Essential Energy to no longer supply sealing pliers and sealing equipment

What is happening?

Essential Energy is no longer providing Accredited Service Providers (ASPs) with sealing pliers and seals.

ASPs can procure their own sealing equipment directly from suppliers. Consequently, Essential Energy will no longer be responsible for overseeing the supply of sealing equipment (which includes sealing pliers provided by Essential Energy and currently in the possession of ASPs).

What options do ASPs have?

For an ASP that has paid a security deposit for sealing pliers supplied by Essential Energy (pliers procured by HARCOR), Essential Energy requires the ASP to either:

Return those sealing pliers to Essential Energy before 30 June 2024, and Essential Energy will provide a refund* of the security deposit paid by the ASP in respect of those sealing pliers.

Sealing Plier Return Postal Address

Network Authorisations

Essential Energy

122 Queen Street Grafton NSW 2460

Please provide bank account details for security deposit refund.

OR

Advise Essential Energy that the ASP wishes to keep the Essential Energy supplied sealing pliers, and Essential Energy will retain the ASP’s security deposit as payment for the sealing pliers.

*For an ASP to receive a refund of their security deposit from Essential Energy, the sealing pliers must be returned to Essential Energy in a sound useable condition with all dies present (as per Essential Energy’s Operational Procedure: Electrical Inspection: Distribution and Maintenance of Sealing Pliers and Security Seals (CEOP2031) can be downloaded from Essential Energy Document Library.

Any ASP who does not return their sealing pliers supplied by Essential Energy before June 30 2024 will forfeit their security deposit paid to Essential Energy, and the sealing pliers in the ASP’s possession will transfer to the ASP’s ownership and be at the ASPs risk.

What isn’t changing?

Please note that the requirement to seal components of an electrical installation remain unchanged, and ASPs need to ensure the sealing of installations are compliant as per the relevant rules and regulations (including ensuring sealing equipment is of quality and die numbers are clearly visible on the seal). Essential Energy will continue to record sealing plier numbers (of the sealing pliers ASPs own or use) as part of an ASP’s authorisation, and details of those sealing pliers are to be provided by the ASP on the appropriate authorisation form.

What do you need to do?

Please share this communication with relevant people in your organisation.

Further Information

For any assistance or enquires regarding this new process please contact the network authorisations team via email authorisations@essentialenergy.com.au.