THE NATIONAL Electrical and Communications Association (NECA) has welcomed the government’s decision to conduct safety inspections on houses which have been fitted with foil insulation under its Home Insulation Program.
12/02/2010 |
THE ALUMINIUM Foil Insulation Association (AFIA) has released a set of safety procedures designed to minimise risks associated with working near electrical fittings in roofs.
08/12/2009 |
ELECTRICAL apprentices will today show Industrial Relations Minister Cameron Dick the ins and outs of the Parliament House electrical switch room as part of an electrical safety pilot program.
11/11/2009 |
FORTRESS Interlocks has released an option pod with keyswitch for its amGard range of modular safety gate switches.
07/10/2009 |
FORTRESS Interlocks has released the DM-I door interlock which allows workers to exit a dangerous area even when the door is locked.
14/09/2009 |
WORKSAFE WA has launched an inspection campaign to check on workplace safety standards in the brewing industry.
10/09/2009 |
THE QUEENSLAND Department of Mines and Energy has issued a safety alert on vehicle collisions on mine sites.
28/08/2009 |
ACCORDING to Active Air, air conditioning is not just about comfort, but is linked to a critical occupational health and safety issue.
10/06/2009 |
WORKSAFE WA says it will conduct an inspection program of construction sites in the mid-west area of the state during the week starting 8 June 2009.
01/06/2009 |
MACKAY-based WH Frier Building Contractors has been fined $85,000 for allowing two unqualified workers to undertake electrical work at 195 houses.
14/05/2009 |
MITOL has been fined and ordered to pay compensation to the sons of a maintenance worker who was fatally crushed when he tried to enter a moving service lift.
12/05/2009 |
ERGON Energy has been fined $29,000 after a worker suffered first and second degree burns while working on live powerlines in Ilfracombe in January 2008.
04/05/2009 |
ACCORDING to WorkSafe WA, its targeted inspection program of construction sites in the Peel region has revealed some areas of concern, but also some good standards of compliance.
23/04/2009 |
ACCORDING to the Labour Relations division of the WA Department of Commerce, more than 190 people attended its Work Life Balance seminar.
16/04/2009 |
WORKSAFE WA says businesses need to carefully check the identification of anyone claiming to be a WorkSafe inspector.
08/04/2009 |
ELECTRICAL contractor Jeremy Paul Blakiston Fowler, previously trading as Electro Power Services, has been fined $10,000 after a 2006 incident in which a worker was shocked by high voltage power lines.
06/03/2009 |
NT WORKSAFE has released a health and safety alert to remind workers and employers about the potential for fatal electric shock from live electrical equipment such as industrial battery chargers.
19/01/2009 |
WORKSAFE WA is investigating the death of a 29-year-old cleaning supervisor who is believed to have been electrocuted at the Malaga Markets on 11 January 2009.
13/01/2009 |
A WORKSAFE inspection program of construction sites in WA has revealed some areas of concern, but generally good compliance standards.
05/01/2009 |
CHANGES to OH&S regulations that require electrical equipment on construction and demolition sites to be tested and tagged come into effect on 01 January 2009.
17/12/2008 |