MYTH 4: TRAINING AND ASSESSMENT TO AS/NZS 4761 OR TO NATIONAL UNITS OF COMPETENCY ARE THE ONLY WAYS TO PROVE COMPETENCY.
MYTH 4: Training and assessment to AS/NZS 4761 or to national units of competency are the only ways to prove competency. False! It may often be the easiest way to prove your competency, but it is certainly not the only path you can take. In fact, the units of competency in AS/NZS 4761 are actually… Read more »
MYTH 3: AN AUSTRALIAN ELECTRICAL LICENSE IS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO DEMONSTRATE EEHA COMPETENCIES.
Myth 3: An Australian Electrical License is required in order to demonstrate EEHA competencies. False! As we mentioned in regards to MYTH 2, holding a license and demonstrating competency are two entirely different things. You do not need to hold a license in order to prove your competency; there are other options! There are training… Read more »
Myth 2: An Australian Electrical License Is Compulsory In Order To Work On Australian Projects
Myth 3: Is an Australian Electrical License Compulsory In Order to Work On Australian Projects? False! Unlike Myth #1, this is much less convoluted. Yes, if you’re planning on working within Australia on these projects then you will need to hold an Australian Electrical Licence in order to do so. That being said, not all… Read more »
MYTH 1: EEHA Training is mandatory when conducting any EEHA electrical work.
MYTH 1: EEHA Training is mandatory when conducting any EEHA electrical work. False. The requirement is about demonstrating the competence to safely complete your work. Does this mean you have to attend training in order to receive this competence? No, not necessarily. It’s true that in Australia state law requires electrical installations that comply with… Read more »
Extend Training and Trainor Korea Partnership
Extend Training and our partner Bureau Veritas Korea are pleased to announce a new partnership agreement with Trainor Korea. This new partnership will allow our customers to access training and assessment services for both IECEx CoPC and EEHA Competencies to AS/NZS 4761 in an efficient and cost-effective way. Under the agreement, holders of EEHA Competency… Read more »
More disquiet about IEC 60079.14 Ed 5.0
In our previous blog post on changes to IEC 60079.14, we noted that the EEMUA had expressed some serious misgivings about the new criteria for determining whether a compound barrier gland was required on Ex d cable entries. And it seems that they are not alone – the UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has… Read more »
Ex e Terminal Box Practicalities
Ex e Terminal Box Practicalities One of the EEHA areas in which we have noted a tendency towards what we’ll refer to as “over-compliance,” in recent times, is in the verification that power dissipation inside Ex e terminal boxes is within allowable limits. Don’t get us wrong, we’re all about compliance and documentation, but some… Read more »
We’ll be training in Perth in 2016!
We’re excited to announce that we’ll be offering courses in Perth in the new year! We’ve formed a partnership with the nice folks at ERGT Australia to use their awesome training facility at Jandakot, which is perfect for running our practical sessions with maximum realism. ERGT Australia’s purpose is to provide accessible and safe training… Read more »
Study Buddy Sale Terms and Conditions
Study Buddy Terms and Conditions The Study Buddy offer may be used for the purchase of any full EEHA Installation, Maintenance and Inspection (EEHAIMI) course, Electrical Design for Hazardous Areas (HAD) course or Classification for Hazardous Areas (HAC) course for 2017. Upon enrolment in a course, you are eligible to purchase a second ticket for the same program… Read more »
The next AS/NZS 60079.14 – Where are we headed?
Edition 5.0 of IEC 60079.14, the text that governs our working lives here at Extend Training, was published by the IEC almost two years ago now. The committee process to adopt the IEC text as an AS/NZS standard typically takes around that long, so it’s quite likely that there will be a new AS/NZS 60079.14… Read more »
