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- Electrical Network Safety for Emergency Services Personnel (PDF)
- Electrical Safety for Forestry and Woodlot Logging Operations (PDF)
- Safety Management for Overhead and Underground Power Line Crossings of Navigable Waterways and Slipways (PDF)
- Transport of High Loads through Electricity Network Areas in New Zealand (PDF)
- Use of Mobile Plant for Non ESI Employees (PDF)
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All of the following publications are available as a package for an annual license fee. The package includes all publications across all three categories.
- Assessment of Work Methods to Undertake High Voltage OH Line Work (PDF)
- Assurances Guide (PDF)
- Automatic Reclose of High Voltage Circuits Following a Fault (PDF)
- Connection of High Voltage Electrical Installations (PDF)
- Control of Work in Workshops, Depots, and the Field (PDF)
- Critical Risks to Health and Safety (PDF)
- ECP 46 High Voltage Live Line Work Industry Practice (PDF)
- Fibre Optic Cable Attachment to Electricity Network Poles and Pole Structures (PDF)
- High Voltage Live Work Auditing and Inspection (PDF)
- High Voltage Live Work Model Procedures for Glove and Barrier Work Parts 1 and 2 (PDF)
- Live Line Work Restart Practice Note (PDF)
- Live Low Voltage Electrical Work (PDF)
- Low Voltage Live Work Model Procedures Part 1 and 2 (PDF)
- Low Voltage Network Self Review Framework (PDF)
- Low Voltage Works Management for Distribution (Network) Infrastructure Assets (Digital)
- Management of Heat and Cold Stress During Live Work (PDF)
- Marking of Equipment for Access for Work (PDF)
- Metering Safety Good Practice (PDF)
- Minimum Approach Distances for Competent Persons – Extract from NZECP 34:2001 (PDF)
- Minimum Approach Distances for Mobile Plant Operators – Extract from NZECP 34:2001 (PDF)
- Minimum Approach Distances for Non-Competent Persons – Extract from NZECP 34:2001 (PDF)
- Network Fault Management Guide to Manual Closing and Hazard Management (PDF)
- Overlapping Duties under the Health and Safety at Work Act (PDF)
- Permit and Minor Works Management Systems Auditing Guide (PDF)
- Portable Equipment for Work On or Near Conductors (PDF)
- Power System Earthing Practice (PDF)
- Principles for Permit Areas (PDF)
- Risk Based Earthing System Design (PDF)
- Safe Practices for Low Voltage Electrical Work (PDF)
- Safe Work with Cables (Digital)
- Safety Checking of Private Overhead Lines (PDF)
- Safety in Design Guide (PDF)
- Safety Management Systems for Public Safety Interim Audit Tool for ESI and GSI Companies and Certification Bodies (PDF)
- Safety Management Systems for Public Safety to NZS 7901:2008 Handbook for ESI and GSI Companies (PDF)
- Safety Management Systems for Public Safety to NZS 7901:2014 Handbook for ESI and GSI Companies (PDF)
- Selection of Work Methods to Undertake Low Voltage Work on Electricity Supply Assets (PDF)
- SM-EI (Digital)
- Supervision for Health and Safety Guide (PDF)
- Switching Instructions and Communications (PDF)
- Testing of Service Connections to Premises (Digital)
- Use of Helicopters in Power Company Work (PDF)
- Use of Mobile Plant for ESI Employees (PDF)
- Use of Personal Fall-Arrest Systems (PDF)
- Use, Inspection and Testing of Low Voltage Portable Equipment (PDF)
- Work on De-Energised Distribution Overhead Lines (Digital)
- Work on Poles and Pole Structures (PDF)