technology
Smart Collaboration
A pragmatic and unified approach to meeting the challenges of regulation in New Zealand Over the past three year’s the Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board (PGDB) has been solving challenges in the regulatory space by means of an app (report-a-cowboy). It provides a reporting and intelligence function to effectively help deal with unauthorised work swiftly. The app with more than 13,430+ downloads from consumers, tradespeople and Local Council building inspection units has been doing its job effectively – and it is set to extend both reach and success with further smart collaboration. “Effective collaboration has been critical in maximising the potential of the app to improve performance across the industry in the area of eliminating those working illegally in the trades”, says PGDB Chairman, Peter Jackson. In November 2016, the Electrical Workers Registration Board saw the benefits of this technology. They joined forces with the PGDB by adding an electrical reporting component to the app.
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Effective collaboration has been critical in maximising the potential of the app to improve performance across the industry in the area of eliminating those working illegally in the trades
Now, expanding on New Zealand’s regulation presence using this pragmatic approach, the Building Practitioners Board have joined forces in 2019. They have added a new reporting component for building work. This new version of the R.A.C app will be available to the industry and consumers from July this year.
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straight up | WINTER 2019
