Safety and Training

The Western Australian Government has invested in a first-of-its-kind training program to upskill energy utility workers to meet the demand...

Essential Energy has mobilised more than 150 personnel from across NSW to restore power to thousands of homes and businesses...

Industrial accidents should be a thing of the past, yet industrial occupations remain dangerous and complicated careers.  Occupations in utilities,...

Over the second half of October, almost 300 Darwin-based Power and Water Corporation employees will undertake a total of 900...

Under new legislation, introduced to Parliament by the Victorian Government, electrical line workers will soon be protected by a new...

The Victorian Government has banned a solar energy company from the Solar Homes program for at least two years, following...

The Independent Building and Energy regulator has released its final report into a March 2018 incident, which resulted in a...

Victorian Power Networks, operator of electricity distributors Powercor and CitiPower, was a finalist in the Victorian Training Awards, acknowledging its...

Energex and Ergon Energy are bringing the essential extensive technical and safety training required for working on Queensland’s electricity distribution...

Origin Energy has released a statement on the explosion at Mortlake Station.  Origin’s Mortlake Power Station, in western Victoria, experienced...

An explosion at the gas-fired Mortlake Power Station in Victoria has caused significant damage to a generator, taking the plant...

A Queensland Court of Appeal has determined to uphold a Supreme Court ruling to overturn state government regulation around the...

EnergyAustralia has released its findings following the Yallourn incident in November last year in which a Unit Controller was fatally...

All energy utilities have a plan in place for when any range of natural disasters hit, but what do you...

Powerlink has recently completed its $3.4 million replacement of steel bolts and insulators across a 290km stretch of transmission line....

Three incidents of South Australian farmers hitting electrical infrastructure poles while operating tractors have all occurred in a 24 hour...

A new code of practice and electrical safety regulations will be implemented in May 2019 to enhance safety in Queensland’s...

In response to 259 avoidable incidents last year, Western Power has launched its GamePlan safety campaign educating businesses and tradespeople...

As we know, energy is in transition; innovation in the sector is more crucial than ever to help support this...

The suddenness of a major incident can send a shockwave through an entire workforce — impacting ongoing morale and productivity,...

The third annual Global Energy Talent Index (GETI), the world’s largest energy recruitment and employment trends report, has found that...

Safe systems of work not only prevent workplace injuries and misadventure (and protect business owners and managers from prosecution under...

Matt Turner – Managing Director of Plant Assessor For most people, smartphones have become an integral part of our daily...

Matt Turner – Managing Director, Plant Assessor Everyone who works in a dynamic workplace will appreciate the blessing that is...

The ACT Government has provided $700,000 in funding to a cyber security training facility to address the growing demands of...

An Australian business has revolutionised the way that machinery owners and operators manage the process of ensuring equipment is safe to...

As the decentralisation of energy production increases, so too does the complexity of managing transmission and distribution networks. These changes...

New training, supported by the Victorian Government and led by Future Energy Skills, is set to provide the technical skills...

by Michael Paparo, Policy Manager, Standards Australia As electricity network owners face increasing cyber security threats, standards have a significant...

The threat of cyber attacks on power infrastructure is a cause of global concern, with their critical systems a prime...