Safety
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WorkSafe and Solar Victoria develop safety solution sheets for solar
WorkSafe and Solar Victoria have developed safety solution sheets to help solar installers maintain safe worksites. The seven new technical solution sheets are designed to help ... -
Company fined $75,000 for illegal electrical advice
A company that gave illegal advice costing vulnerable consumers thousands of dollars has been fined $75,000 by Armadale Magistrates Court in WA. Pascoes Maintenance Group was ... -
Electrician hospitalised following switchboard explosion
An electrician has been hospitalised with burns after an explosion occurred in the switchboard he was working on. The licensed electrical worker was at a ... -
Energy Safe fines stack with line clearance powers
Energy Safe Victoria has issued 36 fines to councils and major electricity companies for the failure to keep trees clear of powerlines over the last 12 ... -
Energy Safe warns property owners following DIY solar fire
Energy Safe Victoria has warned property owners of DIY solar following a property fire started by a solar battery energy storage system that was installed by ... -
Electrician fined for leaving exposed live wires in a home
An electrician has been fined for leaving exposed live wires at a lethal voltage in a new home. Joondalup Magistrates Court fined Aiden Dunstan $3,500 and ... -
WorkSafe Awards’ nomination closing date draws near
The 2023 WorkSafe Awards’ nomination closing date is drawing near with entries due in by the end of the month. The awards, now in their 34th ... -
Spartan Steel Industries fined after worker trapped under steel load
Spartan Steel Industries has been fined after a worker was trapped under steel load, resulting in the working being taken to hospital and requiring surgery. Spartan ... -
NSW passes inquiry to examine household electrification
The NSW Senate has passed an inquiry to examine household electrification. Conducted by the Senate Economics References Committee, the Inquiry will examine the benefits and constraints ... -
Pro-Vis AR safety app targets young workers and apprentices
AR Interactive, NSW Construction Site Safety Guide 2023/24 has produced a safety app targeting young workers and apprentices. In conjunction with Master Builders Association of NSW ...
