Safety alerts

Gas – Suburban recreational vehicle water heaters

15 October 2019 Appliance Models affected Serial numbers affected Suburban recreational vehicle water heaters SW6DEA…

15/10/2019

Electrical – Low voltage conductor clash

Background In March 2019, a vegetation management worker was pruning nature strip trees for a…

07/08/2019

Electrical – Copper theft

Background There have recently been increased reports of copper theft occurring from customer’s installations and…

05/08/2019

Gas – Open-flued gas heaters

Energy Safe Victoria (ESV) has raised Safety Alerts on four open-flued gas log space heaters. The…

04/02/2019

Electrical – Passive infrared (PIR) sensor

Last September, an electrician received an electric shock while installing a passive infrared sensor (PIR)…

12/04/2018

Gas – Heritage gas heaters

All Victorians with a Vulcan Heritage or a Pyrox Heritage gas space heater in their…

05/04/2018

Electrical – Young electrician dies at work

Energy Safe Victoria is investigating an incident involving a licensed electrical worker who died whilst…

31/01/2018

Electrical – RECs to warn farmers of the need to install RCDs

Two men were electrocuted after coming into contact with live parts on equipment while performing…

04/10/2017