RSHQ’s November 2026 Incident Periodical reports a direct electrical short involving a non-electrical worker with a tape measure. The Inspectorate is now reviewing their training. The bigger question: are the supervisors who send people to these jobs competent for the hazards involved?

Queensland's mining legislation sets no absence trigger for the other Senior and Supervisory Positions documented in the s.55 (Coal) and s.50 (Metals and Quarrying) Management Structure that are not in statutory positions. This article proposes a practical way for the SSE to achieve an acceptable level of risk in this regard and how to document it.