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Previous alerts and announcements

2008
1 July	Changes to the Electrical Safety Regulation 2002
16 June	Electricity in rural industry (PDF, 675 KB)
15 February	From 1 March employers must keep a register of electrical workers
17 January	Electrical Safety Outlook newsletter - Summer edition
2007
3 July	New Regulation amendments
2 March	Hazardous area safety information
26 February	Accredited auditors safety information
2006
3 November	Green 'slime' from older electric cables
6 October	Electrical equipment use in hazardous areas
11 September	Child nightlight fire hazard warning
31 August	Dell and Apple notebook computer batteries recalled
28 August	Dell Notebook computer batteries recall: update
12 April	Free electrical industry seminars now being held throughout Queensland
24 March	Advice for staying safe during cyclone clean up
28 February	New electrical safety laws effective 1 March 2006
28 February	New code of practice: Electrical Equipment – Rural
21 February	Alert - green slime on older cabling
2005
2 December	Correct maintenance and installation of luminaires in hazardous areas
4 October	Workplace Electrocution Project - Report by the Queensland Ombudsman
24 August	Electrical contractors - certificate of testing
19 July	Exclusion zones around powerlines
19 July	Safety information for electricians

Last updated 22 July 2008