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Electrical Standards
The Standards available from the Board are:
| Standard | Description |
|---|---|
| AS/NZS 1299:2009 | Electrical equipment for mines and quarries - Explosion-protected three-phase restrained plugs and receptacles for working voltages up to and including 3.3 kV |
| AS/NZS 1299:2009 | Electrical equipment for mines and quarries - Explosion-protected three-phase restrained plugs and receptacles for working voltages up to and including 3.3 kV |
| AS/NZS 1747:2003 | Reeling, trailing and feeder cables used for mining - Repair, testing and fitting of accessories |
| AS/NZS 1768:2007 | Lightning protection |
| AS/NZS 1802:2018 | Electric cables - Reeling and trailing - For underground coal mining |
| AS/NZS 1826:2008 | Electrical equipment for explosive gas atmospheres - Special protection - Type of protection 's' |
| AS/NZS 1972:2006 | Electric cables - Underground coal mines - Other than reeling and trailing |
| AS/NZS 2293.1:2018 | Emergency lighting and exit signs for buildings - Part 1: System design, installation and operation |
| AS/NZS 2293.2:2019 | Emergency lighting and exit signs for buildings - Part 2: Routine service and maintenance |
| AS/NZS 2500:2020 | Safe use of medical electrical equipment in health care |
| AS/NZS 3000:2018 | Electrical installations - Known as the Australian/New Zealand Wiring Rules |
| AS/NZS 3001:2008 | Electrical Installations - Transportable structures and vehicles including their site supplies |
| AS/NZS 3002:2008 | Electrical installations - Shows and carnivals |
| AS/NZS 3003:2018 | Electrical installations - Patient areas |
| AS/NZS 3004.1:2014 | Electrical installations - Marinas and boats - Part 1: Marinas |
| AS/NZS 3004.2:2014 | Electrical installations - Marinas and boats - Part 2: Boat installations |
| AS/NZS 3007:2013 | Electrical equipment in mines and quarries - Surface installations and associated processing plant |
| AS/NZS 3008.1.1:2017 | Electrical installations - Selection of cables - Part 1.1: Cables for alternating voltages up to and including 0.6/1 kV - Typical Australian installation conditions |
| AS/NZS 3008.1.2:2017 | Electrical installations - Selection of cables - Part 1.2: Cables for alternating voltages up to and including 0.6/1 kV - Typical New Zealand conditions |
| AS/NZS 3009:1998 | Electrical installations - Emergency power supplies in hospitals |
| AS/NZS 3010:2017 | Electrical installations - Generating sets |
| AS/NZS 3012:2019 | Electrical installations - Construction and demolition sites |
| AS/NZS 3014:2003 | Electrical installations - Electric fences |
| AS/NZS 3014:2003 Appendix A | Electrical installations - Electric fences |
| AS/NZS 3014:2003 Appendix B | Electrical installations - Electric fences |
| AS/NZS 3016:2002 | Electrical installations - Electric security fences |
| AS/NZS 3017:2007 | Electrical installations - Verification guidelines |
| AS/NZS 3019:2007 | Electrical installations - Periodic verification |
| AS/NZS 3100:2009 | Approval and test specification - General requirements for electrical equipment |
| AS/NZS 3100:2017 | Approval and test specification - General requirements for electrical equipment |
| AS/NZS 3112:2011 | Approval and test specification - Plugs and socket-outlets |
| AS/NZS 3112:2017 | Approval and test specification - Plugs and socket-outlets |
| AS/NZS 3123:2005 | Approval and test specification - Plugs, socket-outlets and couplers for general industrial application |
| AS/NZS 3190:2016 | Approval and test specification - Residual current devices (current-operated earth-leakage devices) |
| AS/NZS 3439.1:2002 | Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear assemblies - Type-tested and partially type-tested assemblies |
| AS/NZS 3439.3:2002 | Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear assemblies - Particular requirements for low-voltage switchgear and controlgear assemblies intended to be installed in places where unskilled persons have access for their use - Distribution boards |
| AS/NZS 3439.4:2009 | Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear assemblies - Particular requirements for assemblies for construction sites (ACS) |
| AS/NZS 3551:2012 | Management programs for medical equipment |
| AS/NZS 3760:2010 | In-service safety inspection and testing of electrical equipment |
| AS/NZS 3800:2020 | Electrical equipment for explosive atmospheres - Repair and overhaul |
| AS/NZS 3820:2009 | Essential safety requirements for electrical equipment |
| AS/NZS 3820:2020 | Essential safety requirements for electrical equipment |
| AS/NZS 3832:1998 | Electrical installations - Cold-cathode illumination systems |
| AS/NZS 4024.1601:2014 | Safety of machinery - Part 1601: Design of controls, interlocks and guarding - Guards - General requirements for the design and construction of fixed and movable guards |
| AS/NZS 4114:2020 | Spray painting booths, designated spray painting areas and paint mixing rooms |
| AS/NZS 4249:1994 | Electrical safety practices - Film, video and television sites |
| AS/NZS 4509.1:2009 | Stand-alone power systems - Safety and installation |
| AS/NZS 4509.2:2010 | Stand-alone power systems - System design |
| AS/NZS 4701:2000 | Requirements for domestic electrical appliances and equipment for reconditioning or parts recycling |
| AS/NZS 4761.1:2018 | Competencies for working with electrical equipment for hazardous areas (EEHA) - Part 1: Competency Standards |
| AS/NZS 4763:2011 | Safety of portable inverters |
