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 is published four times a year, and can be delivered directed to your email address. However the Summer 2009 edition was not published due to the timing of the State Election.
We welcome your comments and input.
Peter Lamont
Executive Director
Electrical Safety Office
Is
your electrical work
licence due for renewal
this year?
Around half of Queensland's
40,000 five year electrical
work licences are due
for renewal in the next
12 months. To make it
easier you can now pay
your licence fee online
with a credit card.
[read more]
Contractors - have
you maintained eligibility?
Your electrical contractor
licence eligibility must
be maintained at all
times.
[read
more]
Electrical safety
inspector numbers increase
as population surges
The Electrical Safety
Office (ESO) is currently
training 11 new electrical
safety inspectors bringing
the total number in Queensland
to more than 40.
[read
more]
Damien's plea to all electricians: Never
work "live"
25-year-old A grade electrician Damien is living proof of the dangers of working
live.
[read more]
New Compliance and
Enforcement Policy
Harmonising occupational
health and safety legislation
throughout Australia
is a step closer.
[read
more]
Get involved in Safe Work Australia Week
Staying safe at work and coming home to family, friends and loved ones for
Queensland's Safe Work Australia Week 2009.
[read more]
Wiring
rules amended from 1 July 2009
The Electrical
Safety Office will
be using the new amendments
to the Wiring Rules
AS/NZS 3000:2007as
a basis for ensuring
compliance with the
electrical safety legislation
on electrical work
performed from 1 July
2009.
[read
more]
National trades licensing system on the way
A national licensing
system for priority
occupations including
the electrical industry
has now been agreed
to by the Council of
Australian Governments
(COAG).
[read
more]
Design and test parameters
for Portable Socket
Outlet Assemblies
Workers on construction
and demolition sites
should be aware of
the requirements of
AS/NZS 3012:2003 Electrical
installations – Construction
and demolition sites when
purchasing Portable
Socket Outlet Assemblies
(PSOAs) for use on
their worksites.
[read
more]
Audit
update
Findings from the
20 different audit
projects undertaken
around Queensland last
financial year as part
of a state-wide compliance
campaign will be available
soon.
[read
more]
Mandatory
signage proposed for the retail sale of electrical equipment
The Electrical Safety Board has proposed compulsory retail signage to inform
consumers that DIY (‘do it yourself’) electrical work is both
illegal and dangerous.
[read
more]
Recent electrical safety recalls
Feedback
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on Electrical Safety
Outlook.
Contact
us at esoutlook@deir.qld.gov.au
Last updated 23 September 2009
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