Below are links to various electrical technical information for electrical professionals.

Construction

• Builder’s construction supplies (builder’s temporary supply poles) requirements
• Prefabricated modular buildings and prefabricated sections of buildings

Determinations

• Determination – M Class LEIs – Installation of dental chairs in patient areas
• FAQs for D licence holders in relation to COES
• Who can work on large-scale solar?
• Application date – AS/NZS3000 Wiring Rules
• Application date – AS/NZS3003:2018 Electrical installations – Patient areas
• Application date – AS/NZS3010:2017 Electrical Installations – Generating Sets

Electricity supply and suppliers

• Contestable metering
• Electricity suppliers
• Embedded network metering

Hazardous

• Management of electrical equipment in hazardous areas at major hazard facilities (WorkSafe Victoria)
• Hazardous area classifications of gas installations

Inspection

• Defects list – for certificates of electrical safety (COES)

Inverter installations

• Requirements for solar inverter installations – October 2016

Emergency lighting

• Emergency and exit lighting – Single point systems – Dec 2017

Medical

• Changes to AS/NZ 3003 – Electrical installations in patient areas

Product recalls

• View all the electrical product recalls as advised by the ACCC

Safety services

• Guidelines for electricity supply to lifts
• Installation guidelines for lifts without motor-rooms
• Lift work on construction projects – A handbook for workplaces (a WorkSafe publication)

Small scale generation

• Solar installations (PV) alterations requirements
• Solar installations requirements

Standards amendments

• AS/NZS 3000:2007 Wiring Rules – Amendment 2 summary

Your responsibilities

• Requirements for the effective supervision of apprentice electricians
• Multiple electrical installation certificate requirements
• Licensed electrician’s (A Class) responsibilities
• Registered electrical contractor’s (REC) responsibilities
• Licensed electrical inspector’s (LEI) responsibilities
• Supervised worker’s responsibilities 

Forms and other documents

• Application for exemption – Regulation 401
• Private overhead electric lines (POELs) emergency restoration form
• Sample electrician’s installation defect letter
• Guidelines for electrical installations and equipment at public events
• Victorian Electricity Supply Industry Code of Practice – Low voltage service fuse removal and reinsertion by licensed electricians and L & G class inspectors

Contact us

If you have any queries about any of the attached documents or electrical technical information and requirements, please contact our Electrical technical assistance line on (03) 9203 9700 (select option 2) or at ElectricalInstallationEnquiries@energysafe.vic.gov.au.