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Tradies reminded to ensure flood-damaged homes are electrically safe before work begins
Energy Safe Victoria (ESV) is reminding tradespeople, including plasterers, working to repair flood-damaged Victorian homes to ensure a licensed electrician makes the property safe before work ... -
ETU: Higher education review needs skills and training sector voices
The Electrical Trades Union (ETU) has warned a landmark review of Australia’s higher education system could fail its objectives without clear voices from the vocational skills ... -
S-5!’s PVKIT and ProteaBracket excel in extreme NZ environment
S-5!’s PVKIT and ProteaBracket solutions were on full display at the Belle Terrace Residence in Onetangi, New Zealand. Located on the edge of a cliff overlooking ... -
Victorians urged to be careful in flood-impacted areas near powerlines
Energy Safe Victoria (ESV) is urging Victorians in flood-impacted areas to be wary around powerlines after efforts to move a bogged four-wheel drive resulted in a ... -
Pro-Vis AR App focuses on Mental Health Matters
The newly released AR Interactive – Power, Electrical & Renewable Energy Guide to Safety 2022/23 endorsed by the National Safety Council of Australia (NSCA) and supported ... -
SafeWork NSW to issue on-the-spot fines for breaches
New regulations will allow SafeWork NSW to issue on-the-spot fines for existing electrical work and asbestos offences through an amendment to the Work Health and Safety ... -
ESV strips electrician of registration after multiple fraudulent acts
Energy Safe Victoria (ESV) has stripped electrician Stuart Royce Macdonald of his electrical contractor registration following multiple unsafe and fraudulent works across metropolitan Melbourne. ESV has ... -
Tradies’ rates of pay increases rapidly
HIA senior economist Nicholas Ward says that as a result of a persistent, severe shortage, the price of skilled tradespeople rose sharply by 10.4% over the ... -
NECA Connect For Success business workshop on 16 November 2022
With NSW Small Biz Month back this year, NECA is holding a free ‘Connect For Success’ workshop for electrical contractors on Wednesday 16 November 2022. This ... -
Queensland ESO extends switchboard transition period
The use of either AS/NZS 3439 or AS/NZS 61439 for low-voltage switchgear and control gear assemblies has been extended by Queensland’s Electrical Safety Office (ESO). The ...