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The Electrical Workers Registration Board promotes safety for all New Zealanders by ensuring the competence of electrical workers.

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Search the electrical worker register for someone in your area, or to check if they are registered with us.

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Reporting safety issues

Use the free Report a Cowboy app to report anonymously any electrical work that you’re worried about. Available from the App Store and Google Play.

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Electrical Workers Toolbox

The Toolbox provides practical advice on implementing standards and achieving compliant and safe results.

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Standards New Zealand

NZ Standards for all electrical installations and appliances are free to all licensed electrical workers. RealMe® login is required.

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Installations, caravans, motor homes, boats electric vehicle charging appliances overhead lines, accidents and much more search both electricity and Energy Safety from WorkSafe New Zealand.

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Summer Safety with Claude

Energy Safety's summer campaign focuses on DIY and outdoor risks including gas safety in caravans and tents, checking your LPG bottle connection on the barbeque, and looking out for live lines when working at height outdoors.

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Supervision guide

The Board has released a supervision companion guide that is a comprehensive guide to supervision and electrical worker licensing.

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  • Electrical Workers Registration Board 337th meeting agenda

    Date published:

    This is the agenda for the Electrical Workers Registration Board meetings being held in Wellington on 20 February 2020, and Wellington / Palmerston North on 21 February 2020.

  • AS/NZS 3017:2007 – Electrical Installations – Verification Guidelines

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    AS/NZS 3017 sets out the common test and inspection methods required to verify that a low voltage, MEN electrical installation complies with safety requirements for the prevention of fire, or a person or livestock sustaining an electric shock. It can be used to satisfy Periodic Verification requirem...

  • Section 158 Review of the Electricity Act

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    The Board must, once every five years, provide a report to the Minister of Building and Construction which reviews the operation of the Electricity Act. The report must consider whether any amendments to the Act are necessary or desirable. The next report is due this year.

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