Electrical Engineer (Endorsed Hazardous Areas)

Registration requirements

Registration class

Electrical Engineer (Endorsed Hazardous Areas)

Required work experience

To become an Electrical Engineer (Endorsed Hazardous Areas) you must have:

• Held Registration as an Electrical Engineer with the EWRB in New Zealand for a period of not less than 2 years
• Completed not less than 2 years of practical experience in the prescribed electrical work of an Electrical Engineer
• Completed not less than 1 year (2000 hours) of practical experience in a hazardous area or substantially similar practical experience satisfactory to the Board
• Adequate knowledge, training, skills, and experience satisfactory to the Board of:
  • The control of the types and degree of explosion hazards
  • The use of explosive-protection techniques
  • The performance of safety functions that are required for hazardous areas and explosion-protected electrical equipment
  • Risk management including safety assessment requirements.

You can choose to complete the following qualification to gain the necessary knowledge, training, skills, and experience (point 4 above), or alternatively you can use your work experience:

• The New Zealand Certificate in Electrical Equipment in Explosive Atmospheres (Level 4).