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Introducing ESVConnect
The new campaign around CO
awareness will launch this Winter. From July, ESV transitions COES
and licensing services to the
long-awaited online system.
Latest news Gas
06 Carbon Monoxide
Awareness Program
06 Are you IoT ready?
07 BRIT Apprentice Awards 2019
07 Vale Pamela Kelly
10 Powercor pleads guilty and fined
for line clearances breaches
10 AFL Victoria partnership
12 No tolerance for substandard
or unsafe solar installations
or inspections
13 Stealing copper could cost
you your life
13 Emily Waras awarded Kangan
Apprentice of the Year 18 ESV tackling non-compliant
flexible hose assemblies
in commercial kitchens
19 LPG safety valve coming
to Victoria
20 The importance of reading
manufacturer's instructions
21 Important updates to Gas
Information Sheet 38
21 CO detectors: correct usage
makes a gasfitter's most
important tool
22 National Hydrogen Strategy
Electrical Breaches
14 Strategies for helping
students achieve success
15 Lock Out Tag Out (LOTO)
for electrical apprentices
16 Your electrical questions answered 24 Identified non-compliance
breaches
26 Prosecutions and infringements
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Winter is here, and the 65 per cent of
Victorians with gas heaters will have them
blasting. And who could blame them, the last
weeks of May and early June were freezing.
All gas heaters need to be serviced at
least once every two years. Whether you're
a gasfitter or an electrician, it’s a message
that has to be impressed on all your clients
who have gas heating, especially open
flued. The risk of carbon monoxide poisoning
is always present. We do not want to see
another family left grieving for a loved
one, killed by such an avoidable incident.
Tips include:
1. Service your gas heater.
2. Allow for fresh air when the heater is
running. This doesn’t mean windows
wide open. Keep warm, but don’t block
every source of ventilation when the
heater is running.
3. Don’t run exhaust fans at the same time
as the heater. This can create negative
pressure which will drag exhaust gasses
out of the flue and into living areas.
The messages are complex and difficult
to communicate simply to the community,
but you can help. Victorians look to you
for advice. So please, spread the word.
The new platform for the registration
of COES and licensing activity, ESVConnect,
is nearly here. The transition will begin at the
end of June and into July. Once operating,
industry will be able to access plenty of
information and support to navigate the new
system. FAQs are available on our website.
Keep warm this winter.
Jonathan Granger
[email protected]
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