Webinar: Electrical Safety of Machines, Which Standard Applies?
Join Safety Engineer Ken Camden for a focused session on a question that continues to cause confusion across New Zealand industry: which electrical standard applies to machinery: AS/NZS 3000, IEC 60204-1, or AS/NZS 4024.1204.
Get clear on your obligations for machinery electrical safety in New Zealand.
In this 60-minute session, Ken will break down the intent and application of AS/NZS 3000, IEC 60204-1, and AS/NZS 4024.1204, including how IEC 60204-1 is mandated under the Electricity (Safety) Regulations and what that means for design and compliance decisions.
You’ll leave with a practical framework to help your team apply the right standard at the right point; reducing rework, avoiding common misconceptions, and supporting safer outcomes for operators and maintainers.
Through this expert-led session, you’ll learn how to apply the correct standard at the correct boundary; supporting safe, compliant machine design, installation, and modification.
Through this expert-led session, you’ll learn how to apply the correct standard at the correct boundary; supporting safe, compliant machine design, installation, and modification.
Event Details:
Date: 10 June 2026
Time: 2:00 – 3:00 PM (AUST)
Location: Online Webinar
Format: Live Webinar
Cost: Free
What You’ll Learn:
Standards in Focus
Understand the purpose and scope of AS/NZS 3000, IEC 60204-1, and AS/NZS 4024.1204, and how they relate to machinery electrical safety and compliance in New Zealand.
Legislative Framework
Clarify how the Electricity Act 1992, Electricity (Safety) Regulations 2010, and HSWA 2015 influence what is legally enforceable and how standards become mandatory when cited in regulation schedules.
Installation vs Appliance Boundaries
Learn where AS/NZS 3000 stops and machinery standards begin, including the practical boundary at the machine supply termination (e.g., terminals/main switch of the machine switchboard).
Take away a decision-making approach for design and modification work, including when AS/NZS 4024.1204 can be used as an appropriate reference and why post-adoption updates to IEC 60204-1 still need to be considered.
About TEG Risk
Getting machine safety right the first time saves your organisation time, money, and risk
We help you identify and control machine safety risks before they become costly incidents. We’ll then provide your business with a robust plan to mitigate your risks to meet your health and safety requirements.
Our team works throughout Australasia, across large multi-site organisations with international clients. We provide safety engineering services for physical and mechanical disciplines and also those related to hazardous substances and hazardous area classifications.
We recently partnered with CHEP, a global leader in pallet and container pooling. While CHEP had conducted internal assessments, they required an independent review to ensure compliance with internal standards and external requirements such as the AS/NZS 4024 series. Our team identified and addressed machine safety hazards, developed standard solutions to key risks, and applied these consistently across multiple sites to achieve compliance and improve safety outcomes.
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