system.
There is no extra cost to practising licence holders in relation to
the agreement.
The agreement also applies to people deemed to be trainees
as defi ned in the Electricity Act 1992 and who hold trainee
identifi cation cards issued by the Board.
Trainee identifi cation cards are issued free of charge by the Board
to people who can show that they have a training agreement with
either the Electrotechnology Industry Training Organisation (ETITO)
or the Electricity Supply Industry Training Organisation (ESITO) and
have completed safety training. The safety training is the same as
that required for the issuing of practising licences.
The agreement with Standards New Zealand provides for the above
mentioned practising licence holders and trainees to have access to
the Standards New Zealand data base via the Internet to:
- view, download and print the electronic files of the Standards
covered by the agreement and any amendments to those
Standards;
- view, download and print the electronic files of any revisions
(publication with new year) to the Standards covered by
the agreement (with the exception of AS/NZ $3000 and
AS/NZ $3760) that may be published during the term of
the agreement.
How can the Standards be accessed?
If you hold a valid Board practising licence or a trainee
identification card issued by the Board and have your fi le key go to
www.ewrb.govt.nz
If you are unsure of your file key please telephone 0800 66 1000.
If you are a trainee you will only be issued with a fi le key if you have
a trainee identification card. To obtain a trainee identification card
you will need to apply for one using the enclosed application form.
When you reach www.ewrb.govt.nz go to “Public Register
and Standards” on the left side of the screen. Select Electrical
Register/EW Services/NZ Standards. A search screen will
be displayed.
Carry out a quick or a standard search to retrieve the fi le that you
require and display that fi le on the File Key page.
Enter your file key and select Continue. A declaration screen will
be displayed. This screen details the rules for access and use of the
Standards New Zealand web site.
Access the Standards covered by the agreement.
To return to the Board’s web site select the appropriate option from
the menu on the left of the screen.
Please note that while you are logged on to the Standards New
Zealand web site you can also use other facilities on that site,
however those facilities may be subject to restrictions. Please
contact Standards New Zealand if you require further information
about the organisation’s web site facilities.
Please also remember that the agreement with Standards New
Zealand is a much valued one and as such all file keys issued by
the Board should be treated in the same manner as PIN numbers
for bank cards.
John Sickels
Registrar/Group Manager EWLG
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