In May, in a ceremony in Rotorua, Pat Cunniffe was presented with the prestigious Tom Leong Award for her contribution to electrical safety in New Zealand. Pat is a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit and a consumer advocate on many boards and standards committees, here and overseas.
Standards New Zealand is seeking feedback on the draft Amendment No. 2 to NZS 6114:2006 Electrical installations – Requirements for the safe supply of electricity to installations/facilities and equipment operating at non-standard voltages and frequencies. Amendment No. 2 is now available for public comment.
Standards New Zealand is seeking feedback on an amendment to AS/NZS 3012:2010 Electrical installations – Construction and demolition sites. Note that there are two separate documents to review, one for New Zealand-only content and one for joint Australian/New Zealand content.
In May, in a ceremony in Rotorua, Pat Cunniffe was presented with the prestigious Tom Leong Award for her contribution to electrical safety in New Zealand. Pat is a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit and a consumer advocate on many boards and standards committees, here and overseas.
Standards New Zealand is seeking feedback on an amendment to AS/NZS 3012:2010 Electrical installations – Construction and demolition sites. Note that there are two separate documents to review, one for New Zealand-only content and one for joint Australian/New Zealand content.
Standards New Zealand is seeking feedback on the draft Amendment No. 2 to NZS 6114:2006 Electrical installations – Requirements for the safe supply of electricity to installations/facilities and equipment operating at non-standard voltages and frequencies. Amendment No. 2 is now available for public comment.
Over the last decade, there have been major changes in lighting equipment. Solid state lighting (SSL) LED light sources, and luminaires have emerged as the predominant technology. Amendment No. 1, published in April 2018, includes updates to reflect current practices and simplifies how the standard is used.
The new edition of the Wiring Rules, AS/NZS 3000:2018, is expected to be published in the next few months and will be more flexible, user-friendly and easier to read.
WorkSafe advises suppliers and installers of electric vehicle charging equipment that a recently published notice in the New Zealand Gazette has added vehicle adaptors for electric vehicle supply equipment as declared medium risk articles under the Electricity (Safety) Regulations 2010.
Last month, Standards New Zealand hosted the AG-001 Gas appliances committee in Wellington. Twenty-five technical experts from Australia and New Zealand, including committee members and industry observers, attended the meeting.
Standards New Zealand are seeking your feedback on 52 standards to help determine if they should be removed from our catalogue and whether other standards sufficiently cover their content.
Energy Safety has been asked to advise on the application of AS/NZS 4777.2:2015 Grid connection of energy systems via inverters – Part 2: Inverter requirements as it applies to the supply and installation of inverters in photo-voltaic installations.
The revised edition of AS/NZS 4777.1 Grid connection of energy systems via inverters, Part 1: Installation requirements, was recently published.
Standards New Zealand has been devising documents for the electrical sector since the 1950s. They cover everything from spark plugs to systems testing and apply to everyone from electricians to 'DIYers'. Many of the documents listed here have been developed jointly with Standards Australia and in partnership with organisations such as the Energy Safety Service and the Electrical Contractors Association of New Zealand.
Comments are invited until 18/06/2019
View this draftComments are invited until 12/06/2019
View this draftEstablishes the performance criteria for the routine service and maintenance of emergency lighting and exit sign systems, such that they continue to safeguard occupants from injury until the next scheduled activity by having adequate emergency lighting and identification of exits, and provide direction to exits in accordance with the approved design.
Supersedes AS/NZS 2293.2:1995
This Amendment applies to the Preface, Clauses 1, 2, 6 and 7, Appendices A and B, and Figures A1, A4 and A5.
View product pageThis correction amendment applies to the Clause 2.1.8.2 and Appendix A.
View product pageApplies to non-insulated flat quick-connect terminations consisting of a male tab of size 2.8 mm, 4.8 mm, 6.3 mm or 9.5 mm with hole or dimple detents and a mating female connector for use as either an incorporated or an integrated part of an equipment or of a component, or as a separate entity. This standard establishes uniform requirements for the dimensions, performance characteristics and test program. The connected electrical copper conductors will be flexible or rigid stranded, having a cross-sectional area up to and including 6 mm2 or rigid solid having a cross-sectional area up to and including 2.5 mm2. This standard is not to be used for connecting aluminium conductors. The rated voltage is not to exceed 1 000 V a.c. with a frequency up to and including 1 000 Hz, and 1 500 V d.c., and having the temperature limits applicable to materials used within this standard. Adopted with national modifications from IEC 61210:2010 (ED 2.0).
Supersedes AS/NZS 61210:2002
This Amendment applies to the Table 2.1.
View product pageSpecifies the general requirements for construction, testing and marking of Ex Equipment and Ex Components intended for use in explosive atmospheres. The standard atmospheric conditions (relating to the explosion characteristics of the atmosphere) under which it may be assumed that Ex Equipment can be operated are: (a) Temperature: –20 °C to +60 °C; (b) Pressure: 80 kPa (0,8 bar) to 110 kPa (1,1 bar); and (c) Air with normal oxygen content: Typically 21% v/v. This part of AS/NZS IEC 60079 and other standards supplementing this standard specify additional test requirements for Ex Equipment operating outside the standard temperature range, but further additional consideration and additional testing may be required for Ex Equipment operating outside the standard atmospheric pressure range and standard oxygen content. Such additional testing may be particularly relevant with respect to types of protection that depend on quenching of a flame, such as ‘flameproof enclosures “d”’ (AS/NZS IEC 60079.1) or limitation of energy, ‘intrinsic safety “i”’ (AS/NZS IEC 60079.11). Adopted with national modifications and reproduced from IEC 60079-0:2017 (ED.7.0).
Supersedes AS/NZS 60079.0:2012
Superseded by AS/NZS 2293.2:2019
View replacement productSuperseded by AS/NZS 61210:2019
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