AS/NZS 3010:2017 AS/NZS3010:2017 Australian/New Zealand Standard TM Electrical installationsGenerating sets STANDARDS STANDARDS NEW ZEALAND Australio AS/NZS3010:2017 This Joint Australian/New Zealand Standard was prepared byJoint Technical Committee EL-ool,WiringRules.It was approved onbehalf of the Council of Standards Australia on 13 March 2017 and by the New Zealand Standards Approval Board on5April 2017. This Standard was published on 8May 2017. The following are represented on Committee EL-001: Australian Building Codes Board Australian Industry Group Communications,Electricaland PlumbingUnionElectrical Division Consumers Federation of Australia Electrical Contractors Association of New Zealand Electrical Regulatory Authorities Council Electrical SafetyOrganisation,New Zealand ElectroComms and Energy Utilities Industries Skills Council Energy Networks Association Engineers Australia Institute of Electrical Inspectors Master Electricians Australia Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, NewZealand National Electrical and Communications Association National Electrical Switchboard Manufacturers Association New Zealand Council of Elders New Zealand Electrical Institute New Zealand Manufacturers and Exporters Association Keeping Standards up-to-date Standards are living documents which reflect progress in science, technology and systems.To maintain their currency,all Standards areperiodically reviewed,and neweditions are published.Between editions, amendments may be issued. Standards may also be withdrawn.It is important thatreaders assure themselves they are using a current Standard, which should include any amendments which Detailed information about joint Australian/New Zealand Standards can be found by visiting the Standards Web'Shop at www.saiglobal.com or Standards New Zealand web site at www.standards.govt.nz and looking up the relevant Standard in the on- linecatalogue Formore frequent listings or notification of revisions, amendments and withdrawals, Standards_Australia and Standards New Zealand offer a number of update options.For information about these services,users should contact their respective national Standards organization. We also welcome suggestions for improvement in our Standards, and especially encourage readers to notify us immediately of any,apparent inaccuracies or ambiguities. Please address your comments to the Chief Executive of Standards Australia or the New Zealand Standards Executive at the address shown on the back cover. This Standard was issued in draftformfor comment asDRAS/NZS3010:2015. AS/NZS3010:2017 Australian/New Zealand Standard TM Electrical installationsGenerating sets First published as AS 3010.1-1987. Revised and redesignated AS/NZS 3010:2005. Second edition 2017. COPYRIGHT @Standards Australia Limited All rights are reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or copied in any form or by any means,electronicor mechanical, including photocopying, without the written permission of the publisher, unless otherwise permitted under the Copyright Act 1968 (Australia) or the Copyright Act 1994 (New Zealand). Jointly published by SAl Global Limited under licence from Standards Australia Limited, GPO Box 476,Sydney,NSW 2001 and by Standards New Zealand, POBox 1473, Wellington 6140. ISBN 9781760357450