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Exhibit Appliances Must Be Safe

ESV issued a safety alert after swimmer, Brooke Hanson, and her sister Jade received electric shocks during a demonstration of a spa . . . . . read more


Unsafe Powerboards in School

ESV demanded immediate action from the importer of a powerboard after information was received from a school in Geelong that some of them were found to have revers active-neutral polarity. . . . . read more


The Silent Killer

“As heard on Business Essentials – August 2007”. . . . . Play Interview  (<1Mb)


Product Safety Recall

Mirabella Connect Powerboards. The internal connections on these products may be faulty due to poor quality manufacturing. . . . . read more


Worksafe Lays Workplace Safety Charges After Electrocution

Worksafe has charged a company after a 26-year-old Diggers Rest man received a severe electric shock at Coburg on 18 April Last Year. . . . . read more


Too Many "Hair Raising" Experiences

ESV continues to be concerned at the regular reports it receives of people suffering "electric shocks" from hair driers and hair straighteners. . . . . read more


ESV Joins Fire Authorities with Warning

While Christmas 2006 is becoming a distant memory, it is still worthwhile reporting that ESV together with the Metropolitan fire Brigade and County Fire Authority gained some valuable media coverage in early December with a warning about potentially unsafe festive lighting. . . . . read more


Electrical Equipment - Inspect, Test and Tag

the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1989 places a duty of care to provide a safe work place. . . . . read more


ACT WorkCover Media release

ACT WorkCover is targeting electrical safety in the third of four targeted safety focus campaigns this financial year following a spate of injury reports involving electrical shocks. . . . . read more


One in Ten Appliances Fail Testing

More than 1,200 Australian fires are attributed to electrical fault and dozens of people have serious electrical  accidents due to poor maintenance of appliances. . . . . read more


Product Safety Recall

AC power adaptors for Telstra cordless phones. Ingram Micro Pty Ltd is conducting a voluntary safety recall of the AC power adaptors for certain models of Telstra cordless telephones. . . . . read more


Reminder on need for RCDs with hand-held electrical tools

Worksafe has issued a reminder to workplaces that residual current devices (RCDs) need to be fitted

to electrical circuits wherever hand-held electrical tools are to be used. . . . . read more


Car Dealership Fined $180,000 over workshop electrocution

A car dealership has been fined $180,000 following the electrocution of a panel beater in

its maintenance workshop. . . . . read more


Electrocution prompts safety warning

The Office of Energy Safety in Western Australia is warning people not to try to fix or

build their own electrical equipment after a 14-year-old boy was electrocuted yesterday. . . . read more


Second workplace death for year in Victoria

WORKSAFE INVESTIGATORS are reviewing the death of a 54 year old male after the

state coroner found his death, on January 2, was caused by electrocution. . . . read more


Testing and Tagging Revisited

TESTING AND TAGGING is one element of electrical safety that has caused confusion since its inception. . . . read more

Safety Solutions Magazine. December, 2006. Wendy Cramer, Safety Solutions Editor


Schools safety audit restarts

REVELATIONS that state schools are riddled with potentially fatal electrical problems have

resulted in the Education Department resuming its safety testing program. . . . read more

From the Mercury: KATHY GRUBE, Education reporter. November 02, 2006


School wiring shock fears

SOME Tasmanian public schools may have more than 50 potentially fatal electrical faults, and MHA fears. . . . read more

From the Mercury: PHILLIPPA DUNCAN


Electrical Equipment Safety - The Shocking Truth

We are all faced with complying with Occupational Health & Safety Regulations and Electrical Equipment Safety can be seen as either a burden or a benefit. . . .read more

By ANDREW CAMPBELL


Regular Checking of Electrical Equipment

The Victorian Energy Safety Regulator, Energy Safe Victoria (ESV), has received a number of incident reports from construction sites. . . . read more

ENERGY SAFE VICTORIA


G U I D E L I N E S

PLUG-IN ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT. . . . read more

Office of The Chief Electrical Inspector


ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT SAFETY GENERAL GUIDELINES

Suppliers of electrical equipment in Australia are regulated under three different compliance regimes. . . . read more

Office of the Chief Electrical Inspector


Preventative Maintenance through Thermal Imaging

Electricity causes heat as it travels through your wiring. Sometimes where high resistance joints and circuit overloading is present, this heating can become excessive and may lead to an electrical fire. . . . read more

From Adbourne


Stop Press - Labeling of Second hand electrical goods

The Victorian Government and the OCEI have initiated a campaign reminding the community of legislation covering the supply of second hand electrical equipment. . . . read more

 

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