Accreditation scheme for underground electrical works authorised
09 April, 2014Victorian electricity distributors have been authorised by the ACCC to maintain an accreditation scheme for civil contractors. The accreditation scheme will relate specifically to underground civil works on electrical infrastructure.
Master Electricians welcomes changes to Qld WHS laws
04 April, 2014Changes to Queensland's workplace health and safety laws will ensure genuine safety concerns are given the highest priority without being abused for industrial purposes, Master Electricians Australia says.
Wind farm blockade lands CFMEU in Federal Court
04 April, 2014FWBC has sought a Federal Court hearing over actions allegedly taken by the CFMEU at the Bald Hills Wind Farm construction site in Victoria where 52 wind turbines are being constructed.
Revised ASHRAE standard helps compare like with like
27 March, 2014The newly revised ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 105-2014, Standard Methods of Determining, Expressing, and Comparing Building Energy Performance and Greenhouse Gas Emissions, offers an even playing field in the area of energy performance.
Solar panel electric shock warning issued
21 March, 2014Workplace Health and Safety Queensland has received reports of several incidents of electric shocks through contact with the metallic panels and frames of some solar PV systems due to electrical leakage.
Changes needed to reap benefits of vectored VDSL2
21 March, 2014Communications Alliance has advocated significant regulatory changes that are needed to ensure that the benefits of vectored VDSL2 can be realised if this technology is incorporated into a reworked NBN.
Royal Commission into insulation program hearings begins
18 March, 2014The Royal Commission into the Home Insulation Program’s second round of hearings has begun in Brisbane. The National Electrical and Communications Association (NECA) has welcomed the investigation.
VEET is working, says Clean Energy Council
18 March, 2014The Clean Energy Council has hit back at claims that cutting the Victorian Energy Efficiency Target (VEET) would reduce household electricity bills, calling them "wrong and short-sighted".
PL exit signs not commercially viable
11 March, 2014Lighting Council Australia, electrical contractor representative bodies and fire industry representative bodies, amongst others, have expressed concern over the recent introduction of photoluminescent (PL) 'glow in the dark' exit signs to the National Construction Code of Australia (NCC).
Faulty solar products prompt safety warning and recall
06 March, 2014An urgent safety warning has been issued after two solar products were found to have a risk of fire or electric shock. The products involved are certain models of PVPower DC Isolators and NHP-branded DC Solar Isolated Switches.
NECA welcomes support for ABCC reinstatement
05 March, 2014Former Labor minister Martin Ferguson's support of the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC) has been welcomed by the National Electrical and Communications Association (NECA).
Australand aims for Green Star - Performance rating
26 February, 2014Australand has become the first industrial facility in Australia to register for a Green Star - Performance rating. The company's Keyborough Spec 1 development is located in The Key Industrial Park in eastern Melbourne.
Updated ASHRAE/IES energy standard gains 30% savings
20 February, 2014The requirements of the 2013 revision of an energy standard recently published by ASHRAE and IES will result in buildings that could achieve 6-8% more efficiency than buildings built to the 2010 standard.
Industry calls for "cautious" RET review
19 February, 2014The federal government should "move cautiously and consult widely" in its review of the Renewable Energy Target, Master Electricians Australia says. The industry body claims sudden changes are bad for businesses and unfair to consumers.
RET review could jeopardise thousands of renewables jobs
17 February, 2014The federal government's review of the Renewable Energy Target could jeopardise thousands of renewable energy sector jobs, the Australian Solar Council says.
