Standards and electrical installation and equipment – new regulations due in early 2010
In early 2010, the current Electricity Regulations 1997 will be repealed and replaced with new Electricity (Safety) Regulations 2009. The new regulations will cite more Standards, be more prescriptive, and introduce less flexibility for the electrical industry, in both the installation and appliance areas.
The Standards cited in the new regulations will be available from Standards New Zealand and details will be available once the new regulations have been released. A number of communication tools will be developed to help users to understand the key differences between the current and new regulations and the Standards cited by the new regulations, particularly AS/NZS 3000:2007.
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[more]General requirements for electrical equipment – revised AS/NZS 3100 Standard published
A revised Standard that specifies the general safety requirements for equipment used in electrical installations in buildings, structures, and premises has just been published. AS/NZS 3100:2009 Approval and test specification – General requirements for electrical equipment supersedes AS/NZS 3100:2002.
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[more]Safety inspection and testing of electrical equipment – review of Standards
Three Standards covering the safety inspection and testing of electrical equipment, including second-hand and repaired equipment, are being revised. The public comment period is to start late November and publication is scheduled for the first half of 2010.
'There's an increasing need for repaired and second-hand equipment to be verified and tested,' says Peter Morfee, Principal Technical Advisor/Senior Policy Advisor at the Ministry of Economic Development. 'Electrical equipment is getting more complicated and the expected lifetime of equipment is reducing.'
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[more]NEW PUBLICATIONS
AS/NZS 3008 Electrical installations – Selection of cables – Cables for alternating voltages up to and including 0.6/1 kV
AS/NZS 3008.1.1:2009 Typical Australian installation conditions
Applicable to Australian installation conditions where the nominal ambient air and soil temperatures are 40°C and 25°C, respectively. Part 1.2 is applicable to New Zealand installation conditions where the nominal air and soil temperatures are 30°C and 15°C respectively. Each Part is a complete Standard and requires no reference to the other.
Supersedes AS/NZS 3008.1.1:1998
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AS/NZS 3100:2009 Approval and test specification – General requirements for electrical equipment
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[more]NEW AMENDMENTS
Free to download from our website: www.standards.co.nz
Or hard copy available at $29.95+GST (Members), $37.44+GST (Retail)
AS/NZS 60335 Household and similar electrical appliances
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[more]DRAFT STANDARDS FOR COMMENT
Free to download from our website: www.standards.co.nz
DR 09919 CP Amendment No. 4 to AS/NZS 60335.2.31:2004 Household and similar electrical appliances – Safety – Part 2.31: Particular requirements for range hoods and other cooking fume extractors
Deals with the safety of electric range hoods intended for installing above household cooking ranges, hobs and similar cooking appliances, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V. Amendment 4 applies to the Foreword, Clauses 7 and 22, and Annex ZZ.
Public comment on this draft closes on 14 December 2009
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DR 09920 CP AS/NZS 60335.2.4:2010 Household and similar electrical appliances – Safety – Part 2.4: Particular requirements for spin extractors
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