Electrical Trades: Websites

Links to the Building Code with clauses G1–G15 covering the adequate and safe provision of sanitary fixtures and services such as gas, electricity and water.

Master Electricians is the only trade association representing electrical contractors in New Zealand.

Established in 1992 to promote safety for all New Zealand by ensuring the competency of electrical and electronic workers. The board is responsible for the registration of electricians.

Information on sustainable lighting design in New Zealand from Level.

Contains information on how building, plumbing and electrical design can mean homes that have less impact on the environment and are healthier. Funded and developed by BRANZ. Very useful if seeking resources on sustainability!

miproducts gives architects, designers, specifiers and construction industry professionals instant access to a comprehensive online database of New Zealand building products.

Lots of useful tips on improving communication between new migrant employees and New Zealand managers.

Videos on electricity basics: Electric current & circuit ; Circuits, Ohm's law & resistance

Ohm's law and circuits with resistors ; Circuits with capacitors

This site contains a link to the ConstructSafe Scheme which is an interactive test you can take at an accredited ConstructSafe test centre. A ConstructSafe card is issued to those who successfully passed the test so they can prove that they can carry out work safely.

This website links to the Site Specific Safety (SSSP) which is an agreement between businesses working on a specific site that determines how health and safety will be managed. When used correctly, it ensures safety is monitored, and everyone complies with New Zealand's Health and Safety at Work Act (2015).

WorkSafe New Zealand is the work health and safety regulator which provides guidance, monitors and enforces health and safety legislation. This links to electrical information.