Safety
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Electricians fined after failing to install a switchboard safety component
Perth Magistrates Court has fined an electrical company and two workers after failing to install a switchboard safety component that left occupants in three Pilbara homes ... -
WorkSafe update continues on EWP safety observers
WorkSafe Australia updates have continued for the discussion around elevated working platforms (EWPs) safety observers, specifically about whether they can be in the same EWP for ... -
R U OK?Day 2023: Let your mates know you’re ‘here to hear’
This R U OK?Day (Thursday 14 September 2023), R U OK? is calling on tradespeople to let their workmates and loved ones know; ‘I’m here to ... -
CPD for electrical workers reaches 2,500 milestone
Safety for both electrical workers and the community is increasing with more than 2,500 electrical workers completing continuing professional development (CPD) requirements as part of their ... -
Silica dust one step closer to national ban
The manufacturing, use and import of harmful engineered stone products is a step closer to a national ban on after the Australian Labor Party (ALP) national ... -
Electrical contractor fined for apprentice electric shock
An electrical contractor, its director and on-site supervisor have received fines after an apprentice came into contact with live parts of a junction box while working ... -
Energy Safe Victoria investigates serious electrical burn incident
Energy Safe Victoria is investigating the cause of an electrical arc event that resulted in an electrical worker sustaining serious burns. The 29-year-old electrical worker made ... -
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 ...
