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For all the latest energy safety news visit www.esv.vic.gov.au
Autumn 2015
energysafe issue 39
In this issue
Features
09 rowing a culture of safety
G
through Arborcamp
ESV took its Don’t put your life
on the line message directly to
Victoria’s vegetation workers.
Latest news
05 Man convicted over illegal
smart meter disconnection
05 Dial Before You Dig contractors
field day
06 Houseboat destroyed by
suspected gas leak
06 Joining the fun at Pako Festa
07 Public input helps shape tree
clearance regulations
07 CEDA contemplates future
energy grid
08 Safety warning about butane
lunchbox cookers
09 Don’t get cold feet this winter
Electrical
15 Non-compliant electrical
constructions recalled
15 Infinity cable: ACCC says act now
15 Do not mix and match switchboard
components
16 New handbook for working on
lifts includes electrical guidelines
16 New licence fees
16 Warning about bogus electrician
17 Your electrical questions answered!
12 eeing the light
S
Thomas Seymour is an industrial
designer turned electrician with a
unique skill set and a very good eye.
16 ew handbook for working
N
on lifts includes electrical
guidelines
Download WorkSafe’s new Lift work
on construction projects handbook.
Our cover
ESV has recently filmed a hard-hitting
new television commercial warning
of the dangers of carbon monoxide
poisoning. The ad has a simple
message: a faulty gas heater can
leave you cold. The stark image of a
deceased man’s feet with a toe tag is
designed to deliver the message that
CO poisoning can be fatal.
Photo: Mike Baker
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Gas
18 When does each tenancy require
a manual gas shut-off valve?
18 On the road with the caravan
industry association
18 Effect of vibration on
gas appliances in caravans
19 Correct use of carbon monoxide
detection equipment
20 Plumbing apprenticeship training:
a new direction
20 Don’t sign off until the job is done
21 Vent terminal exclusion zone error
21 New Code of Practice for gas
use at public events
22 ESV gas training scholarships
23 Learn how to test for
CO emissions at free courses
24 Your gas questions answered!
25 Prosecutions and
infringements
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