Carbon monoxide can be deadly - are you up to date with best practice test procedures?

Master Plumbers, in conjunction with the PIC, PICAC and ESV, are once again offering their Carbon Monoxide Testing - Practical Test Procedures training course.

Training is free and will provide you with the skills and knowledge to use CO testing equipment and complete the practical procedure to test gas appliances for CO emissions.

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That time of the year is nearing whereby many plumbers will need to renew their plumbing licence.     

As you prepare to renew your license, perhaps it’s also time to reconsider your insurance requirements.

Master Plumbers Insurance Brokers (MPIB) can help you arrange insurance that best suits your particular business at the most affordable price. With over 10 years experience arranging insurance for the plumbing industry, we have a thorough understanding of the work you do and the risks you face.

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The MightyLift is a powerful lightweight lifting device that is designed to be versatile, portable, strong and most of all safe. The beauty of the MightyLift is that it is designed to lift plant and equipment in a safe and responsible manner. The MightyLift is an approved health and safety product which won 1st prize in the 2008 work safe awards.

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About 28,000 Victorians lodged an injury claim in 2012 - the lowest on record. However, there were  12 fatalities recorded in Melbourne and six in regional Victoria.

Four of these involved men falling from roofs or through ceilings.

Members are reminded that precautions must be taken when working on roofs and at heights.

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Safety blitz heads west

WorkSafe inspectors will be targeting housing construction sites in the western part of the state in February as part of Operation SafeSite.

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“November and December are the deadliest times of the year for workplace fatalities, so don’t drop your guard before Christmas.”

That’s the message to every Victorian employer and worker from WorkSafe, which is striving for a fatality-free countdown to the end of the year.

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The latest updates regarding work health and safety harmonisation, workers compensation and WorkHealth checks...

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Don't risk missing WorkSafe Week in 2012! It's the easiest and most effective way to find solutions and get the latest on health and safety, return to work and health and wellbeing.

With over 100 free seminars and events across the state, it's your chance to learn everythign you need to make improvements at work.

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WorkSafe has released a Safety Alert about how to manage the risk of explosion from leaking portable flammable gas cylinders inside work vehicles.

Workers have died or sustained serious injuries after their work vehicles exploded. These explosions occurred when gas from leaking portable gas cylinders ignited inside the vehicles. In many cases, the ignition source was the vehicle’s electrical system.

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Join us for a new series of Industry Networking Evenings throughout October and November!

This series will focus on 'The Law and You' and we will address a number of key issues including National Licensing, commercial contract law and workplace health and safety.

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WorkSafe has released a Safety Alert highlighting the dangers associated with using synthetic fibre slings (often known as soft slings).

The alert provides advice on how to control the various risks associated with their use.

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The September issue of Australian Plumbing Industry magazine is out now - look out for your copy in the mail!

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Our Carbon Monoxide testing training courses are running again throughout September - this is your last chance to complete training in 2012!

Carbon monoxide can be deadly, are you up to date with best practice test procedures?

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WorkSafe has released a reminder relating to the dangers associated with trenches after an incident last week where a trench collapsed on a plumber while he was connecting a sewer at a housing construction site in Packenham. 

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There is a risk of a fire causing property damage and injury to plumbers involved in electrofusing polythene pipes and fittings because of the application of excessive heat over a short period of time. A draft effect may occur during the process, overheating the polyethylene and causing the material to catch alight.

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WorkSafe inspectors will visit small businesses in Shepparton in August to check on health and safety compliance as part of an ongoing campaign across regional Victoria.

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A Horsham company has been fined $50,000 after a worker’s leg became entangled in an unguarded sweep auger, causing the calf muscle on his right leg to detach and lacerations requiring about 100 stitches.

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WorkSafe is investigating the death of a labourer who fell from the roof of a factory that was being renovated at Oakleigh South last week.

WorkSafe’s initial inquiries indicate he may have fallen up to 5m on to the floor of the building which was having its roof replaced.

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The July-December PICAC training schedule is now available.

Check out the latest courses on offer, including Geothermal Heat Pump Systems (part of the Green Plumber suite of training courses) and the new licence level courses on offer.

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An unlicensed asbestos removalist has been convicted and fined $13,250 for doing unlicensed asbestos removal, his second offence in two years.

In November 2010, Geelong-based Joshua Luke Marshall, operating as Affordable Demolitions and Asbestos Removals, told a renovation company he was licensed by WorkSafe to carry out asbestos removal at an Anglesea property, although he didn’t hold a licence.

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WorkSafe inspectors will be visiting businesses in Traralgon this week as part of the Safe Towns campaign.

The Safe Towns campaign involves inspectors visiting regional areas to check on health and safety compliance and return to work laws.

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The Carbon Monoxide testing course is back by popular demand!

The course will be delivered in Wangaratta on Tuesday 26 June at Goulburn Ovens Institute of TAFE.

Training is free for plumbers!

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Our Plumbers ACTion (PACT) book can help keep you and your employees safe.

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The new National Construction Code (NCC) came into effect on 1 May 2012.

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WorkSafe inspectors will visit small businesses in Ballarat later this month as part of the Safe Towns campaign.

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WorkSafe has released Safety Alert regarding storage of gas cylinders in vehicles.

The Safety Alert provides advice about how to manage the risk of explosion from leaking portable flammable gas cylinders inside work vehicles.

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A WorkSafe campaign targeting health and safety compliance in Bendigo last week found room for improvement after inspectors handed out 117 notices requiring businesses to act on breaches.

WorkSafe inspectors visited 212 Bendigo workplaces as part of the Safe Towns campaign.

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WorkSafe is holding a free workshop aimed at providing employers with the tools and tips they need to help keep injured workers motivated during the return to work process will be held on 15 March.

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WorkSafe has announced it will begin a week-long blitz of business in Bendigo this week.

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