Media Release
Jan 20, 2015
Collapse of cable company highlights serious flaws in electrical safety regime The collapse of an electrical cable import business following a national recall of faulty product has highlighted serious flaws in the process for approving products for sale, the...
Media Release
Jan 12, 2015
The Australian Cablemakers Association (ACA) has welcomed the mandatory recall on some Ecables branded power cable sold between January 2011 and June 2014. Energy Safe Victoria issued the recall today, following ACA testing which showed the cable was non-compliant due...
Media Release
Dec 10, 2014
The Australian Cablemakers Association (ACA) has urged the new Victorian State Government to act urgently to address the risk to life and property caused by the recalled ECABLES products. ACA Chairman Andrew Davenport has written to Premier Daniel Andrews and Energy...
Media Release
Nov 27, 2014
The Australian Cablemakers Association (ACA) has today warned of serious risk of fire and electric shock from yet another batch of faulty electrical cables which has been sold and installed over the last three years. A voluntary trade recall has been issued for...
Media Release
Nov 4, 2014
The ACA (through its Work Health Safety & Environment Sub-committee) and Simons Transport have joined a working group with the Electrical Wholesalers Association of Australia (EWAA) to develop an Electrical Cable Handling Industry Guide for the safe transport and...
Media Release
Sep 22, 2014
Source: news.com.au THE “cable girl” scandal that has left time bombs in 40,000 Australian homes and businesses will cost at least $80 million to fix. The estimate comes from a giant taskforce working feverishly to ensure 4000km of the potentially deadly...
