EL-023 Electrical Equipment in Mines and Quarries Standards Proposed for Reconfirmation

Overview

We are considering the future status of the  following standards and are seeking your feedback to help determine our next steps.

Standards New Zealand and Standards Australia periodically review joint AS/NZS standards that are over 5 years old to ensure they remain fit for purpose and meet industries’ needs. As part of this process, a number of standards have been proposed for review by Standards Australia that we now need your feedback on. If you use these standards, we need you to tell us:

• Should these be reconfirmed, revised or withdrawn?
• Are they still fit for purpose?
• Do you use alternatives to meet your compliance needs?

Before any decision is made across both Australia and New Zealand, we factor in industry interest, even if you work in industries relevant to the topic of the standard but don’t use the standards, your input is helpful in forming an understanding of their place and value to your industry.

Reviewing aged standards is important and sensible approach to ensuring standards remain fit for purpose and continue to bring value in guiding good practice.

To support your review, we’ve made the full text of each standard available on our website for the duration of the consultation. This gives you full access to the documents and context needed to provide informed feedback.

By clicking on the designation of a standard in the list below, you’ll be taken to a new page in our webshop where you can view the full details of the standard.

1. AS/NZS 1972:2006 Electric cables - Underground coal mines - Other than reeling and trailing
2. SA/SNZ HB 119:2019 Mines and quarries electrical protection
3. SA/SNZ HB 146:2018 Management of electrical cable in mines and quarries
4. AS/NZS 2802:2000 Electric cables - Reeling and trailing for mining and general use (other than underground coal mining)
5. AS/NZS 4641:2018 Electrical apparatus for detection of oxygen and other gases and vapours at toxic levels - General requirements and test methods
6. AS/NZS 60079.35.1:2011 Explosive atmospheres - Part 35.1: Caplights for use in mines susceptible to firedamp - General requirements - Construction and testing in relation to the risk of explosion
7. AS/NZS 60079.35.2:2012 Explosive atmospheres - Part 35.2: Caplights for use in mines susceptible to firedamp - Performance and other safety-related matters