Ausgrid have issued a ASP Safety alert 3rd January 2018 https://www.ausgrid.com.au/-/media/Files/Industry/ASP/SafetyAlerts/SA02_18-Importance-of-following-correct-test-procedures.pdf  Key Messages Where installing or altering contestable connection assets within Ausgrid’s network area, ASP’s must ensure that those assets have been correctly tested in accordance to network standard requirements prior to electrification Background Whilst performing pre-commissioning testing on a new low voltage (LV) network [...]

Dangerous incident | SInNot 2018/00064 Summary: A maintenance contractor was fault finding on a mobile crusher while it was running. The crusher was empty at the time and a jaw plate had become loose. The plate was thrown about 15 m into the air. It then hit the control panel hatch that the contractor was [...]

Temperatures are expected to soar this week in many parts of the state.  Fatigue and heat stress are major causes of injury in hot conditions Heat can reduce a worker's performance and productivity, plus increase the chance of injury by reducing the ability to concentrate, recognise risks and communicate effectively. Heat related claims are at a [...]

Background Recently a worker received an electric shock while unplugging a computer to move it to another work station. The worker touched the live pins of the plug top as they removed the cord from the power socket on a power board. Although the worker was not seriously injured, the potential for serious injury is [...]

Apprentice electrician receives serious injuries Another serious incident involving an apprentice electrician occurred late last year. A third-year electrical apprentice received serious injuries while working on a live switchboard. The apprentice was replacing a single phase circuit breaker with a new Residual Current Circuit Breaker with Over Current Protection (RCBO) to a live distribution switchboard. [...]

From https://www.worksafe.qld.gov.au Tree lopping and other agriculture businesses should be aware that two new electrical safety on the spot fines are now in effect for work around powerlines. Contact with powerlines can cause death or serious injury through electric shock, explosion and fire. Plant and equipment can also be damaged. Even going too close to powerlines [...]

Queensland Electrical Licensing Committee disciplinary outcomes Disciplinary action can be taken against electrical licence holders who perform unsafe, negligent or incompetent electrical work. This includes licence cancellation or suspension, fines, or orders for faulty work to be corrected. The Electrical Licensing Committee held disciplinary hearings in late 2017 reviewing incidents involving 14 licence holders. Significant [...]

Serious injury | SInNot 2017/02097 Summary: An electrician was driving a ute (light vehicle) around a right-hand bend when he lost control. The ute spun around and rolled onto the driver's side. The driver was not injured. He was drug and alcohol tested and checked for dehydration. All results were negative. Recommendations to industry: Mine [...]