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Summer 2015
energysafe issue 38
Features
Our cover
The dangers of DIY work were
graphically illustrated at a suburban
home in Frankston this year. The hot
water service exploded with the force
of a bomb, demolishing the back of
a house and catapulting debris half
a block away when the home owner
replaced a relief valve with a tap.
Photo: Stephen Nolan.
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DIY water heater repair rocks suburbs
Building design
near overhead
powerlines
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Hidden danger: With asbestos lurking
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News
Creating a safer state
with electricity and gas
04
Victoria’s new Minister for
Energy and Resources
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Automatic mutual recognition
of licences
06 ational gas appliance and
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component database
07
Mandatory recall notice
issued for Ecables
07
Land use planning
around pipelines
07 Spas recalled
09 elp ESV review
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the Blue Book
09 lectrician burnt in arc
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flash while working live
Technical
Regulars
14
Changes to AS/NZS 5033
for photovoltaic arrays
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Protection of combustible
surfaces near gas installations
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Ensure consumer piping
is adequately labelled
17 Your electrical
questions answered
22 our gas questions
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answered
23 Prosecutions and
infringements
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