News and notices
Keep up to date with news from the Board.
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Electrical Workers Registration Board 335th meeting agenda
This is the agenda for the Electrical Workers Registration Board meetings being held in Wellington on 16th of October, Levin on 17th October and New Plymouth on 18th October
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Changes to registrar operating model
MBIE recently undertook an independent review to assess the licenced building practitioner (LBP) and electrical worker (EW) registrar operating model.
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Shining a light on a dark time – an interview with Dave Burt
Dave Burt is an owner and director of Team Cabling, an electrical business that operates in Auckland, Waikato, Wellington and Christchurch. In February this year Dave published his first book ‘Lengthening the Shadow’, detailing his struggle with depressio
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What is the Electricity and Gas High-risk Database?
The Electricity and Gas High-risk Database holds records of gas and electrical work that has been classified as high-risk. This database was created on 1 July 2013 and is administered by Energy Safety, a division of WorkSafe.
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Construction Sites: AS/NZS 3012:2010
AS/NZS 3012:2010 Electrical installations—Construction and demolition sites, applies to a wide range of electrical installations associated with construction and demolition.
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Penalty, Costs and Publication
This article continues the series of articles about the disciplinary process in the Electricity Act. It looks at the Board’s disciplinary powers following a finding that an electrical worker has committed a disciplinary offence.
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Disciplinary Hearings
The Board held five hearings during its Board meeting in July. Two cases involved transpositions. These are always serious and disconcerting matters. Fortunately, in both instances the errors were picked up and dealt with within a short period of time and
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Electrical Workers Registration Board 333rd meeting agenda
This is the agenda for the Electrical Workers Registration Board meetings being held in Wellington on 21-22 August 2019
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New Board Members and Aspiring Board Members
Two new members, Ashley Yan and Russell Keys, joined the Board in June.
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Registrars renewal round update – out with the old, in with the new!
Renewal invitations will be sent 3 months prior to the expiry of your licence with follow up reminders thereafter.