Purpose This safety alert concerns the collapse of a Callaghan 37 metre concrete placing boom and includes actions to be taken by boom owners to avoid similar incidents. Background In…
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A reminder to check that safety pins are used on semi-automatic quick hitches, following an incident where a worker was injured. Background A young worker’s leg was crushed when an…
The purpose of this health and safety alert is to inform workers, employers, builders and designers of the risk of failure of lifting clutches associated with tilt-up and pre-cast concrete…
Queensland’s Electrical Licensing Committee recently disqualified a negligent electrical contractor from holding an electrical work licence for a period of 10 years. The electrical sole trader was previously directed to…
A worker in Victoria was recently injured in an incident in which a filter tank ruptured during commissioning of a paste plant and released about 400 tonnes of slurry. The…
NT WorkSafe recently issued a safety alert highlighting the increased risk of fires in mobile plant and heavy vehicles when maintenance or modification work does not follow the recommendations of…
In July 2019, a worker was crushed to death when manually handling goat carcasses. He was trapped by a hydraulically operated stainless-steel bucket. A conveyor belt moves and loads carcasses…
In June 2019, two people used a high-pressure water blaster on a corrugated asbestos cement roof (super six roof). As a result, asbestos contaminated dust and debris (ACD) ended up…
A local homebuilder has been fined $77,200 in the Brisbane Magistrates Court for seven breaches under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 dating back to 2017. The alleged offences occurred at…
NT WorkSafe recently issued a safety alert about the practice of transporting excavator attachments in a large excavator bucket, and the risk associated with the attachments dislodging and causing serious…