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.
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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.
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Disciplinary cases
The following is a summary of the hearings held by the Board over the period of April - June 2019.
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Electrical Workers Registration Board 332nd meeting agenda
This is the agenda for the Electrical Workers Registration Board meetings being held in Wellington, Timaru and Dunedin on 17-19 July 2019
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Electrical Workers Registration Board Meet and Greet Schedule
These meetings are an opportunity for you to meet the Board when they are visiting your region.
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Electrical Workers Registration Board 331st meeting agenda
This is the agenda for the Electrical Workers Registration Board meetings being held in Wellington and Auckland on 19-21 June 2019
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Renewal round update – full steam ahead!
The biennial renewal round for electrical worker (EW) practising licences is underway. Currently, just under 40% of EWs have renewed their practising licences. If you haven’t already, it’ll be a load off your mind to get your renewal completed early, so l
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Complaints - making and avoiding complaints
This article focuses on how to avoid complaints; when to make a complaint about others; and electrical worker obligations to report electrical accidents to WorkSafe and to notify WorkSafe of situations which present an immediate danger to life or property
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E-book for electrical workers - Standard: AS/NZS 3019:2007
This eBook standard is only accessible via the Board’s standards subscription. All licensed electrical workers have free access to this eBook as well as 83+ other electrical related standards.
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Gazette Notice updates
In April this year, two Gazette notices were published, replacing 2017 Notices containing errors. The Notices have been updated in relation to clarifying Electrical Service Technician (EST) limits of work and correcting minor errors in relation to the pre