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Spring into knowledge: Explore our spring webinar series

Join us for our upcoming spring webinar series! MEA has carefully selected a lineup of webinars that cover a wide range trending industry topics. This is a great chance to stay informed about the latest industry trends in safety, unfair contracts, solar and EV distribution boards.

  • 3 Oct 2023 – ME Safety Demonstration Webinar
  • 4 Oct 2023 – Securing Solar PV | Home Battery Fire Safety Webinar  
  • 18 Oct 2023 – Unfair Contracts Legislative Updates Webinar
  • 25 Oct 2023 – EV Distribution Board Webinar

ME Safety Demonstration Webinar

3 Oct 2023 – 9:30am

This Safety Webinar provides a comprehensive overview of the ME Safety program, highlighting its features such as easy navigation, access to standards and member benefits, as well as additional resources like SWMS templates, inspection forms, and interactive safety meeting guides, all aimed at ensuring compliance and enhancing safety in the industry.

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Unfair Contracts Legislative Updates Webinar

18 Oct 2023 – 12:00pm

Changes to the laws on unfair contract terms will come into effect on 10 November 2023. Are you ready for these changes?
Join Ian Heathwood, Partner, Cornwalls as he explains:

  • What’s changed and how can it affect your business in a practical sense?
  • Will your trading T’s&C’s have to be changed and what does it mean in terms of the contracts you sign with builders/property owners and for maintenance works?
  • What really are the risks for you of these massively increased penalties, and how might you use these changes to benefit your business? Ian will look at both sides of the cloud – the dark side and the silver lining.
  • Live Q&A

This webinar is relevant to any electrical contractor, especially those in the contracting, commercial and maintenance space.

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Securing Solar PV | Home Battery Fire Safety Webinar

4 Oct 2023 – 12:00pm

With the increase in solar PV and home battery installations, it’s becoming critical to ensure that best safety practices and adherence to secure technologies are adopted across the sector to reduce instances of fire and related damaging events.
Join John Dejong, MEA Field Support Advisor and Captain Richard Birt, Las Vegas Fire and Rescue (retired) to learn more on:

  • What is starting solar PV and energy storage system fires
  • The practices and technologies required to prevent PV fires and ensure maximum electrical safety for tradespeople and first responders
  • The difference between DC solar PV systems and AC solar PV systems
  • Electrical safety lessons gained from 30 years in the field as a first responder
  • Live Q&A

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EV Distribution Board Webinar

25 Oct 2023 – 12:00pm

With the uptake of Electrical Vehicles in the country, Part J9D4 from NCC 2022 Volume One – Building Code of Australia now addresses the mandatory provision of EV Distribution Boards dedicated to handle the power distribution needs for EV charging.
Join MEA’s technical support manager, Matthew Duncan and Schneider Electric’s Sagar Modi, Product Manager: LV Systems, to learn more about:

  • Part J9D4 from NCC 2022 Volume One and the key requirements.
  • Interpreting Table J9D4 and working out quantities of EV distribution board/s per project.
  • The importance of a load management system.
  • Importance of loading factor on outgoing circuits and how much it matters for the car to connect to the charger.
  • Compliance to any other local standards.
  • Schneider Electric’s EV Distribution board solution.
  • Live Q&A

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