Safety and Training

Open trenches, broken pits and displaced manhole covers are all potential dangerous trip and fall hazards. For instance, in public...

Fixing major faults on powerlines can be a costly and sometimes dangerous task, so it’s essential to find problems early...

Working around sewage pits can be dangerous due to the high risk of falling. To ensure the safety of workers,...

In its preliminary report on the state-wide blackout in South Australia (referred to as a Black System), the Australian Energy Market...

by Jesse Tyler, Utility A lack of national water industry oversight is making it difficult for industry leaders to obtain...

A severe storm in South Australia damaged the state’s power network on 28 September 2016 and left the entire state...

Wappa Dam on the Sunshine Coast in South East Queensland will undergo an upgrade as part of Seqwater’s Dam Improvement...

As well as delivering a comprehensive suite of safety products that meet all relevant local and international standards, NHP offers...

The utility industry is regularly required to call on an enormous and varied range of specialists; from mapping, to drilling,...

Icon Water has awarded the design and construction contract for an upgrade of the disinfection systems at Canberra’s two main...

A University of Sydney researcher has been awarded a sub-contract by RMIT to lead a project into how gas pipeline safety...

The Energy Networks Association (ENA) has urged Standards Australia to develop in depth standards for battery storage to speed up...

CitiPower has been fined by the Victorian Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) after oil from one of its power substations contaminated...

Global demand for high quality infant formula has been rapidly growing since 2008 when Chinese infant formula contaminated with melamine...

The Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has found lead in groundwater bores surrounding the North Wangaratta Recreation Reserve, coming from...

Vandalism and rubbish dumping on the site of Coliban Water’s Bendigo Water Reclamation Plant in Epsom is causing damage to...

It is often the simplest ideas which create the best outcomes – and so it was with Sydney Water’s Andrzej...

The final solar-powered off-grid power system has been installed by Horizon Power in Esperance (WA) as part of restoration works...

Federal Assistant Minister for Defence Michael McCormack has announced a new water treatment plant for Williamtown, to treat water contamination...

Power and Water Corporation is set to begin an intensive maintenance and upgrade program across its electricity network. Poles, wires,...

Works have begun on the Western Australian Government’s Underground Power Program, which sees the removal of overhead powerlines and the...

Hunter Water has begun a project to supply water to residents living inside the Williamtown Investigation Area, following water contamination...

New safety regulations have recently come into effect which require Victorian electricity companies to use new technology that can halve...

Air Circuit Breakers (ACBs) are commonly used in low voltage switchboards and due to their typically passive operation, are often...

Unitywater has won a 2016 Asia Pacific Spatial Excellence Award for its fast response times to Dial Before You Dig...

TasWater has announced that water from a new treatment plant in Tunbridge (TAS) now meets Australian standards, allowing residents to...

Safety should be the number one priority across all microtunnelling job sites, but how can you be sure that your...

ActewAGL carried out helicopter inspections of overhead powerlines across its network during February, giving the utility an overall view of...

Melbourne Water has laid the final pipes for its Glenroy Drainage Improvement Project, which will reduce the flood risk to...

Knowing the precise spatial position of assets, especially those buried underground, allows utility operators to rapidly locate their assets when...