Electrical Safety Outlook is a publication produced for electrical licence holders and others involved in the industry. It provides news and practical information about our industry on a range of topics from policy development to dealing with asbestos on the job.
Electrical Safety Outlook will be published four times a year, and can be delivered directed to your email address.
We welcome your comments and input.
Peter Lamont
Executive Director
Electrical Safety Office
Christmas lighting safety hints
Christmas is fast approaching and your customers may be in the process of preparing to decorate their home or garden with festive lights.
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What is the Electrical Licensing Committee?
Have you ever wondered what the Electrical Licensing Committee does? Did you even know it existed?
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The dish on dishwashers
The Electrical Safety Office (ESO) has been busy recently investigating incidents involving dishwashers.
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Renewable energy technologies and safety
The desire to reduce society’s carbon footprint has put the spotlight firmly on renewable energy
technologies such as solar panels and wind turbines.
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Electrical worker moonlighting as contractor fined
An electrical worker has been fined $4,000 in the Gatton Industrial Magistrates Court for moonlighting as an electrical contractor.
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Electrical incidents and fatalities
Statisitics and trend information on electrical incidents and fatalities over the past ten years was presented by the Electrical Safety Office’s Dan Murphy at the Electrical and Communications Association (ECA) Annual Conference in August 2008.
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Skills maintenance for electrical work licence renewal
A high proportion of licensed electrical workers are due to renew their licence in 2009.
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Don't work live
An electrical worker learned the hard way that working live when not necessary is a bad idea.
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Audit update
The Electrical Safety Office’s 2008–09 audit compliance campaign is well underway. This year the office is implementing 20 audit projects which support the Electrical Safety Plan for Queensland.
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Recalls
Information on electrical product recalls.
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New system recommended for electrical equipment safety
A new Electrical Equipment Safety System aimed at eliminating shock, injury and property damage resulting from the sale, supply and use of unsafe electrical equipment has been recommended by the Electrical Regulatory Authorities Council.
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Changes to the Electrical Safety Regulation 2002
A number of changes aimed at improving
electrical safety were made recently to
the Electrical Safety Regulation 2002
(the Regulation) and came into effect on
1 July 2008.
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Last updated 21 July 2009
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