Electricity (Safety) Regulations 2010 – Standards for hazardous areas and electromedical equipment
The Electrical (Safety) Regulations 2010 specify the requirements that electricians working in hazardous areas and electromedical installations need to meet, and the penalties for non-compliance have increased.
Electricians, technicians, and people working in hazardous areas and with electromedical installations must comply with specific Standards.
Hazardous areas
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The electric power industry faces increasing challenges in providing a reliable supply of electricity to meet growing demand.
In the past, the concept of the grid was often simply that of responding to the need to supply local power. If demand exceeded the offer, the result was a blackout. Today, the additional elements of increasing unpredictability, social consciousness, and environmental factors are drivers to manage power needs in a more efficient and economic manner.
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AS/NZS 3008.1.2:2010 Electrical installations – Selection of cables – Cables for alternating voltages up to and including 0.6/1 kV – Typical New Zealand conditions
This applies to New Zealand installation conditions where the nominal ambient air and soil temperatures are 30 °C and 15°C, respectively. Part 1.1 is applicable to Australian installation conditions where the nominal air and soil temperatures are 40°C and 25°C respectively. Each Part is a complete Standard and requires no reference to the other.
Supersedes AS/NZS 3008.1.2:1998
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NEW AMENDMENTS
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Amendment 3 to AS/NZS 2040.1:2005 Performance of household electrical appliances – Clothes washing machines – Methods for measuring performance, energy and water consumption
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Amendment 3 to AS/NZS 60335.2.6:2008 Household and similar electrical appliances – Safety – Particular requirements for stationary cooking ranges, hobs, ovens and similar appliances
Amendment 3 applies to the Foreword and Clause 21.102.
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DRAFT STANDARDS FOR COMMENT
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DR 10901 CP AS/NZS 60335.2.13:2010 Household and similar electrical appliances – Safety – Part 2.13: Particular requirements for deep fat fryers, frying pans and similar appliances
This draft Standard is an adoption with national modifications of the sixth edition of IEC 60335-2-13, Household and similar electrical appliances – Safety – Part 2-13: Particular requirements for deep fat fryers, frying pans and similar appliances. It has been varied as indicated to take account of Australian and New Zealand conditions.
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[more]STANDARD IN DEVELOPMENT
In-service safety inspection and testing
Committee: EL/036
Project Manager: John Kelly
Estimated Publication Date: June 2010
Comments: Revision of AS/NZS 3760, AS/NZS 5761, and AS/NZS 5762. For technical reasons associated with the testing of electrical appliances a second public comment draft for AS/NZS 3760 will be issued in May.