AS/NZS 3760 – Safety and inspection of electrical equipment – revised Standard published
Issue 21 – October 2010
A revised Standard for the safety inspection and testing of electrical equipment has recently been published.
'The revisions to AS/NZS 3760 will help to assure users that electrical equipment is safe when it has been tested and marked in accordance with this Standard,' says Derek Johns, Chairman of EL-036 In-service safety inspection and testing of electrical equipment.
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[more]Gas and electrical installations – duties of landlords
Issue 21 – October 2010
Energy Safety has recently investigated several reports of unsafe installations in tenanted properties. Landlords are reminded that they have a duty to ensure that the gas and electrical installations in the properties they lease must be safe.
Both the Electricity (Safety) Regulations 2010 and the Gas (Safety and Measurement) Regulations 2010 have provisions that explicitly state what aspects in an installation are deemed to be unsafe. Both regulations have a general safety requirement that states a person commits an offence if they allow another person to use an installation '...knowing that, or being reckless as to whether...' the installation is unsafe.
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[more]NEW PUBLICATION
AS/NZS 3760:2010 In-service safety inspection and testing of electrical equipment
Specifies procedures for the safety inspection and testing of low voltage single phase and polyphase electrical equipment, connected to the electrical supply by a flexible cord and/or connecting device, which is new equipment placed into service for the first time, is already in-service, has been serviced or repaired, is returning to service from a second-hand sale, or is available for hire.
This Standard is a revision of AS/NZS 3760:2003, which remains current but will be superseded once the Electricity (Safety) Regulations 2010 are updated
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DR AS/NZS 2081 Electrical protection devices for mines and quarries (Revision of AS/NZS 2081.1:2002, AS/NZS 2081.2:2002, AS/NZS 2081.3:2002, AS/NZS 2081.4:2002 and AS/NZS 2081.5:2002)
Specifies the construction requirements for protection devices intended for use with electrical supply networks utilizing earth fault current limitation techniques that primarily supply mobile, portable and transportable electrical equipment within the mining and quarrying industries.
Public comment on this draft closes on 12 November 2010
DR 10912 CP AS/NZS 60335.1:2011 Household and similar electrical appliances – Safety – Part 1: General requirements
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[more]STANDARD IN DEVELOPMENT
Recessed luminaries - NZ only amendment
Committee: EL- 041 - NZ Downlights
Manager: John Kelly
Estimated publication date: November 2010
Comments: The public comment draft will be published in early October 2010.