Better access options for Standards for all after agreement
Standards are as essential to an electricians work as any tool.
MEA’s Save Our Standards campaign was all about ensuring our industry, and the wider construction sector, had fair and equitable access to the Standards we need to ensure work is safe.
Ministers from across Australia received hundreds of emails from electrical contractors, tradies, workers, and industry members calling for change.
MEA applauds Standards Australia’s longer-term vision to deliver affordable models that will ensure tradies can access the Standards they need, where they need them. Multiple options to access Standards will be made available in the coming months.
An occupational licence system will allow workers to access to a core range of Standards for a low yearly fee as part of an electrical licence.
A new mobile app will provide access to specific standards, for a fee expected to be less than $100 per year. This will only provide access on a mobile device.
Standards will still be able to be purchased individually, or in bundles, like they are now. These will be accessible on a range of devices.
Standards Australia are working through the finer details and a timeline for delivery. MEA will continue to support Standards Australia and keep you updated on progress.
MEA is proud of the work we as an association, and the electrical contracting industry as a whole, has made in helping develop many electrical standards. We look forward to continuing to take part in Standards committees.
Master Electricians will continue to have access to 22 Standards included in your membership, while these longer-term solutions are in development.
MEA’s Technical Advice hotline is not going anywhere. This critical service provides Master Electricians the opportunity to speak directly with the MEA Technical Team with any queries in relation to Standards, state and national legislation, and more.
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