Industry News
Australian Apprenticeship award
Powercor Australia was a recent Victorian winner of the ‘Minister’s Awards for Excellence for Employers of Australian Apprentices’. The awards recognise employers who demonstrate commitment, innovation and outstanding achievement in the training of Australian apprentices. Australian Apprenticeships are an Australian government initiative. [ + ]
Global lighting market approaches US$100 billion
According to a recent report by US researcher Global Industry Analysts Inc, the worldwide lighting industry for industrial, commercial, residential and public lighting will exceed US$94 billion by 2010. [ + ]
Sign of the times: $300,000 fine for company after worker dies
An employer has been convicted and charged $300,000 for an employee who died while changing a light bulb. [ + ]
An alternative to conventional lighting
UK company Thorn Lighting is leading a project to develop organic light-emitting diode (OLED) materials and efficient device structures for large area lighting applications. [ + ]
NECA SA 2007 Excellence awards
The South Australia NECA Excellence Awards and Apprentice Awards were held at the Adelaide Convention Centre on Friday 24 August, with ten of the state's leading contractors and three top electrical and communications apprentices recognised for their outstanding achievements. The Leader of the Opposition, Martin Hamilton-Smith MP, set the tone at the event with his ideas about making it easier for businesses to develop, succeed and achieve excellence. [ + ]
New Wiring Rules to be released soon
According to a recent Standards Australia media release, the new edition of the AS/NZS 3000 Wiring Rules is expected to be released in the final quarter of 2007. [ + ]
UPA plug test for interoperable 200 Mbps Powerline products
The Universal Powerline Association (UPA), an international organisation focused on global standards for high-speed Powerline applications, recently hosted its fourth UPA Plug Test event in the UK for new multimedia Powerline products. [ + ]
T5 fluorescent lamps for energy efficiency
T5 fluorescent technology has become the designer's choice for general office lighting where energy efficiency, light control and aesthetics are important. [ + ]
Spacing changes between halogens and insulation in new Wiring Rules
Standards Australia announced new rules relating to the installation of thermal insulation and halogen downlights which should help reduce the incidence of house fires. [ + ]
Reminder on need for RCDs with hand-held electrical tools
WorkSafe has issued a reminder to workplaces that residual current devices (RCDs) need to be fitted to electrical circuits wherever hand-held electrical tools are to be used. [ + ]
Olex Dekoron cables to be renamed Instrolex
After manufacturing instrumentation cables for over 40 years under the name Dekoron, Olex has changed the name of its instrumentation cables to Instrolex. It is exactly the same instrumentation cable, the only difference being the change in name. [ + ]
IPTV driving FTTx
ICT analyst Ovum recently published the results of a 14-country assessment of broadband deployments and drivers in Asia-Pacific conducted by Ovum and FTTH Council, with a specific focus on FTTx, based on interviews with major carriers in Australia, New Zealand and several Asian countries. [ + ]
HVAC apprentice incentive program
HVAC and building management services provider, AE Smith has developed a 'National Training Achievement award' to recognise and reward the efforts of the company's apprentices. [ + ]
HPM Legrand moves to new building
The new Australasian headquarters for electrical industry supplier HPM Legrand was officially opened at a recent staff ceremony in Sydney's western suburb of Auburn. [ + ]
Gallium Nitride structures for low-cost lighting
A UK consortium of organisations including Filtronic, QinetiQ, Forge Europa, Thomas Swan and Cambridge University has won a £3 million three-year contract within the British DTI technology program, to develop a route to low-cost LEDs for solid-state lighting. [ + ]
