Safety update – using crimping tools to ensure an effective termination
Issue 19 – August 2010
The Ministry of Economic Development is advising electrical workers to be aware that switchboard manufacturers are using multi-stranded cables in switchboards. These cables require special crimping ferrules, which are normally supplied with the switchboards, and crimping tools to ensure an effective termination.
Recently there was a catastrophic failure in a three-phase meter as a result of a poor termination when terminating these multi-stranded cables. Photos of the result of the failure and the proper way to crimp ferrules are available on the Ministry of Economic Development website.
Summarised from Business Update – Energy Safety newsletter, July 2010, Ministry of Economic Development newsletter.
Electrical Contractors Association of New Zealand – national conference
Issue 19 – August 2010
The 2010 Electrical Contractors' Association of New Zealand (ECANZ) national conference will be held in Auckland from 14 to 16 October 2010.
Visit the ECANZ website for more information.
Government consulting on energy policy
Energy and Resources Minister Gerry Brownlee released a Draft New Zealand Energy Strategy (NZES) and Draft New Zealand Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy (NZEECS) on 22 July 2010, for public consultation.
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[more]DRAFT STANDARDS FOR COMMENT
DR10026 Amendment 2 to AS/NZS 4474.1 – Performance of household electrical appliances – Refrigerating appliances, Part 1: Energy consumption and performance
Amendment applies to the Preface, Clauses 1 and 3, Figure 3.1, Tables 3.5 and 3.6 and Appendices C, D, K, L, P, R and S
Public comment on this draft closes on 28 September 2010
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DR10027 Amendment 1 to AS/NZS 4474.2 – Performance of household electrical appliances – Refrigerating appliances, Part 2: Energy labelling and minimum energy performance standard requirements
Amendment applies to the Preface, Clauses 2 and 4 and Appendix E.
Public comment on this draft closes on 28 September 2010
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STANDARD IN DEVELOPMENT
In-service safety inspection and testing
Committee: EL/036
Project Manager: John Kelly
Estimated Publication Date: August 2010
Comments: Revision of AS/NZS 3760, AS/NZS 5761, and AS/NZS 5762. A second public comment draft for AS/NZS 3760 closed on 9 July and comments received will be considered at a meeting mid-August.