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Employer - Chandler Consulting Limited (self employed)
Position - Managing Director – Electrical Consulting & Training Services
Date of Birth - 23 November 1953 (Auckland, New Zealand)
Nationality - New Zealander

Nick Chandler has worked in the electrical industry for over 35 years as an electrician, electrical fitter, power systems technician, contract manager, electrical engineer, and currently provides electrical consulting and training services throughout New Zealand and overseas. Primary work areas include the high voltage generation, transmission and distribution industry and specialised work relating to testing and inspection of electrical installations, appliances, fittings and related equipment. Other work includes electrical fault and incident investigations.

Nick teaches electrical theory and regulations, plus National Diploma / Bachelor of Engineering Technology subjects part time and provides electrical safety tuition training for electrical workers in New Zealand and overseas (London). In addition, more than 13 technical papers, presentations and workshops have been written and presented to various Electrical Engineering conferences in recent years.
Chandler Consulting Limited provides the following services: -

Consulting:

• Electrical inspection, mainly involving (but not limited to) works, high voltage, subdivision and other electrical installations such as caravans and pleasure vessels requiring periodic inspection or as part of livening etc.

• Electrical incident investigation (including human error incidents)

• Management and auditing of electrical compliance and related safety training

• Electrical equipment condition, fault analysis and life assessment reports, (including insulating oil analysis)

• Writing and review of technical standards, procedures and work instructions

• Writing and presentation of technical papers relating to the electrical industry

• Electrical instrument testing, specification (for purchase or use) and repair

• Electromagnetic field, electric field measurements and reports

• Infra-red thermography surveys (using hired equipment) for electrical systems and industrial plant

Training:

• Electrical equipment training, including (but not limited to) earth resistance and soil resistivity testing, cable testing, insulation resistance testing, cable tracing and fault location, protection systems, “works” systems (street lighting, load control, power distribution), electrical appliance testing and repair, insulating oil sampling and testing

• Electrical installation testing to meet NZ Electricity Regulations and AS/NZS 3000:2000 and many other subjects - as may be required.

• Preparation and provision of presentations, lectures and seminars relating to the electrical industry

• Writing and review of industry unit standards and associated material

• Electrical worker refresher training (CPR, Basic First Aid, Safe Work Practices, Testing to Ensure Safety, Switchboard Rescue and Pole Top Rescue).

• Workplace assessments (in relation to electrical industry training organisations and/or training providers)

• On and off-job (adult / apprentice) training for skills relating to the electrical industry

Qualifications

Nick Chandler holds the following industry qualifications:

Registered Electrician / Electrical Fitter (since 1975)

Registered Electrical Inspector and current Practising Licence (I 3024)

Qualified Engineer (Electrical) and current Practising Licence (QE 242860)

City & Guilds of London Institute – Electrical Engineering Practice – part 2. (Power Engineering)

New Zealand Certificate in Engineering - NZCE (Electrical)

REA - Registered Engineering Associate (Electrical Engineering, No. 5029)

Emergency Care (CPR) Instructor (NZ Resuscitation Council) and unit standards 14470, 14471, 14472, 14473

Workplace First Aid Certificate and unit standards 6400, 6401, 6402

Pre-hospital Emergency Care Certificate

Workplace Assessor (ESITO)

Work Task Assessor (ETITO)

Authorised electrical worker refresher training provider to Electrical Workers Registration Board

NZQA Unit standard 4098