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Hi Warren

Just responding to your question on the forum, Northpower has done some work on this and come up with some testing solutions to achieve this. If you would like to give me a call I can explain what gear we use and how we do it.

Regards

Peter Carr

Northpower Technical Officer

peter.carr@northpower,com

0274538293

Great question Warren, a few of us struggling with this one.
Watching with interest.

Hi.

Reg 38 (2) – before we connect we must ensure the polarity and rotation is correct, the protection is correctly rated, and the works are compatible with the supply voltage.

Is anyone able to offer how polarity is being tested prior to connection of works? I understand how this is done when connecting an installation to works, but…

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The Public Safety Working Group is looking for a super star communications and engagement person to help us deliver on our exciting work plan, which includes the development of a Public Safety Website. if you or you know of someone who would be interested in this, please drop Hayley (Hayley@eea.co.nz) an email or respond to this post.

Mōrena,

Happy to help. We designed the attached two documents to try and make the process streamlined and not so resource heavy. We have found that the data requested or reviewed also helps for our KPI measures and the external audit (such as public engagements recorded).

I’ve removed logos and names etc. But hopefully they help.

Ngā mihi

Thanks for your response Richard.

The lagging indicators are fairly straightforward.

The leading indicators I am investigating at present are aligned to our Asset Management System. They have a whole lot of measures such as defects fixed on time, maintenance programme up to date, asset failures which are all risk assessed.

We also measure…

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Tēnā koe Mike,

We use a number of methods for measuring our performance of the Public Safety Management System. We have our annual review meeting, a set list of key performance indicators (KPI’s), we complete an annual internal audit and we do site self assessments which we have developed a template to document (which capture a desk top review of…

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Hello everyone

We are reviewing our Public Safety measures/objectives and would be interested to know what other EDB’s are measuring to reinforce their PSMS.

Thanks in advance

Mike

H&S Advisor Unison Networks Limited

Also if you can find a PTE to deliver this unit standard that may help 🙂

https://www.nzqa.govt.nz/nqfdocs/units/pdf/5619.pdf

Cheers Warren, I tend to agree with your summation. Given we’re transitioning from 2008 to 2014, some fresh eyes might be useful before the Telarc visit though, thanks for the links.

Thank you!

Hi. My thoughts on this is having another external auditor doesnt add any real value to what Telarc already do (an external auditor). The intent of an internal audit is that you know your business better than anyone so you are in the best position for auditing it knowing what you know about your systems and processes. ie you cant hide…

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John Greenland

12 Gillies Avenue

Taupo 3330

ph 0277090748

john.greenland@xtra.co.nz

We have used this guy for years. Really experienced, excellent.

I am definitely interested in this as well. We have the Certification audit set for August and have not completed this part.

Morning all.

Just wondering if anyone has a good contact who can carry out an external review of our PSMS? This is outside of the Telarc audit.

We’ve been doing it as an internal review annually which apparently doesn’t meet the requirement in 7901 i.e., we’re not formally trained or qualified as auditors. Short term problem we need to cover…

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WorkSafe is urging businesses to prioritise safety near overhead electric lines, after three companies were sentenced within the last week for incidents that killed or injured workers.

In the most severe case a labourer, Sean Clear, was electrocuted while working on a farm near Whakapapa Village in February 2023. His mower had become bogged…

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Hi Team,

What sort of material are you using for events to get people engaged, draw the crowds etc when you attend public events e.g. A&P shows, school safety days, careers expos etc?

Tent, teardrop logos, pull-up banners with safety and careers info, leaflets, spin the wheel for a safety message, giveaways etc

Any info appreciated as always 🙂

Hi all. I attended yesterday’s trainers forum. Gareth from Energy Safety were present and his topic was more relevant to public safety than it was to training largely. Which got me thinking. Should we hold a wider forum for public safety? Can we include topics like new controls? Post event analysis? Moving the dial on public safety – how do we…

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Here at TLC some of our staff have been trained and assessed in units 14556 and 14564 to get a better understanding of the risk of fire around (whether caused or not by) powerlines, and interpreting the NIWA fire weather indices to make better risk based decisions regarding reclose blocks, blind closing, or even whether or not to send crews into…

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One of the biggest risks here which is not addressed in this article is understanding of ownership of assets (and thus risk). Most line owners (and some networks) dont have a good understanding of who owns what. Are networks communicating their understandings of line ownerships with their customers? Reaching those customers can be…

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This article was in the latest EWRB Electron

Knowing what your responsibilities are around the electricity supply on your property is important.

Overhead power lines that cross the boundary of a property (the point of supply) are commonly known as private power lines. Private power lines form part of an electrical installation that supplies…

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These are great, thanks so much for sharing. Have passed onto our Engineers

Hi Zoe

As attached, looks like one of these (original install) has been hit and more than likely saved the pole.

These located on the Vector network, Northern patch.

Regards

G

Fantastic, would be great to see them in situ! What area/network are they on?