Industry News
Apprentice death is a tragic reminder: NECA
The death of a young apprentice in Victoria has prompted the National Electrical and Communications Association (NECA) to remind all electrical apprentices, electricians and contractors about the dangers of working with live electricity. [ + ]
GreenSync wins energy award at Australian Technologies Competition
GreenSync has edged out tough competition to win the Energy Technology Award for the Australian Technologies Competition. [ + ]
nbn trials new and faster broadband
nbn has been trialling new broadband technology, G.Fast, which delivers lightning-fast speeds over existing copper lines. [ + ]
NECA Victoria leadership change
NECA has announced the departure of the Victorian Chapter Council's executive director. [ + ]
The dangers of diesel
According to SafeWork Australia (SWA), approximately 1.2 million Australian workers were exposed to diesel exhaust in the workplace in 2011. Those at risk cover a range of occupations including drive-in booth operators, miners, construction workers, oil and gas workers, forklift drivers, loading dock workers, truck drivers, farm workers, stevedores and vehicle maintenance workers. [ + ]
StayinFront MD named a finalist in Telstra NSW Business Women's Award
StayinFront has announced that Kerrie-Anne Turner has been named a 2015 finalist for the Telstra New South Wales Business Women's Awards. One of the longest running awards program in Australia, the Telstra Women's Awards empower women to take pride in all they have accomplished and recognise leaders who continue to achieve even greater success. [ + ]
Sydney's LED street light retrofit complete
Sydney's $7m LED city lighting upgrade is now complete after three years, reducing energy use by 40%. [ + ]
Prysmian announced as nbn's 'Supplier of the Year'
The Prysmian Group, which manufactures and supplies optical ribbon to the nbn, has been announced as nbn’s Supplier of the Year for 2015. [ + ]
Green building has a place in thriving property industry: GBCA
What's Australia's largest industry? (Hint: It's not mining). And the Green Building Council of Australia says we need visionary government leadership to continue its growth. [ + ]
Electricians put on notice to replace faulty Infinity cables
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is urging electricians and builders to replace dangerous Infinity electrical cables that were installed in up to 40,000 homes and businesses throughout Australia.
[ + ]nbn rollout plans released
A three-year construction plan to grant nbn network access to over nine million premises across the country by 2018 has been released. [ + ]
Telstra retains 'Best in Test' title
The P3 CommsDay Mobile Benchmark Australia measures Vodafone, Telstra and Optus networks against each other and relative to their own scores from last year's report. [ + ]
New drug and alcohol policy on construction sites
New amendments to the Building Code 2013 require contractors on federally funded construction projects to maintain a code-compliant policy that stipulates how drugs and alcohol are to be monitored in the workplace. [ + ]
Better fluorescent lighting through physics
New kinds of fluorescent lighting phosphors have been developed that reportedly use far fewer rare-earth elements than current technology. [ + ]
ABB celebrates 60 years of transformer manufacturing
Top energy sector stakeholders have helped ABB Australia celebrate 60 years of transformer manufacturing in Western Australia. [ + ]
