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Is your electrician licensed?

Is your electrician licensed?

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Electrical safety in rental properties

Electrical safety in rental properties

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Stay safer up there, Switch off down here

Stay safer up there,
Switch off down here.

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Safety switches

The risk is real. One safety switch may not be enough.

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You don’t have to make direct contact with a powerline for it to kill you. #RespectThePower

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Keeping the community safe from the dangers of electricity

Electrical safety at home

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Electrical safety resources

Electricity in the home
Electricity in the home (PDF, 1.48 MB)
Get storm ready
Get storm ready (PDF, 3.35 MB)
Electrical safety and water
Electrical safety and water brochure (PDF, 180 KB)
Are your electrical leads safe?
Are your electrical leads safe fact sheet (PDF, 483 KB)
Electrical safety in rental properties – tenants guide
Electrical safety in rental properties – tenants guide (PDF, 3.17 MB)
Electrical safety checklist
Electrical safety checklist (PDF, 406 KB)
Electrical safety in rental properties – Property owners guide (PDF 7.1 MB)
Electrical safety in rental properties – Property owners guide (PDF 7.1 MB)

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Electrical safety in rural Queensland
Electrical safety in rural Queensland
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Solar PV safety
What to do in an electrical emergency
What to do in an electrical emergency
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  • Home
  • Electrical safety at home
    • Don’t do your own electrical work
    • Safety switches
    • Electrical safety during storms
    • Ceiling spaces
    • Electricity around water
    • Solar PV systems
    • Battery energy storage systems
    • Re-wiring fuses
    • Electrical safety in rental properties
    • Shocks and tingles
    • Protect your kids from electrical danger
  • Electrical safety outside the home
    • Overhead powerlines and underground cables
    • Planting and trimming vegetation
    • Private power poles
    • Respect the power campaign
    • Electrical safety in rural Queensland
  • Electrical equipment
    • Buying and using electrical equipment
    • Hiring electrical equipment
    • Christmas lights
    • Clothes dryers
    • Generators
    • Electrical product recalls
  • Information for workers
  • Resources
  • Home
  • Electrical safety at home
    • Don’t do your own electrical work
    • Safety switches
    • Electrical safety during storms
    • Ceiling spaces
    • Electricity around water
    • Solar PV systems
    • Battery energy storage systems
    • Re-wiring fuses
    • Electrical safety in rental properties
    • Shocks and tingles
    • Protect your kids from electrical danger
  • Electrical safety outside the home
    • Overhead powerlines and underground cables
    • Planting and trimming vegetation
    • Private power poles
    • Respect the power campaign
    • Electrical safety in rural Queensland
  • Electrical equipment
    • Buying and using electrical equipment
    • Hiring electrical equipment
    • Christmas lights
    • Clothes dryers
    • Generators
    • Electrical product recalls
  • Information for workers
  • Resources