| No images? Click here  Issue #123Presiding Member's update Kia ora Welcome to the December issue of Electron. The Board has had another busy year, with the gazetting of our Stepped Licensing system and the appointment of 4 new board members being the highlights. Our new board members are settling in well and have had a busy introduction with disciplinary matters and general Board business since they began. We are looking forward to another busy year in 2024 working with MBIE and stakeholders around the implementation of stepped licensing and progressing on Works Competencies. I would like to take this opportunity, on behalf of the Board, to thank MBIE and our board officers for their hard work throughout 2023 and to wish all electrical workers a safe and Merry Christmas. Russell Keys Registrar updateKia ora koutou, Welcome to the December 2023 Electron newsletter.  I want to acknowledge the work of the team that supports the EW scheme and the Board, this has been another busy year. This work has included:
Please note, licensing applications will not be processed during the legislative non-working day period of 22 December 2023 through to 15 January 2024. Any online or paper-based applications submitted during this time will be treated as being received on 16 January 2024. We will do our best to process applications and respond to your queries following this period. Please refer to your renewal notice to confirm your current licence expiry date. To avoid your licence expiring and not being able to carry out prescribed electrical work, please ensure that you submit your renewal applications on time. This is the final newsletter for the year, so I wish you the best for the holiday period. I hope you enjoy the opportunity to spend quality time with whānau and friends. Kia pai ngā rā whakatā (have a good break) Duncan Connor Featured standard: AS/NZS 3001:2008 Electrical Installations – Transportable structures and vehicles including their site supplies.This month’s featured standard specifies the wiring requirements, which are in addition to AS/NZS 3000:2007 for transportable electrical installations (connectable installations). These include caravans, camper vans, motor homes, food and drink vending vans and trailers, relocatable homes, temporary site offices, caravan parks and camping grounds with powered sites that supply connectable installations. Supervision of prescribed electrical workPrescribed electrical work (PEW) is defined in section 2 of the Act and in Schedule 1 of the Electrical (Safety) Regulations 2010 (the Regulations), which provides a comprehensive list of what is and is not prescribed electrical work (PEW). Supervision is also defined in the Act: supervision, in relation to any work, means that the work is undertaken under such control and direction of a person authorised under this Act to do the work or, in the case of section 76, a person authorised to supervise work under that section as is sufficient to ensure:
Read more about the supervision of prescribed electrical work ProsecutionsEWRB v David McLennanRead the full notice - EWRB v David McLennan As an Electrical Worker, you should be on the lookout for illegal prescribed electrical work (work carried out by unauthorised people) so that you can bring it to the Board’s attention. The Board has a policy of prosecuting wherever it can but can only prosecute illegal work that it knows about. Reporting illegal work protects your licence and the safety of the public. Disciplinary hearings – December 2023In this month’s disciplinary articles, there are several cases where electrical workers failed to apply specific electrical standards that applied to their prescribed electrical work. Find out more about these hearings The Board’s 'Tool Box' has an article entitled Which Standards apply and where can I find them? Applying the correct standard is imperative. Failure to apply it is a disciplinary offence, as was the case in some of the matters below. You can read the 'Tool Box' article here:   |
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