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New Standards to make open flued gas heaters safer
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04 New Standards to make open flued gas heaters safer 06 ESVConnect upgrade removes burden on electrical workers 07 ESV publishes Victorian Network Safety Performance Report
08 Victorian regulators emphasise compliance across the building sector
09 ESV investigates the death of an electrician at Pakenham restaurant
10 Women in Apprenticeships Victoria Electrical Program
11 ESV to build information resource for people with disabilities
Electrical
12 ESV improves powerline safety by clamping down on council tree clearance issues 13 The importance of lodging COES 14 Technical supervisor certifying COES on behalf of all LEWs
Managing Editor Jonathan Granger Editor Katrina Minchenko
Contributors Adrian Bernecich , David Bibby , Tyler Mason , Enzo Alfonsetti , Paul Markievski , Kerri McDonnell , Ian Rice , Cindy Marett , Katherine Ludvik , Vanessa Garbett , Susan Boril , Jason Treseder , Rebecca Searcy , Tyler Mason , Anitra Robertson
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Solar and wind farm audits
Gas
16 Upcoming changes for Open Flued Gas Space Heaters 17 Q & A webinar supports high rise gas installation gasfitters 18 Protection of combustible services 19 New commercial cooking requirements 20 New leisure LPG Cylinder
Valve Connection 21 Future energy 22 Q & A
Renewables
24 ESV launches pilot to support the safety of solar inspectors
25 Solar safety risk due to poor documentation 26 Solar and wind farms audits
Breaches
28 Non-compliance breaches 30 ESV prosecutions and infringements
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Best of the season to everyone and happy holidays . It ’ s been a heck of a year . Plenty of challenges and plenty of successes too .
We have finally got changes to Australian Standards around open flue gas heaters . It ’ s been a long process since 2018 when the Victorian Coroner recommended we look at ways to phase out these heaters , which can leak carbon monoxide into living areas . From January 1 open flue gas heaters will be manufactured in a very different way .
This month we worked with other regulators in the building industry on the Build Aware program . Build Aware seeks to highlight compliance across all parts of the building industry , including electrical and gas .
We have also made changes to ESVConnect so contractors can buy certificates for their electricians rather than the electrical workers buying the certificate and then getting it refunded . It ’ s a simple change that should make the certificates process a bit easier . There is more on certificates on page 13 and 14 , with a warning against technical advisors completing certificates instead of the electrician that actually did the work
We profile ESV ’ s High Energy team on pages 26 and 27 . The team has been around for a while but are back in the field after coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) lockdowns .
All the very best from all of us at ESV . Look forward to seeing you in 2022 .
Jonathan Granger jonathan . granger @ energysafe . vic . gov . au
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