An underground operation was evacuated due to a violent electrical disturbance in the atmosphere on March 10. A dangerous storm forced Anglo American to temporarily remove everyone from its Grosvenor...
Category - Electrical Safety
A multinational automation company enhanced its electric transmission equipment. ABB confirmed its low voltage switchgear is 25 per cent smaller than competitors and safer, higher performing and...
An urgent recall of a residual current device that was old in NSW and Victoria has been issued by the Energy Safety regulator in Victoria. The Transco Model RCDMCB10S/RCDMCB16S/RCDMCB20S Batch number...
Knowing that there will be safe, reliable portable power distribution is a must when planning for a mine shutdown. Nothing can jeopardise a schedule and push-out down-time more than an interruption...
Factors that make for safe work practices on mining sites are multi-faceted. Some are highly visible and costly. Others protect workers in ways that are mostly unheralded and with a minimum of fuss...
Amendment 1 of the 2018 edition of AS/NZS 3000 Wiring Rules has been released by Standards Australia. The amendment includes several changes to the 2018 publication, including: Clarification of...
The Queensland Electrical Safety committee has instituted a range of electrical licensing disciplinary procedures on seven electricians for failing to manage a range of safety related actions at...
Electrical line workers will soon be protected by a new licensing scheme, thanks to legislation introduced into the Victorian Parliament. Delivering on an election commitment, the Energy Safety...
A mine electrician has died at a US mine while undertaking troubleshooting on a Joy continuous miner. According to the US Regulator’s fatality report the 40-year-old electrician had nine years...
The US Based Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has issued a Fatality Alert after an electrician was electrocuted during a linkage adjustment on a lever in a live panel at Blackhawk Mining...
Connec was established in 2014 with a specific objective to rethink the design and manufacture of High Voltage Coupler Systems and modernize equipment that had not been upgraded for over 40 years...
Energy Australia has released a moving statement on the arc flash death of power station worker Graeme Edwards who suffered horrific fatal injuries after reinstalling a high-voltage circuit breaker...
