Safety
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“Morally offensive” plumbers penalised for unlicensed electrical advice
Two plumbers have been fined for breaching WA’s electricity licensing regulations by assessing electrical installations without holding an electrical worker’s licence. The plumbers assessed customers’ switchboards ... -
Changes to tracing and isolation of COVID in Victoria
The Victorian Government has released the overhauled and updated new rules that now apply for a positive case of COVID-19 in a workplace. These rules take ... -
National Asbestos Awareness Month: Stop playing renovation roulette
Amid Australia’s multi-billion dollar home renovation boom, the National Asbestos Awareness Month campaign (1–30 November) aims to reduce asbestos-related diseases by urging renovators and tradies to ... -
New research highlights need to re-prioritise safety, wellbeing in construction
Procore Technologies has released new industry research that reveals low rates of safety training and mental healthy initiatives within Australian construction organisations. The survey also showed ... -
NECA wins Work Safe and Return to Work Award in Queensland
The National Electrical Communications Association (NECA) has won the Queensland Government Work Safe Award for ‘Best solution to an identified electrical safety issue’. The award was ... -
TAFE NSW students being equipped with life saving skills
TAFE NSW apprentices studying Certificates in Electrotechnology, Refrigeration and Power Supply have been given the opportunity to learn invaluable skills in Low Voltage Rescue (LVR) and ... -
SafeWork NSW to visit solar farms across the state
With 16 large-scale solar farms in operation and more under construction, the NSW workplace safety regulator will be visiting solar farm construction sites across regional NSW ... -
Labour Hire toolkit gives workers a nation-first safety tool
An Australian-first toolkit to improve safety for labour hire workers, including a worker guide and a self-assessment checklist for businesses, has been launched as part of ... -
CSIRO, Optus release research mitigating telecommunications bushfire risks
Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, and Optus have released findings of a joint nationwide project to improve bushfire resilience of critical telecommunications. The research analysed where ... -
Energy Safe Victoria calling for comments on changes to DC isolator safety
Energy Safe Victoria (ESV) is calling for submissions in relation to a consultation paper proposing enhancements to the safety of DC isolators in PV systems. The options ...
