The EEA represents its members and acts as the voice of the industry, developing industry guides and providing submissions to government, regulators and industry groups to protect and enhance industry interests.
Developing and reviewing industry guides
The EEA facilitates the development and maintenance of guidelines and best practice documents that support and build on the knowledge and understanding of engineering, technical, and safety standards.
We invite member input into this process.
Visit the EEA Guides page for guides currently under development or review
Public submissions and consultations
Lock Out Tag Out (LOTO) Guide – Consultation
The second round of consultation on the draft Lock Out Tag Out (LOTO) Guide, developed by the Electricity Engineers’ Association (EEA) Safety Standards and Procedures Group (SSPG).
Background and Purpose
The LOTO Guide has been prepared to provide clear, practical guidance on the lockout and tagging of switches and equipment that serve as isolation points within the electricity ‘works’ environment. Its purpose is to support a consistent, industry-wide approach to LOTO, raising the standard of health and safety practices across New Zealand’s electricity supply sector. The guide is intended to complement, not replace, existing legislative and regulatory requirements, and is based on good practice as recognised by industry representatives.
The group are now seeking feedback on the draft guide.
Consultation document: Lock out Tag out (LOTO) Guide_Consultation Draft_October 2025
Feed back form, excel document for your comments: Guide comment Excel Form – 2025
Email your feedback to admin@eea.co.nz. Consultation closes on the 17 November 2025
Submissions made by the EEA in 2025
- Electricity Authority; Network Connections Project (Stage One) Code Drafting – October 2025
- Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority; Solar product technical specification for consultation – September 2025
- Electricity Authority; The future operation of New Zealand’s power system – August 2025
- Electricity Authority; Promoting reliable electricity supply a Code amendment proposal on common quality-related information – August 2025
- Electricity Authority; EEA Submission on EA – Regulatory roadmap for Battery Energy Storage Systems – August 2025
- Electricity Authority; Evolving Multiple Retailing and Switching – July 2025
- Electricity Authority; Promoting reliable electricity supply – a voltage-related Code amendment proposal – July 2025
- Electricity Authority; Issues EA Discussion Paper – Our Future is Digital – July 2025
- Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment; Targeted consultation on implementation proposals for amending the Electricity (Hazards from Trees) Regulations 2003
- Electricity Authority; Green Paper – Working together to ensure our electricity system meets the future needs of all New Zealanders – June 2025
- Ministry of Education; Redesign of Vocational Education and Training System – June 2025
- Transpower; HVDC Cable Replacement Consultation – June 2025
- National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA); Strengthening New Zealand’s emergency management legislation – Discussion paper – May 2025
- Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority; PAS 6014 Residential Solar PV and Battery Storage Systems Guideline – May 2025
- Electricity Authority; Level Playing Field Measures, Options Paper – May 2025
- Electricity Authority; EEA submission on Distributed Generation Pricing Principles – April 2025
- Inland Revenue; EEA submission on changes to tax settings for not for profits – March 2025
- Electricity Authority; Consultation Paper – Requiring distributors to pay a rebate when consumers supply electricity at peak times – March 2025
- Ministry of Education; Submission on options for the Future of Work-based Learning – February 2025
- Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority; Regulation Impact Statement for Distribution Transformers CRIS – February 2025
- Electricity Authority; Network connections project stage one amendments consultation paper – January 2025
Submissions made by the EEA in 2024
- Electricity Authority; Distribution Connection Pricing Proposed Code Amendment – December 2024
- New Zealand Infrastructure Commission; Testing our plan on Infrastructure paper – December 2024
- Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment; Amendments to the Electricity Safety Regulations: Expanding the Permitted Voltage Range for Electricity Supply – December 2024
- Electricity Authority; Part 8 Code amendment proposal – Part 1: November 2024
- Electricity Authority; Addressing common quality information requirements: November 2024
- Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment; Have your say on work health and safety; October 2024
- Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment; Exploring a consumer data right for the electricity sector; October 2024
- Ministry of Education; Redesign of Vocational Education and Training; September 2024
- Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment; Proposal to amend the Electricity (Hazards from trees) Regulations; August 2024
- Electricity Authority; Response to the suite of consultation papers that are part of the Future Security and resilience work programme to review the common quality requirements in the Code; August 2024