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.
Specifies requirements for the design and construction of steel pipelines and associated piping and components that are used to transmit single-phase and multi-phase hydrocarbon fluids. This standard also provides guidelines for use of pipe manufactured from certain non-steel or corrosion-resistant materials, and guidelines for the transport of supercritical carbon dioxide.
View product pageProvides requirements on pipeline system safety management to prevent pipeline failure and resulting harm to people, disruption of supply to the community, and damage to the environment. This Standard applies to pipeline safety management for the whole AS/NZS series of standards for gas and liquid petroleum pipelines, except for submarine pipelines covered by Part 4.
View product pageApplies to the safety of electric warming plates, warming trays and similar appliances intended to keep food or vessels warm, for household and similar purposes, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V. It will supersede AS/NZS 60335.2.12:2004 on 30 November 2020. Identical to, but excludes the text of, IEC 60335-2-12 ED 5.2 (2017).
View product pageApplies to the safety of electric warming plates, warming trays and similar appliances intended to keep food or vessels warm, for household and similar purposes, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V. It will supersede AS/NZS 60335.2.12:2004 on 30 November 2020. Identical to, and reproduced from, IEC 60335-2-12 ED 5.2 (2017).
View product pageDeals with the safety of electric clothes dryers for drying textiles on racks located in a warm airflow, clothes dryers intended for drying footwear or gloves and to electric towel rails, for household and similar purposes, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V. The clothes racks can be fixed or free-standing in a cabinet. The air circulation can be natural or forced. The 2018 edition will supersede AS/NZS 60335.2.43:2005 on 30 November 2021. Identical to, but excludes the text of, IEC 60335-2-43 Ed 4 (2017).
View product pageDeals with the safety of electric clothes dryers for drying textiles on racks located in a warm airflow, clothes dryers intended for drying footwear or gloves and to electric towel rails, for household and similar purposes, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V. The clothes racks can be fixed or free-standing in a cabinet. The air circulation can be natural or forced. The 2018 edition will supersede AS/NZS 60335.2.43:2005 on 30 November 2021. Identical to, and reproduced from, IEC 60335-2-43 Ed 4 (2017).
View product pageApplies to the safety of electric oral hygiene appliances for household and similar purposes, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V. This 2018 edition will supersede AS/NZS 60335.2.52:2006 on 30 November 2020. Identical to, but excludes the text of, IEC 60335-2-52 ED 3.2 (2017).
View product pageApplies to the safety of electric oral hygiene appliances for household and similar purposes, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V. This 2018 edition will supersede AS/NZS 60335.2.52:2006 on 30 November 2020. Identical to, and reproduced from, IEC 60335-2-52 ED 3.2 (2017).
View product pageDeals with the safety of electrically operated dishwashing machines for washing plates, dishes, glassware, cutlery and similar articles, with or without means for water heating or drying, not intended for household use, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V for single-phase appliances connected between one phase and neutral and 480 V for other appliances. This 2018 edition will supersede AS/NZS 60335.2.58:2015 on 30 November 2021. Identical to, but excludes the text of, IEC 60335-2-58 Ed 4 (2017).
View product pageDeals with the safety of electrically operated dishwashing machines for washing plates, dishes, glassware, cutlery and similar articles, with or without means for water heating or drying, not intended for household use, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V for single-phase appliances connected between one phase and neutral and 480 V for other appliances. This 2018 edition will supersede AS/NZS 60335.2.58:2015 on 30 November 2021. Identical to, and reproduced from, IEC 60335-2-58 Ed 4 (2017).
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