News and notices
Keep up to date with news from the Board.
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Warrant of electrical fitness (WOEF) warning
With the holiday season around the corner it is timely to remind electrical workers of the requirements for WOEF which are set out in regulation 78 of the Electricity (Safety) Regulations 2010.
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Supplier Declarations of Conformity
A Supplier Declaration of Conformity (SDoC) is required for declared medium risk articles that are sold in New Zealand.
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New standards added to the library
Two additional standards have been added to the EWRB online library.
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Safe living with electricity
Important safe living with electricity message.
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Open expression of interest for the Future Members programme
Licensed electrical workers who are interested in participating in the Boards' aspiring or Future Board Member programme are asked to register their interest
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Prosecutions of non-licensed work
An important part of the Boards functions is to prosecute non-authorised persons who carry out prescribed electrical work. Holding those persons to account in the courts ensures that the public are protected from illegal work as well as ensuring that t
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Complaint/Disciplinary Cases
The Board held four disciplinary hearings during its August and September meetings.
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Electrical Workers Registration Board 336th meeting agenda
This is the agenda for the Electrical Workers Registration Board meetings being held in Wellington on 20th of November, and Christchurch on 21st and 22nd November
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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.
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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.
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AS/NZS 4836:2011 – Your Best Safety Friend?
AS/NZS 4836 deals with “safe working on or near low-voltage electrical installations and equipment”. It covers a wide range of safety issues that electrical workers face every day.
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Complaint Hearings
This article picks up from a series of articles about the disciplinary process in the Electricity Act and focuses on what happens at a disciplinary hearing. Previous articles have covered investigations of complaints, making complaints and avoiding them.