The WorkSafe website will be unavailable on Tuesday 16 September from 12pm–5pm due to planned maintenance.
Our other online services, including the online services portal(external link) and Energy Safety portal(external link), will remain available.
To notify us of an injury, illness or incident at work, visit our online services portal(external link). For urgent notifications, please call us on 0800 030 040. For general or non-urgent enquiries, email us at info@worksafe.govt.nz.
Prior to being offered for sale in New Zealand, Electric Tools that are within the following definitions are subject to a Supplier Declaration of Conformity.
An electrical appliance which-
- is for machining, drilling, sawing, or surface preparation; and
- may be entirely supported by hand during operation; but does not include-
- a tool, portable type, promoted exclusively to industry.
Class 0 and 01 appliances are not permitted in New Zealand.
Tools portable type must comply with either:
- Standards listed under ‘Hand-held motor-operated electric tools’ section in Schedule 4 of the Electricity (Safety) Regulations 2010(external link)
- AS/NZS 3820:2009 Essential safety requirements for electrical equipment
- The Conformity Co-operation Agreement (China – NZ)
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