Wiring Rules seminars a hot ticket

Record attendances at the Wiring Rules seminars being held around the state have resulted in extra seminars being scheduled to cope with the demand.

More than 2,500 people attended 23 seminars in 10 locations over the two months from 30 January to end of March this year.

The seminars are being conducted jointly by the Electrical Safety Office (ESO), the Electrical and Communications Association (ECA) and Electrical Trades Union (ETU).

Fifty-four individual seminars were scheduled at 31 locations throughout Queensland between January and July 2008 and also at the Electro Expo in Brisbane from 28 to 30 March.

The seminars have been popular because the new Australian/ New Zealand standard AS/NZS 3000:2007 will take effect in Queensland from 1 June 2008 and must be complied with by all licensed electrical workers in Queensland as required by section 66 of the Electrical Safety Regulation 2002.

The seminars give licensed electrical contractors and licensed electrical workers an overview of key aspects of the new Wiring Rules, in particular the changes from the 2000 version of the Standard.

The seminars also cover managing the risks associated with live work.

The seminar presentation (PPT, 1 MB) can be downloaded for those licensed electrical contractors and licensed electrical workers either unable to attend or who wish to use the information for a presentation to their workplace colleagues.