Date: |
17 Jun 2026, 5.00PM – 6.30PM |
duration: |
1 hr 30 mins |
Venue: |
Engineering New Zealand |
Address: |
Level 6/40 Taranaki Street Wellington |
Cost: |
Free event |
The presentation will include areas where a Part 1 designs appear appropriate such as complex mains and alternate systems of supply.
We will discuss the requirements, advantages, disadvantages, and importantly why Part 1 designs have not become a commonly used approach here in New Zealand.
Key Learning Outcomes:
• Competent use of both Part 1 and Part 2 designs.
• Delivering both compliance and safety within a design that is not 'deemed to comply'.
• A brief introduction to issues relating to machine safety, hazard and operability and safety in design considerations.
During and following the presentation Mark will take your questions.
This presentation is available to attend both online and in person.
For those attending in person, doors open at 5:00pm for drinks and nibbles. The presentation will start at 5:30pm sharp.
Presenter Bio:
Mark Harris is a CPEng/IntPE/APEC Electrical Engineer and Electrical Inspector with over 30 years of electrical design and safety experience. He is the vice president of the New Zealand Electrical Inspectors Association.
Join the Electrical Engineering Group for a presentation by Mark Harris, Electrical Engineer and Electrical Inspector. Designs that comply with Part 1 only are not well understood or used. If you want to know what a Part 1 design is, and importantly is not... then this is the presentation for you!
The presentation will include areas where a Part 1 designs appear appropriate such as complex mains and alternate systems of supply.
We will discuss the requirements, advantages, disadvantages, and importantly why Part 1 designs have not become a commonly used approach here in New Zealand.
Key Learning Outcomes:
• Competent use of both Part 1 and Part 2 designs.
• Delivering both compliance and safety within a design that is not 'deemed to comply'.
• A brief introduction to issues relating to machine safety, hazard and operability and safety in design considerations.
During and following the presentation Mark will take your questions.
This presentation is available to attend both online and in person.
For those attending in person, doors open at 5:00pm for drinks and nibbles. The presentation will start at 5:30pm sharp.
Presenter Bio:
Mark Harris is a CPEng/IntPE/APEC Electrical Engineer and Electrical Inspector with over 30 years of electrical design and safety experience. He is the vice president of the New Zealand Electrical Inspectors Association.
