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
We encourage industry to review both drafts and provide feedback on whether the guidance is clear, practical, useful and reflects current industry needs.
Public Safety Management System (PSMS) Performance Monitoring Guideline
Developed to support a consistent approach to monitoring PSMS performance, including audits, KPIs, incident monitoring, risk and control reviews, annual reviews, and reporting. It also includes practical examples and templates for industry use.
Consultation Documents
PSMS Performance Monitoring Guideline – October 2026 Consultation
EEA Guide Consultation Comment Form – PSMS
Email your feedback to admin@eea.co.nz
Consultation feedback closes Wednesday 4th November 2026 at 5pm.
Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) Worker Safety Guideline
Second Consultation
Provides practical worker-safety guidance for those working on or near operational BESS installations, covering hazards such as stored energy, electrical shock, arc flash, thermal runaway, fire, toxic gas and chemical exposure, as well as isolation, emergency response and maintenance.…
Consultation Documents
BESS Worker Safety Guideline – October 2026 Consultation
EEA Guide Consultation Comment Form_2_ – BESS
Email your feedback to admin@eea.co.nz
Consultation feedback closes Wednesday 4th November 2026 at 5pm.
Safety Manual Electricity Industry (SM-EI) 2026: Draft for consultation
The revised Safety Manual – Electricity Industry (SM-EI) is now open for industry consultation.
One of the most visible changes is the move back to an A5 booklet format, reflecting strong industry feedback that SM-EI needs to be practical to use in the field as well as accessible online.
The content has also been reshaped to make the document clearer, easier to navigate and more intuitive to use. This includes restructuring content into logical topic areas, improving sequencing, removing duplication and reviewing where SM-EI should provide rules and where it should reference other legislation, standards and guidance.
The review has been driven by feedback received over the past five years, including calls for a printed book-style version, simpler navigation and a more logical structure.
Consultation Documents
We encourage everyone who uses, applies or relies on SM-EI to review the consultation draft and provide feedback. This is an important opportunity to make sure the revised format and content work for industry in practice.
Your input will help ensure the final SM-EI remains a practical and trusted by industry, for industry safety document.
SM-EI – For Consultation – August 2026
EEA Guide Consultation Comment Form – SM-EI 2026
Email your feedback to admin@eea.co.nz.
Consultation feedback closed Friday 2nd October 2026 BUT we still welcome your feedback.
Submissions made by the EEA in 2026
- Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment – MBIE; Options to improve the efficiency EDB FINAL
- Commerce Commission; Resilience Principles: Decision-making framework for critical infrastructure providers
- Electricity Authority; Future Security and Resilience Parts 1 7 and 8 Common Quality Requirements
- Electricity Authority; Non-discrimination obligations – Retail Price Consistency Assessment (RPCA) uncommitted capacity and other matters
- Electricity Authority; Reducing Barriers for New Connections – Up-Front Charges and Distributor Obligations January 2026
- NZ Parliament – Transport and Infrastructure Committee; Public Works Amendment Bill January 2026