News and notices
Keep up to date with news from the Board.
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Electrical Workers Registration Board 329th meeting agenda
This is the agenda for the Electrical Workers Registration Board meetings being held in Wellington, Palmerston North and Auckland on 16-18 April 2019.
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Disciplinary Hearings - October - December 2018
The following is a summary of the hearings held by the Board from October through to December 2018. There are also some more detailed articles on cases the Board considers other electrical workers could learn from.
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Notable Disciplinary Hearings
Practitioner 3 – October 2018
Practitioner 1 – November 2018
Practitioner 2 – November 2018
Practitioner 1 – December 2018
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Electrical Workers Registration Board 328th meeting agenda
This is the agenda for the Electrical Workers Registration Board meetings being held in Wellington, Hamilton and Tauranga on 20-22 March 2019.
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Electrical Workers Registration Board 327th meeting agenda
This is the agenda for the Electrical Workers Registration Board meetings being held in Auckland and Wellington on 20-22 February 2019.
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Registrar Electrical Worker Registration Board appointed
Duncan Connor has been appointed Registrar of Electrical Workers by the Chief Executive of the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
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Horse coach manufacturer fined for unlicensed electrical work
A manufacturer of horse coaches has been prosecuted for undertaking electrical work that he was not licenced to carry out, with the help of his cousin.
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Electrical Workers Registration Board 326th meeting agenda
This is the agenda for the Electrical Workers Registration Board meetings being held in Auckland and Wellington on 12-14 December 2018.
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Computer-based Exams – A message from Aspeq
Aspeq is delighted to be delivering computer electrical worker registration exams. The first exam delivered during August 2018 was very well received. Aspeq is excited to be able to provide electrical worker examinations on a regular schedule in the fut
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Mains polarity verification testing
We’ve added two new how-to infographics to the Electrical Workers Toolbox that demonstrate safety verification polarity tests with the use of an independent earth probe.
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Testing and tagging electrical appliances
Testing and tagging electrical appliances is one useful way to check electrical equipment is safe. It's not mandatory but what is legally required is that equipment is electrically safe and maintained in a safe condition.
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Toolbox – Learn from others mistakes
The team have added a helpful resource to the electrical workers toolbox called ‘Learn from others mistakes’ where you can do just that. The resource consists of photos and information displaying real life examples of unsafe and non-compliant electrical w
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Caravans
Christmas is coming and so will the demand for caravan electrical repairs and Warrants of Electrical Fitness (WOEFs).
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Complaints – What happens when a complaint is made?
This is the second article about the disciplinary process. It focuses on what happens after a complaint has been made about an electrical worker.
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Disciplinary Hearings - July - Sept 2018
The following is a summary of the hearings held by the Board from July through to September 2018. There are also some more detailed articles on cases the Board considers other electrical workers could learn from.
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Notable Disciplinary Hearings
CAS 1659 – Rakesh Kumaran; and CAS 1550 and 1621 – Pritesh Pritesh
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Consultation Outcome: EW fees review
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has run a consultation process on reviewing the fees for Electrical Workers.
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Prosecutions outcomes
The Board successfully prosecuted Mr Nguyen who was fined $2,550 for carrying out unauthorised prescribed electrical work on his property and letting a university student do so as well.
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Important changes happening for electrical workers
From 2019 there will be important changes being made to electrical workers’ registration, licensing, relicensing and fees structures that electrical workers and employers need to be aware of.
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Christchurch man fined for employing unlicensed student to carry out electrical work
An unlicensed electrical worker has been prosecuted and fined $2550 in the Christchurch District Court for permitting a University student to carry out prescribed electrical work on his property.