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With help from NZI’s Electrical Inspectors, Resident Builder Peter Wolfkamp highlights some common electrical fire hazards within New Zealand businesses.
Electrical maintenance is critical. Electrical maintenance can be overlooked by business owners and often isn’t part of regular business maintenance procedures. Putting in place a regular maintenance plan can help mitigate hazards and give businesses peace of mind. Download our Electrical Fire Hazard Guide for more tips and information.
Some of the key areas to consider adding to your electrical maintenance plan include:
Our Electrical Inspectors are here to help protect New Zealand businesses from the risk of commercial electrical fires. These experts work alongside our NZI Risk Consulting team to help identify electrical issues and how they might be rectified.
Our inspectors use NZI’s vast database on electrical fires and their causes to guide their inspections and help improve electrical safety.
NZI Electrical Inspector
NZI Electrical Inspector
Zak is a qualified electrician and electrical inspector with over 10 years’ experience specialising in industrial and commercial maintenance. Zak’s extensive background working across electrical safety provides a wealth of knowledge to support businesses reduce EV charging risks.
NZI Electrical Inspector
Ashwin has been a qualified electrical inspector for more than six years, including Level 1 thermal imaging. He has worked in the technical industry for over 10 years, predominantly in data centres specialising in UPS systems for Chorus and Microsoft. Ashwin is passionate about helping businesses to identify and reduce their fire hazard risk to support safer workplaces.
NZI Electrical Inspector
NZI Electrical Inspector
A qualified electrical inspector, Toby has over 15 years’ commercial experience working with standby/mains sync generators, DC power systems, and telecommunications. He is excited about the potential for EVs to transform business and is committed to using his experience to help businesses successfully manage the technical aspects of adopting the technology.
NZI Electrical Inspector
After 12 years offshore, Rob returned to New Zealand to take up an electrical role with Superyachts in Henderson. He eventually went on to start his own business, became a qualified electrical inspector, and in 2017 joined Worksafe NZ as Health & Safety inspector, a job he describes as “a real eye-opener”. Rob’s experience makes him an ideal fit for the NZI Electrical Fire Hazard Inspection team.
NZI Electrical Inspector
Godfrey brings a diverse wealth of experience to the NZI Fire Hazard Inspection team. Electric cable manufacturing, steel making, electrical mechanical non-destructive testing, earth bank testing of transformers, electrical maintenance on Auckland Transport bus and train stations and he’s also a qualified electrical inspector. NZI Electrical Fire Hazard Inspector? No problem.
Our Electrical Inspectors are here to help protect New Zealand businesses from the risk of commercial electrical fires. These experts work alongside our NZI Risk Consulting team to help identify electrical issues and how they might be rectified.
Our inspectors use NZI’s vast database on electrical fires and their causes to guide their inspections and help improve electrical safety.
NZI Electrical Inspector
NZI Electrical Inspector
Zak is a qualified electrician and electrical inspector with over 10 years’ experience specialising in industrial and commercial maintenance. Zak’s extensive background working across electrical safety provides a wealth of knowledge to support businesses reduce EV charging risks.
NZI Electrical Inspector
Ashwin has been a qualified electrical inspector for more than six years, including Level 1 thermal imaging. He has worked in the technical industry for over 10 years, predominantly in data centres specialising in UPS systems for Chorus and Microsoft. Ashwin is passionate about helping businesses to identify and reduce their fire hazard risk to support safer workplaces.
NZI Electrical Inspector
NZI Electrical Inspector
A qualified electrical inspector, Toby has over 15 years’ commercial experience working with standby/mains sync generators, DC power systems, and telecommunications. He is excited about the potential for EVs to transform business and is committed to using his experience to help businesses successfully manage the technical aspects of adopting the technology.
NZI Electrical Inspector
After 12 years offshore, Rob returned to New Zealand to take up an electrical role with Superyachts in Henderson. He eventually went on to start his own business, became a qualified electrical inspector, and in 2017 joined Worksafe NZ as Health & Safety inspector, a job he describes as “a real eye-opener”. Rob’s experience makes him an ideal fit for the NZI Electrical Fire Hazard Inspection team.
NZI Electrical Inspector
Godfrey brings a diverse wealth of experience to the NZI Fire Hazard Inspection team. Electric cable manufacturing, steel making, electrical mechanical non-destructive testing, earth bank testing of transformers, electrical maintenance on Auckland Transport bus and train stations and he’s also a qualified electrical inspector. NZI Electrical Fire Hazard Inspector? No problem.
When it comes to commercial fires, having fire extinguishers in your business is vitally important. Not only can they help to save your business assets, but they can also help to save lives.
All business premises require first response hand-operated fire extinguishers and/or hose reels. Accidental fires are more likely to occur during working hours due to the greater use of electrical equipment or heating.
Download our Electrical Fire Hazard Guide where you will find more information on when to use a fire extinguisher and how to appropriately use a fire extinguisher.