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Spring 2017 energysafe issue 48
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A-team : ESV people from various departments gave their time to help spread the message of safety around gas and electricity to this year ’ s Showgoers , handing out ESV goody bags .
It ’ s Showtime !
By Anitra Roberston , Senior Marketing and Communications Advisor
In late September , ESV once again set up our stand at the Royal Melbourne Show .
In our sixth year as an exhibitor and with our stand having received a complete branding refresh , it was another successful show for us . We spoke to many hundreds of people about gas and electrical safety issues and chatted to a few of our electrical and gasfitter friends who stopped by .
Our prime location in the centre of the Woolworth ’ s pavilion ensured we had a steady stream of interested members of the public passing by and stopping for a chat about gas and electrical safety .
The show provides a great opportunity for our people to talk to the public about emerging safety issues and our perennial campaigns . This year our focus was on ‘ Look before you cook ’, our BBQ safety campaign advising people to test their BBQ gas bottle connections and the ever-important carbon monoxide message – CO is a silent killer ,
PowerSafe buddies : learning how to play it safe . get your gas heaters serviced and tested for CO leaks every two years .
An emerging safety issue we promoted this year relates to domestic safety switches . Whilst many people know where their safety switch is , they are unaware it should be tested each year , or how to do it . Look out for this new campaign over the coming months . We will encourage householders to test their safety switches and have a qualified electrical worker undertake a full household wiring check .
This year we also set up three iPads with survey questions to find out what the public knows about gas and electrical safety and offered a reusable coffee cup as an enticement ! It was a great success , and we thank everyone who gave us their time to answer a few questions .
Here are some of the topline results :
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88 % knew it was not safe to use an outdoor gas appliance inside
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87 % were aware that electrical equipment purchased overseas may not meet standards
»» while 70 % of people knew that CO is an odourless gas , 25 % still thought it had a smell
»» only 43 % of respondents knew their home safety switch should be tested annually . Generally , the survey suggests that our gas safety messages are understood , but there needs to be more awareness around electrical safety .
We also use the Show to promote PowerSafe Buddies – our children ’ s gas and electricity safety education program . Plugger – our mascot – was there for the kids to give a handshake or an enthusiastic cuddle to and we had two touchscreens for the kids to play our PowerSafe Buddies online games .
We encourage everyone to check it out at www . powersafebuddies . com . au .
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By Mark Breznik , National Marketing Manager , Emona Instruments Pty Ltd
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The tester can be used for live and dead installation testing , verification and diagnosis , with the option of saving test results for downloading to reporting software .
As a multifunction tester , the InstalTest XC replaces five instruments with 12 tests in one instrument .
For installation testing and fault diagnosis , the InstalTest XC allows the verification , faultfinding and diagnosis of live and dead installations , with a number of in-built auto-sequences for compliance testing to AS / NZS3017 with saving and download of test results .
InstalTest XC highlights include :
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Bar-code scanner input of asset IDs for high volume testing applications
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Logging of RCD push-button tests with a couple of keypresses
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Touch screen guarantees quick and intuitive operation
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Basic and advanced live and dead socket and installation testing with tick or cross result and fault diagnosis
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Random phase RCD test selection for medical installation
»» Power & total harmonic distortion
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Wire tracing and fuse identification For more information visit www . instaltest . com . au , or check our demonstration video in YouTube by searching ‘ InstalTest XC Demonstration ’.