Tēnā koe Mark

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From: Mark Harris <[FOI #34328 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 1 April 2026 10:47 am
To: Ministerial Services – WorkSafe <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Risk Assessment: Removal of PEN Conductor Protections from AS/NZS3000:20188

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Dear WorkSafe New Zealand,

CONTEXT:
In a 15 January 2026 letter (WorkSafe reference 260032) WorkSafe stated “our experts carefully considered the relevant scenarios and both the risks being addressed and the risks associated with the change”.

OIA REQUEST:
Please provide the expert risk assessment scenarios, risk scoring and related analysis regarding the removal of PEN conductor protections from AS/NZS3000:201 sections 2.3.2.1.2 (b) and (c) that are referred to in the 15 January 2026 letter (WorkSafe reference 260032).

Yours faithfully,

Mark Harris
NZEIA Vice President

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