Are you Keeping up to date with your test and tag requirements in your workplace? Do you know if your workplace is compliant? All electrical equipment needs to be tested and tagged at regular intervals. Depending on the type of equipment and its use, the testing interval will vary. Here is a guideline to how often you …
A lot of us have been on holidays the past few weeks, myself included. In amongst heading to the beach and eating loads, it is pretty common to get stuck into some jobs around the home over the Christmas break. I have been cleaning cupboards and painting walls. What about when it comes to electrical …
Is it me or does Christmas seem to come around quicker every year? On the weekend we broke family tradition and put up the Christmas Tree before December 1st. With four children it is such an exciting time! Whilst my oldest was beautifully hanging ornaments and my youngest was entangling herself in the old Christmas …
Those of you that live in Queensland and own a TV will probably remember Australia’s worst house fire. It occurred in Slacks Creek, south of Brisbane in 2011. Eleven people including eight children died when fire tore through the house they were sleeping in. They did not have a working smoke alarm.The house was fitted …
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I am lucky enough to live in the beautiful inner city, Brisbane suburb of Coorparoo. Whilst these older inner city suburbs of Brisbane ooze character and charm they do have their pitfalls too. One of which is the required ongoing upkeep and maintenance of an older home. I should know, our house is in a …
Last Saturday afternoon I was at the Hawthorne cinema with my four children when we heard the most deafening clap of thunder. Rain began to pour down so heavily we could barely hear the movie. Yes, storm season has arrived! Do I have my emergency survival kit ready? I thought to myself. We left the cinema an hour later …
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Test and tag stands for the safety checking of electrical equipment in the workplace or at home. As the name suggests, it includes testing the equipment and then tagging it as either safe or dangerous to use. Regular testing and tagging is important to avoid the risks involved in using faulty electrical appliances, such as …
Testing and tagging electrical equipment in Queensland Read More
Comparing LED Downlights to Fluorescent and HalogensDownlights are one of the world’s most popular forms of lighting. They’re cheap, bright and can be fitted with a huge range of bulbs to achieve any lighting effect you want.One of the biggest advantages of downlights is the ability to choose energy-saving options like LEDs. While most downlights …
There is no doubt that safety switches save lives, however approximately 15 Australians are still killed each year due to electrical accidents in the home and over 300 people are hospitalised. 25 years ago it became mandatory to have Safety Switches installed in Queensland in all new builds and also where electric circuits are altered …
We all know that smoke alarms save lives: early detection of smoke or flames is the key to getting all of the occupants out of the building safely. Despite this, there have still been over 150 tragic deaths from house fires in Queensland over the last decade—which is why the government has now introduced legislation …
Photoelectric smoke alarms: what you should know, and why they’re now mandatory Read More