| AS/NZS 4777.1:2016 | Grid connection of energy systems via inverters - Part 1: Installation requirements |
| AS/NZS 4777.2:2015 | Grid connection of energy systems via inverters - Part 2: Inverter requirements |
| AS/NZS 4777.2:2020 | Grid connection of energy systems via inverters, Part 2: Inverter requirements |
| AS/NZS 4836:2011 | Safe working on or near low-voltage electrical installations and equipment |
| AS/NZS 5033:2014 | Installation and safety requirements for photovoltaic (PV) arrays |
| AS/NZS 5139:2019 | Electrical installations - Safety of battery systems for use with power conversion equipment |
| AS/NZS 5149.1:2016 | Refrigerating systems and heat pumps - Safety and environmental requirements - Part 1: Definitions, classification and selection criteria |
| AS/NZS 5149.2:2016 | Refrigerating systems and heat pumps - Safety and environmental requirements - Part 2: Design, construction, testing, marking and documentation |
| AS/NZS 5149.3:2016 | Refrigerating systems and heat pumps - Safety and environmental requirements - Part 3: Installation site |
| AS/NZS 5149.4:2016 | Refrigerating systems and heat pumps - Safety and environmental requirements - Part 4: Operation, maintenance, repair and recovery |
| AS/NZS 5761:2011 | In-service safety inspection and testing - Second-hand electrical equipment prior to sale |
| AS/NZS 5762:2011 | In-service safety inspection and testing - Repaired electrical equipment |
| AS/NZS 60065:2012 | Audio, video and similar electronic apparatus - Safety requirements |
| AS/NZS 60065:2018 | Audio, video and similar electronic apparatus - Safety requirements |
| AS/NZS 60079.0:2019 | Explosive atmospheres - Part 0: Equipment - General requirements |
| AS/NZS 60079.1:2015 | Explosive atmospheres - Part 1: Equipment protection by flameproof enclosures “d” |
| AS/NZS 60079.10.1:2009 | Explosive atmospheres - Classification of areas - Explosive gas atmospheres |
| AS/NZS 60079.10.2:2016 | Explosive atmospheres - Part 10.2: Classification of areas - Explosive dust atmospheres |
| AS/NZS 60079.11:2011 | Explosive atmospheres - Part 11: Equipment protection by intrinsic safety “I” |
| AS/NZS 60079.13:2019 | Explosive atmospheres Part 13: Equipment protection by pressurized room “p” and artificially ventilated room “v” (IEC 60079-13:2017 (ED 2.0), MOD) |
| AS/NZS 60079.14:2017 | Explosive atmospheres - Part 14: Design selection, erection and initial inspection |
| AS/NZS 60079.17:2017 | Explosive atmospheres - Part 17: Electrical installations inspection and maintenance |
| AS/NZS 60079.18:2016 | Explosive atmospheres - Part 18: Equipment protection by encapsulation “m” |
| AS/NZS 60079.2:2015 | Explosive atmospheres - Part 2: Equipment protection by pressurized enclosure “p” |
| AS/NZS 60079.29.2:2016 | Explosive atmospheres - Part 29.2: Gas detectors - Selection, installation, use and maintenance of detectors for flammable gases and oxygen |
| AS/NZS 60079.31:2014 | Explosive atmospheres - Part 31: Equipment dust ignition protection by enclosure “t” |
| AS/NZS 60079.35.1:2011 | Explosive atmospheres - Part 35.1: Cap lights for use in mines susceptible to firedamp - General requirements - Construction and testing in relation to the risk of explosion |
| AS/NZS 60335.2.98:2005 | Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Particular requirements for humidifiers |
| AS/NZS 60479.1:2010 | Effects of current on human beings and livestock - General aspects |
| AS/NZS 60598.1:2017 | Luminaires - Part 1: General requirements and tests |
| AS/NZS 60950.1:2011 | Information technology equipment - Safety - General requirements |
| AS/NZS 60950.1:2015 | Information technology equipment - Safety - Part 1: General requirements |
| AS/NZS 61000.3.2:2013 | Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 3.2: Limits - Limits for harmonic current emissions (equipment input current less than or equal to 16 A per phase) |
| AS/NZS 61439.1:2016 | Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear assemblies - Part 1: General rules |
| AS/NZS 61439.2:2016 | Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear assemblies - Part 2: Power switchgear and controlgear assemblies |
| AS/NZS 61439.3:2016 | Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear assemblies - Part 3: Distribution boards intended to be operated by ordinary persons (DBO) |
| AS/NZS 61439.4:2016 | Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear assemblies - Part 4: Particular requirements for assemblies for construction sites (ACS) |
| AS/NZS 62013.1:2001 | Cap lights for use in mines susceptible to firedamp - General requirements - Construction and testing in relation to the risk of explosion |
| AS/NZS 62368.1:2018 | Audio/video, information and communication technology equipment - Part 1: Safety requirements |
| AS/NZS 7000:2016 | Overhead line design |
| NZS 3915:2005 | Conditions of contract for building and civil engineering construction (where no person is appointed to act as engineer to the contract) |
| NZS 4219:2009 | Seismic performance of engineering systems in buildings |
| NZS 4512:2010 | Fire detection and alarm systems in buildings |
| NZS 4512:2021 | Fire detection and alarm systems in buildings |
| NZS 6115:2006 | Electrical installations - Mobile medical facilities |
| NZS 6116:2006 | Safe application of electricity in the meat processing industry |
| NZS 7901:2014 | Electricity and gas industries - Safety management systems for public safety |
| SA/SNZ HB 331:2020 | Overhead line design handbook |
| SNZ HB 6117:2014 | Electrical installations in dairy sheds |