http://www.esv.vic.gov.au/news/esnure-the-message-sticks-with-free-diydie-stickers/
Do your friends/family DIY?
Following the death of a Victorian father early last month, ESV is urging families and friends to do the right thing and call a qualified electrician to do their electrical work.You can now ensure the message sticks with them by sending them one of our free DIY=DIE bumper stickers.
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New Zealanders can legally do some of their own home electrical work, and their electrons are no more or less dangerous than ours.
Same in UK (and most of the world)
Yeah I'd love to see some middle ground between having to complete a 4 year apprenticeship and not being able to DIY at all in relation to electrical stuff.
I could have sworn I saw a Cert 4 course in DIY electrical work being advertised by an institute recently but for the life of me can't remember which one, I'm in no way interested in playing with the wiring in my house but would love to be able to build and certify my own IOT devices for home use.
Fingers crossed!
The way it works in UK is minor stuff is okay such as changing sockets or changing/moving a light, slightly more major alterations require an inspection from a qualified person if it involves a new circuit or wet area like a bathroom (but you can still DIY it if someone signs off).
How to do it safely.
Or
One person died. And in the same period how many electricians died?
Like all "statistics" without getting all the figures we have no idea of the true situation.
Sounds very much like a game to get work for the electricians rather than safety.
From the internet Sept 2016
Another apprentice has been killed at work, bringing to 117 the reported number of workplace deaths in Australia this year.
The young man, aged in his early 20s, was found dead atop a home in the Melbourne suburb of Camberwell. It is believed he was electrocuted while performing electrical work.
I dont really agree with this. Ideally they should be educating the public on how to DIY the safe way and not insisting on spending $$$ for trivial stuff!!!