Electrical Workers Licence Classes




NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 45 — 27 APRIL 2017

Legislative provision: Electricity (Safety) Regulations 2010

Type of PEW Limits of Work for Each Class of Licence
Schedule 1 Clause 1(b)
The installation, connection, or maintenance of fittings where the fittings are connected, or intended to be connected, to conductors used in works or installations (excluding PEW in a Mining Operation); and work done on installations, fittings, or appliances that are intended solely for connection to, or are associated solely with, electricity supplies not exceeding extra-low voltage and are in a hazardous or medical area. • Electrical Inspector Options 1 and 2

• Electrical Inspector (Endorsed Mining) Options 1 and 2
• Electrician
• Electrician (Endorsed Mining)
• Electrical Engineer - Option 1
• Electrical Engineer - Option 2 in those areas only where their competency has been satisfactorily demonstrated to the Board
• Electrical Installer - Option 1 in those areas only where their competency has been satisfactorily demonstrated to the Board
• Electrical Installer - Option 2 provided that they do not receive any assistance from an unlicensed person and in relation only to hazardous areas where their competency has been satisfactorily demonstrated to the Board
• Electrical Service Technician
• Transmission Line Mechanic but in relation only to electric lines of 66kV and above, but not in relation to extra-low voltage in a hazardous or medical area
• Traction Line Mechanic but in relation only to fittings used with electric lines that form part of traction infrastructure but not in relation to extra-low voltage in a hazardous or medical area
• Distribution Line Mechanic but in relation only to fittings used with electric lines that are part of distribution infrastructure up to and including 110kV, and not in relation to extra-low voltage in a hazardous or medical area
• Distribution Line Mechanic (Endorsed) but in relation only to fittings used with electric lines that are part of distribution infrastructure up to and including 110kV, and any type of PEW relating to the restoration of supply to an installation where their competency has been satisfactorily demonstrated to the Board, but not in relation to extra-low voltage in a hazardous or medical area
• Substation Maintainer but in relation only to fittings in a substation and not in relation to extra-low voltage in a hazardous or medical area
• Cable Jointer but in relation only to fittings of cables

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