EnergySafe Magazine Spring 2015, issue 41 | Page 7

07

For all the latest energy safety news visit www.esv.vic.gov.au

Home
owners
ignore
Infinity
cable risk
By Michelle Robertson, Senior Media
and Communications Advisor
The ACCC is concerned that some
householders are refusing inspections
of their homes for recalled Infinity
cables due to concerns over cost or
to avoid having a record of the problem.
Only a small number of the homes
containing Infinity cable have been
inspected by a licensed electrican
despite repeated warnings by the ACCC.
The ACCC believes some home owners
may fear a drop in house value or even that
they might be prosecuted.
However, the ACCC is concerned
that people’s lives are being put at risk
by electrical cable that may soon cause
fires or electrocutions.
All home owners who have had work carried
out between 2010 and 2013 are being urged to
arrange an inspection by a licensed electrician.
Electricians and builders are obliged to
inform clients whose installations are unsafe
and non-compliant.
The recall costs are mostly being
met by suppliers that include Masters,
Mitre 10 and Thrifty Hardware.

More information can be
found on the ESV website.

THERE’S AN EASIER WAY
TO PROTECT YOURSELF
FROM A GAS BBQ FIRE

Spring 2015
energysafe issue 41

ALWAYS LOOK BEFORE YOU COOK AND USE
SOAPY WATER TO CHECK FOR GAS LEAKS
STEP 1 Check hose connections are tight before
turning on gas.
STEP 2 Squirt connections with soapy water.
STEP 3 See bubbles forming? You’ve got a leak!
STEP 4 Tighten connections and test again.
STEP 5 No bubbles? You’re good to start cooking.
If bubbles persist, turn off cylinder and
contact a licensed gasfitter.
To find out more and order your free gas leak detection bottle
visit Energy Safe Victoria at esv.vic.gov.au

For tips on electricity and gas safety, visit ESV’s website at www.esv.vic.gov.au
ESV0125 BBQ Safety - Herald Sun Promo_262x92_FAv2.indd 1

25/11/2015 9:54 am

Herald Sun partnership helps
ESV spread safety news
By Michelle Robertson, Senior Media
and Communications Advisor
ESV has partnered with the Herald Sun
to get the Look before you cook barbecue
safety message into thousands of Victorian
homes in the lead up to summer.
On 28 November, newsagents across
metropolitan Melbourne vfRv