http://www.commerce.wa.gov.au Automated RSS Feed for Department of Commerce - EnergySafety media statements and news en-au Tue, 30 Dec 2008 12:44:22 +0800 120 online@commerce.wa.gov.au (Department of Commerce Online Services) http://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/Feeds/../Corporate/Media/statements/2009/August/RCDs_now_mandatory.html 12/08/09 - All homes sold or newly rented must now be fitted with residual current devices (RCDs), Director of Energy Safety Ken Bowron said today. Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:29:26 +0800 http://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/Feeds/../Corporate/Media/statements/2009/August/RCDs_now_mandatory.html http://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/Feeds/../Corporate/Media/statements/2009/June/Power_pole_audit_reveals_probl.html 9/06/09 - A 2008 EnergySafety audit has found serious deficiencies in Western Power's management of its 620,000 wood poles. Tue, 9 Jun 2009 14:50:38 +0800 http://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/Feeds/../Corporate/Media/statements/2009/June/Power_pole_audit_reveals_probl.html http://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/Feeds/../Corporate/Media/statements/2009/April/Balingup_fire_started_by_falle.html 22/04/09 - Balingup fire started by fallen Western Power pole Wed, 22 Apr 2009 09:34:32 +0800 http://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/Feeds/../Corporate/Media/statements/2009/April/Balingup_fire_started_by_falle.html http://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/Feeds/../Corporate/Media/statements/2009/March/Cape_Naturaliste_fire_started_.html 6/03/09 - A bush fire near Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse on February 7, 2009 which burned 108 hectares of bushland was started by a pole-top fire on a Western Power high voltage power line Fri, 6 Mar 2009 15:23:47 +0800 http://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/Feeds/../Corporate/Media/statements/2009/March/Cape_Naturaliste_fire_started_.html http://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/Feeds/../Corporate/Media/statements/2009/February/Two_Rocks_bushfire.html 20/02/09 - A major fire at Two Rocks last month, which burned a large portion of pine plantation, was caused by clashing high voltage Western Power lines. Fri, 20 Feb 2009 12:46:35 +0800 http://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/Feeds/../Corporate/Media/statements/2009/February/Two_Rocks_bushfire.html http://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/Feeds/../Corporate/Media/statements/2009/January/EnergySafety_investigates_deat.html 12/01/09 - Energy industry technical and safety regulator EnergySafety is working with police to investigate the death of a 73-year old man who died at Erskine, near Mandurah, on Wednesday. Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:14:27 +0800 http://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/Feeds/../Corporate/Media/statements/2009/January/EnergySafety_investigates_deat.html http://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/Feeds/../Corporate/Media/statements/2008/October/Faulty_dishwashers_cause_fires.html 7/10/08 - EnergySafety is urging consumers not to use some models of Electrolux, Westinghouse and Dishlex dishwashers because appliances have caught fire. Tue, 7 Oct 2008 16:46:25 +0800 http://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/Feeds/../Corporate/Media/statements/2008/October/Faulty_dishwashers_cause_fires.html http://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/Feeds/../Corporate/Media/statements/2008/April/Electricians_prohibited_from_g.html 18/04/08 - Electrical contractors and electricians will effectively be banned from working on equipment operating at normal mains voltage under a new guideline Code of Practice issued by EnergySafety. Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:37:10 +0800 http://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/Feeds/../Corporate/Media/statements/2008/April/Electricians_prohibited_from_g.html http://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/Feeds/../Corporate/Media/statements/2008/April/McDonalds_Riverton_fined_for_i.html 11/04/08 - The McDonalds Restaurant at Riverton in Perth was today fined a total of $4,500 on four charges relating to the illegal employment of children. Fri, 11 Apr 2008 06:48:14 +0800 http://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/Feeds/../Corporate/Media/statements/2008/April/McDonalds_Riverton_fined_for_i.html http://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/Feeds/../Corporate/Media/statements/2008/March/New_gas_and_electricity_safety.html 10/03/08 - A major advertising campaign to alert consumers to the need for greater safety awareness when dealing with gas and electricity will be launched on Sunday. Mon, 10 Mar 2008 07:14:31 +0800 http://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/Feeds/../Corporate/Media/statements/2008/March/New_gas_and_electricity_safety.html http://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/Feeds/../Corporate/Media/statements/2008/January/Wooden_power_poles_are_a_key_s.html 14/02/08 - An audit of Western Power?s wood poles showed that not enough poles are being inspected and replaced every year. Thu, 14 Feb 2008 08:42:45 +0800 http://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/Feeds/../Corporate/Media/statements/2008/January/Wooden_power_poles_are_a_key_s.html http://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/Feeds/../Corporate/Media/statements/2008/January/Tree_branch_contact_sparked_Pa.html 11/01/08 - The energy industry safety regulator has found that the Parkerville bushfire was caused by contact between a tree branch and a conductor of a Western Power 22,000 volt overhead power line. Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:29:05 +0800 http://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/Feeds/../Corporate/Media/statements/2008/January/Tree_branch_contact_sparked_Pa.html