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For all the latest energy safety news visit www.esv.vic.gov.au
Winter 2016
energysafe issue 44
In this issue
Features
Latest news
04 Heading south for winter
05 Restaurant prosecuted for unsafe
gas installations
06 NECA apprentice awards for
Victoria’s top performers
06 ESV recognises world-class
gasfitting apprentice
07 GasTrac is here
05 New operating structure
for ESV
A new structure to deliver better
technical and regulatory services
Electrical
11 Commitment to industry same after
ESV restructure
11 Between the covers of the Blue
Book
12 Power and Passion: meet Ashley
Hammond
14 Your electrical questions answered
Our cover
Ashley Hammond has just been
named Apprentice of the Year
Commercial/Domestic at the NECA
Victoria Apprentice Awards. Alison
Aprhys spoke to Ashley about
the journey so far.
Photo: Darren Tindale
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Gas
11 Farewell to Graeme Watson,
electrical industry stalwart
Graeme retires after 42 years and many
more achievements
04 PSCIA Conference Albury
16 AG006 Committee kicks off two
new projects
16 Protecting combustible materials
near domestic cookers
17 Gas information sheet updates
17 Unsafe use of portable water heaters
17 Leaking fitting lines
18 Your gas questions answered
19 Prosecutions and infringements
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