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Proper installation of safety mesh to prevent falls from height
Working at height is a dangerous activity, regardless of occupation. This is a situation that many in the construction industry, particularly roofing plumbers, find themselves working in on a daily basis.

JLG ProLift LiftPod Model FS80 portable aerial work platform
The LiftPod portable aerial work platform is designed to replace the ladder. Model FS80 features a larger work tray that is easier to fit and use and the tray attaches to the basket and keeps tools and materials within reach of the user.
Haulotte Compact 14 electric scissor lift
The Compact 14 is a lightweight and compact 14 m electric scissor lift, designed for working in warehouse racking and building maintenance applications.
Work platform
The Branach Step Platform enables workers to safely operate at a height of 3.6 m with stability provided by box-rail construction.
Work platform
The Height Adjustable work platform lifts personnel to the most ergonomically suitable height for a safer working position.
Step platforms
The world’s best platforms, for those working at heights, are claimed to be made here in Australia by Branach using a unique box-rail construction which is not only lightweight but strong.
Height sensor for scissor lift
The Logic Lift is an automatic infrared height sensor that is available for deployment on all electric hydraulic scissor lifts.
Scissor lifts
The MEC 3072 and 3772 Rough Terrain scissor lifts are designed to handle a variety of off-slab applications including steep grades.
Step platforms
The FPW Step Platform range is designed and manufactured specifically to increase safety while working at heights. They are lightweight and easy to move and erect.
Scaffold management system
Scafftag Mk II is a complete scaffold management system used internationally and recognised to assist with the control of scaffolding.
Personal and portable lift
JLG Industries, Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation company and manufacturer of aerial work platforms and telescopic material handlers, has available the JLG LiftPod, a portable aerial work platform designed to replace the ladder.
Knuckle-boom work platform
The HA120PX is a rough-terrain all-purpose knuckle-boom elevated work platform with a working height of up to 10.4 m, incorporating 4WD differential wheel lock and 26 cm high ground clearance, making it suitable for work in civil engineering and construction sites.
Telehandler for confined spaces
The JLG 2505 compact telehandler is designed for work in confined spaces. The machine weighs less than 5000 kg and has a maximum lift height of 5.6 m. Its capacity is 1996 kg at maximum lift height and 800 kg at maximum reach (3.3 m).
Lift tables
The Actilev range of lift tables and scissor lifts provides a low working profile, mobility, double and triple scissors for high extensions and a large platform for oversized materials.
Telehandler access equipment
The Haulotte Top Lift range of compact telehandlers have lifting capacities of up to 4 t and lifting heights of up to 17 m. They provide low levels of environmental pollution, operator comfort and safety, reliability and ease of transportation.
Telescopic boom
The Telescopic Big Boom HB86 TJ+ (H28 TJ+) has a telescopic jib which offers a 5 m additional reach with proportional controls to work in challenging environments.
Adjustable feet for stepladders
Branach has introduced a levelling system to allow users to individually adjust the legs on their step platform ladders, to make them more stable on uneven surfaces.
Corrosion-resistant safety step platform
Branach has released a corrosion-resistant version of its safety step platform.
Safety step
The Step-up is a plastic safety step that is designed so that the structural top deck is reinforced with the addition of kiss offs to maintain a solid flat deck surface.
Folding work station
The Instant Snappy folding work station is designed to meet increasing demand for safer ways of working at height, while at the same time meeting all OH&S issues.
Work platform
The FS80 LiftPod is a practical alternative to the ladder. It is lightweight and mobile enough to be transported by one person on the back of a typical utility vehicle.

Conviction over elevated work platform injury
A heavy haulage company was convicted over an incident where a worker was crushed while loading an elevated work platform onto the trailer of a truck.
Company directors prosecuted over death resulting from cutting corners
Two company directors were convicted over the death of an employee when the partially built floor he was working on collapsed after more than 10 tonnes of building blocks were placed on it.
Resort fined over permanent injury to worker
The owner of a Broome resort was fined $60,000 over an incident in 2006 that left an employee permanently disabled.
Victoria joins national campaign to improve scaffold safety
WorkSafe Victoria inspectors will join a two-month national campaign to improve scaffolding safety in the construction industry.
Court penalty highlights fall dangers
A South Australian construction company has been convicted and fined $14,875 for failing to provide a safe workplace at a construction site, where a worker fell through a gap in a work platform, sustaining severe injuries.
Warning to check condition of work platforms
The poor condition of scaffolding on a construction site caused a man to fall and sustain serious injuries, prompting warnings from the WA Department of Commence.
Furniture company fined over lift truck rollover
A company was fined $40,000 for failing to provide a safe working environment for workers on an elevating work platform, which toppled over with them on it after becoming unstable at its maximum height.
Mutual recognition of construction induction training
The process towards national OHS harmonisation has taken a further step in November, with the announcement by WorkCover NSW of its recognition of the South Australian 'white card' as proof of completion of construction induction training.
Safety alert for scaffolding
WorkCover NSW has issued a reminder to the construction industry to follow adequate safety precautions when working with scaffolding.
Toolbox talks for tradies
WorkCover NSW and the Housing Industry Association (HIA) have organised a series of Toolbox Talks to be held throughout 2008.
Jeminex Group acquires five new businesses
The Jeminex Group has acquired five new businesses, taking the number of acquisitions made by the Jeminex Group to 17 and annual revenues to more than $304 million.
Safety warning for young workers
SafeWork SA has issued a safety warning to employers about the risks to young workers by highlighting a successful prosecution.
Zero tolerance for initiations
WorkSafe Victoria has urged employers to take a zero-tolerance approach to workplace initiations this year, warning that the pranks can lead to serious injury and death.
Green card deadline for NSW
There is one month to go until the â€˜green cardâ€™ deadline in NSW and WorkCover has issued a reminder to those NSW construction workers who have not yet updated their certification.
Construction firm convicted for failing simple safety steps
A County Court judge has convicted a major civil engineering company for the death of a worker, because it failed to take positive steps to ensure their safety at work.
Don't rely solely on manufacturers' safety information
Plant and equipment suppliers must independently verify that the products they supply comply with safety standards, as a recent NSW prosecution illustrates.
West Warrnambool safer after week-long Safe Towns campaign
West Warrnambool businesses have proved themselves among the state’s safest during the Safe Towns campaign, but two people were found working in a way that could have resulted in death or spinal injury.
Companies held liable for fatality
Three companies have been hit with more than $86,000 in fines and reparations after a New Zealand man fell to his death on the first day of his new job last August.
SA inspectors target fall prevention safety
South Australia is joining workplace health and safety regulators across Australia to ensure workplaces have appropriate measures in place to prevent falls in the construction industry.
Government report on workplace fatalities
The â€˜Notified Fatalities Collectionâ€™, initiated by the federal governmentâ€™s Australian Safety and Compensation Council (ASCC), obtains records of Australian work-related fatalities for both employees and self-employed workers.
Advance Scaffold purchase by Advcorp
Oldfields has entered into a binding agreement with Advcorp Pty Limited to purchase the business assets of Advance Scaffold.

Increasing warehouse security
CWC Equipment specialises in the hiring and selling of materials handling equipment for building sites such as boom and scissor lifts, and telehandlers

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