Amendments underway – AS/NZS 3000 Amendment 2 and AS/NZS 3001 Amendment 2

Issue 34 – December 2011

AS/NZS 3000 Amendment 2

Amendment 2 to the Australian/New Zealand Wiring Rules AS/NZS 3000:2007 is being prepared. A public comment draft is expected to be published in January 2012. Amendment 2 will include the changes introduced by the New Zealand-only Amendment A, which was published in September 2011. Amendment 2 will also include:

DRAFT STANDARDS FOR COMMENT

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DR AS/NZS 60079.0 CP Explosive atmospheres – Part 0: Equipment – General requirements (Revision of AS/NZS 60079.0:2008)

NEW AMENDMENTS

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Amendment 2:2011 to AS/NZS 2712:2007 Solar and heat pump water heaters – Design and construction

NEW JOINT STANDARDS

AS/NZS 3190:2011 Approval and test specification – Residual current devices (current-operated earth-leakage devices)

Provides Australian and New Zealand electrical industries (including manufacturers, test laboratories, installers and regulators) with electrical safety requirements and test methods for residual current devices (current operated earth-leakage devices).
Supersedes AS/NZS 3190:2009

JOINT STANDARDS WITHDRAWN

• AS/NZS 3190:2009 Approval and test specification – Residual current devices (current-operated earth-leakage devices)
  Superseded by AS/NZS 3190:2011
• AS/NZS 3350.2.31:2001 Safety of household and similar electrical appliances – Particular requirements – Range hoods
  Superseded by AS/NZS 60335.2.31:2004