2011
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2011-05-11
Free seminars have now been scheduled for Cairns, Oxley, Southport, Kallangur and Ingham from May to June. Read more
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2011-05-10
A fatality occurred on Thursday 28 April 2011 when a painter came within the exclusion zone of an energised high voltage power line. The worker was painting a sign with a conductive painter's pole from a scissor lift at the time of the incident. Read more
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2011-04-13
The Electrical Safety Office (ESO) and Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WHSQ) are investigating a serious electrical incident which occurred in Townsville on Wednesday 16 March 2011, resulting in the subsequent death of a worker on Wednesday 23 March 2011. Read more
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2011-04-13
The Electrical Safety Office (ESO) and Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WHSQ) are investigating a serious electrical incident which occurred in Townsville on Wednesday 23 March 2011, resulting in the death of an electrical worker. Read more
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2011-04-06
If you work in the electrical industry and you service or repair electrical equipment this free Electrical Safety Office seminar is for you. Read more
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2011-03-21
Online survey to help understand the attitudes, behaviour and knowledge of electrical contractors and workers and their low voltage work practices. Read more
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2011-03-03
Machinery contacting overhead powerlines has already resulted in two fatalities and injuries to others in two separate incidents this year. Read more
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2011-02-22
If you work in the electrical industry and you service or repair electrical equipment this free Electrical Safety Office seminar is for you.
Free seminars will be held throughout Queensland from March to June. No booking or registration is required. Read more
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2011-02-16
The Electrical Safety Office (ESO) and Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WHSQ) are investigating a serious electrical incident which occurred in Loganholme on Saturday 12 February, resulting in the subsequent death of an electrical worker on Sunday 13 February 2011. Read more
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2011-01-21
The Electrical Safety Office (ESO) reminds all licensed electrical contractors and licensed electrical workers of their electrical safety obligations during the period of repair and restoration following Queensland’s floods, and provides the following advice to assist you in meeting those obligations. Read more
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2011-01-20
When a home or business is initially deemed electrically safe following the electrical contractor inspection, electrical contractors, tradespeople and owners must be aware that future demolition or building work could compromise the electrical safety of the premise. Read more
2010
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2010-11-23
Electrical safety risks associated with the general maintenance of vacuum cleaners incorporating 240 volt power brush attachments have been brought to the attention of the Electrical Safety Office. Read more
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2010-11-18
Christmas is just around the corner so the Electrical Safety Office is reminding the public to play it safe and use only approved lighting products. Read more
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2010-10-26
Recently, electrical equipment used as connection leads for various amusement rides has been found to use single core cables with single pin plug/socket connections (Pictures 1&2). These connections have been used to supply single or multiphase power to electrical equipment in an uncontrolled environment. The concern is that these plugs/sockets can be individually connected and disconnected either by a person with limited or no skill, or through inadvertent events. Read more
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2010-10-22
It doesn’t matter whether your safety switch is a traditional one fitted to your home switchboard, fitted at the electrical outlet or a portable one; we would like to know if your safety switch is working properly. Read more
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2010-10-22
The Electrical Safety Office is carrying out a study into the reliability of domestic safety switches. Read more
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2010-10-18
If you work in the electrical industry and you service or repair electrical equipment this free Electrical Safety Office seminar is for you. Read more
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2010-09-28
If you work in the electrical industry and you service or repair electrical equipment this free Electrical Safety Office seminar is for you. Read more
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2010-08-20
In some instances Meter Isolation Links have been incorrectly mounted on switchboard panels resulting in exposed live parts. Read more
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2010-06-09
The seminars cover the new Risk Management Code of Practice which came into effect on 1 January 2010 as well as related changes reflected in four recently revised electrical safety codes of practice. Read more
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2010-05-17
On 6 May 2010 the Minister Assisting the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency Hon. Greg Combet AM MP announced the introduction of the Foil Insulation Safety Program (FISP). Read more
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2010-05-07
The Queensland Work Safe Awards celebrate, showcase and reward innovative ideas, leadership and commitment to workplace health and safety. They are a unique opportunity for Queensland businesses and individuals to be recognised as leaders in workplace health and safety and electrical safety. Read more
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2010-04-29
Free seminars continue to run throughout Queensland on risk management in the electrical industry and new electrical safety codes of practice. Read more
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2010-03-10
The Electrical Safety Office has issued previous Safety Alerts about the management of electrical safety risks associated with ceiling insulation. Read more
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2010-02-23
There are electrical safety risks associated with ceiling spaces where foil ceiling insulation has been laid on the ceiling structure. In such cases, the foil insulation is likely to cover and has the potential to make contact with electrical cables/equipment and other services in the ceiling space. Read more
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2010-02-23
When working in ceiling spaces where foil insulation has been laid on the ceiling structure, you must prevent or minimise the associated electrical safety risks. Read more
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2010-02-16
The Electrical Safety Office is investigating a serious electrical incident which occurred at a Townsville residence on Sunday 31 January 2010, resulting in the subsequent death of a man on Thursday 4 February 2010. Read more
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2010-02-05
The Electrical Safety Office (ESO) and Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WHSQ) are investigating the fatality of a ceiling insulation installer which occurred on 4 February 2010 at Millaa Millaa, in far north Queensland. Read more
2009
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2009-12-05
The Electrical Safety Office (ESO) and Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WHSQ) are assisting Comcare in their investigation of the fatality of a power line rigger which occurred on 5 December 2009 at Upper Ross, Townsville. Read more
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2009-11-26
The Electrical Safety Office warns some generators on the market may have an unsafe 12 volt d.c. socket-outlet for battery charging. Read more
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2009-11-18
The Electrical Safety Office (ESO) and Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WHSQ) are investigating the fatality of a ceiling insulation installer which occurred on 18 November 2009 at Stanwell, near Rockhampton. A second person assisting with the work received an electric shock.
An investigation is currently underway. Initial findings suggest that a fault in the electrical installation in the ceiling cavity is the likely cause of the fatality. A cable supplying the stove circuit was damaged by a ceiling fixing screw causing the supporting metal ceiling batten to become energised at approximately 240 volts. This is the second electrocution death of an insulation installer in the last four weeks. Read more
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2009-11-03
The purpose of this safety alert is to: Inform people about electrical and other risks associated with the installation of ceiling insulation; Provide a fact sheet that offers guidance on how to control these risks; and Inform insulation installers about additional electrical safety measures they must comply with effective 1 November 2009. Read more
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2009-10-15
The Electrical Safety Office and Workplace Health and Safety Queensland are investigating the fatality of an insulation installer on 14 October 2009.
A second person assisting with the work received an electric shock and burns.
While an investigation is underway, it appears that a staple, used to fix foil insulation in the roof space of a home, may have pierced an electric cable which energised the foil. Read more
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2009-02-08
This alert is limited to luminaires not installed in accordance with the relevant clauses of AS/NZS 3100 Approval and test specifications-General requirements for electrical equipment.
An incident in a New South Wales mine prompted the NSW Department of Primary Industries to issue a safety alert about the correct installation, inspection and maintenance of luminaires in certified hazardous areas. Read more
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2009-01-15
Prior to Christmas, a person was killed on a property in rural Queensland adjacent to a high voltage transformer. At the incident site a kite was found to be tangled up on a 19,000 volt powerline near the deceased. It is suspected that an aluminium pole on the ground was used in an attempt to free the kite from the powerline. Read more
