Mines in Western Australia are being warned to check their high voltage switches amid growing concern that some sites are using the same switch at the centre of the Perth shopping centre explosion...
Category - Electrical Safety
Source: Department of Mines and Petroleum, Resources Safety 22 December 2014 Summary of hazard Over the past three years, the Department of Mines and Petroleum has received more than 160 electric...
A new safety campaign by Arrium Mining and OneSteel Whyalla has its employees starring in ‘Living Safely With Electricity’, a video with a message about electricity: it can be fatal, and...
Some light vehicles used in mining that have 220 volt three pin socket outlets installed in the back are not fitted with the required residual current device (RCD) protection, according to WA’s...
Safety professionals in the Goldfields of Western Australia are being invited to attend a seminar of case studies on electrical safety being held by the Goldfields Electrical Industry Group (GEIG)...
A Safety Recall Alert has been issued for a power board included as part of an Olsent branded Weatherproof Outdoor Power Kit sold at Masters Home Improvements. This is the 2nd time an electrical...
Eighteen electrical retailers and wholesalers have today recalled Infinity cables after they failed electrical safety standards due to poor quality plastic insulation coating. All sizes and...
The death of a worker at Fortescue Metal’s Christmas Creek operation in Western Australia has hit the industry hard, with the deceased employee being described as very ‘safety conscious’. Kurt...
