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ISSN 1177-5874

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Use licensed workers for reconstruction work

Issue 37 – April 2012

Energy Safety has become aware of a number of instances where unsafe situations have arisen following repairs to buildings damaged in the Canterbury earthquakes. This may have been avoided if the work had been done by a licensed gasfitter.

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From singing to sensing – IECEx certifies modern gas detectors and sensors

Issue 37 – April 2012

A BBC News item from 30 December 1986 announced that over 200 canaries still employed in UK mines were to be made gradually redundant throughout 1987. The article stated that 'new electronic detectors will replace the birds because they are said to be cheaper in the long run and more effective in indicating the presence of pollutants in the air otherwise unnoticed by miners.'

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Review of the Crown Minerals Act regime

Issue 37 – April 2012

The Government is asking New Zealanders for feedback on proposals to improve the legislation governing oil, gas, and mineral permitting. The government is reviewing the Crown Minerals Act 1991 regime.

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2012 New Zealand Oil and Gas Exhibition

Issue 37 – April 2012

The New Zealand Oil & Gas Exhibition will be held in New Plymouth from 8 to 9 August 2012.