Campaign against non-compliant electrical products launched

The National Electrical and Communications Association (NECA) and Voltimum recently launched the “Does it comply?” initiative in a bid to raise awareness and educate users of the dangers of using products that are not compliant to Australian Standards.

“Electrical contractors that knowingly purchase and install non-compliant goods are putting their customers and their business at risk. As the new regulations come into effect, contractors need to understand the consequences as this behaviour will no longer be tolerated,” said Wes McKnight, NECA’s National Chairman.

The initiative’s launch was attended by 40 senior executives from the electrical and communications industry. McKnight was the first to sign the pledge to stamping out non-compliant products.

The next step in this process is to get contractors in the electrical and communications industry to ‘sign the pledge’. Contractors do this by watching a webinar on the “Does it Comply?” website and then testing their knowledge with 10 simple questions. NECA and Voltimum hope this will be the beginning of a groundswell response to the industry only accepting compliant products across Australia.

To see the questions, go to www.doesitcomply.com.au/online_training.php.