Fall prevention with low conductivity
01 July, 2008The Live Line range of fall protection harnesses is designed to resist electrical conductivity and addresses the needs of utility workers who are faced with the dangerous task of working on both high- and low-voltage live lines from an EWP vehicle.
Fall arrest anchor
01 July, 2008The RetroLink abseiling and fall arrest anchor has an unobtrusive design that requires no special tooling and minimal penetration to the roof sheeting. It can be installed onto a metal C or Z purlin, where no access is available from underneath the roof.
Two fatal falls in June
26 June, 2008WorkSafe Victoria has called on employers and workers to maximise fall prevention safety after the deaths of two men in June.
Victorian builders failing height safety
12 June, 2008A campaign targeting fall prevention in the Victorian construction industry has found greater efforts are needed to reduce the high rate of fatalities and serious injuries.
National COP for fall prevention
07 May, 2008The Australian Safety and Compensation Council (ASCC) declared the National Code of Practice for the Prevention of Falls in General Construction (General Falls Code) at its meeting in Canberra recently.
Retractable fall protection system
21 April, 2008The EZ-Line retractable horizontal lifeline system eases the stress of installing, recoiling and removing temporary horizontal lifeline systems by incorporating a built-in retractor device.
Workplace deaths nearly doubled in one week
14 April, 2008The recent death of a truck driver who fell from a trailer near Rockbank was Victoria’s third work-related fatality in a week.
Retractable fall protection system
20 March, 2008The EZ-Line retractable horizontal lifeline system eases the stress of installing, recoiling and removing temporary horizontal lifeline systems by incorporating a built-in retractor device. The entire 18 m system is easily deployed and retracted from its compact, hand-held housing. The system also reduces the burden on wearers by weighing in 33% lighter than most horizontal lifeline systems.
Honeywell Safety Products Tower harness
20 March, 2008The Revolution tower harness comes with a rear dorsal dee ring with 300 mm extension for fall arrest attachment, along with frontal fall arrest attachment, confined space loops and pelvic dee rings for work positioning.
Inspectors targeting working at height
06 March, 2008WorkSafe Victoria’s February crackdown on dangerous work at height on housing and small to medium construction sites will continue through to the end of March.
New fall protection standards
22 January, 2008 by Lyn Watts, SperianThe updated Australian and New Zealand Standard for the manufacture of fall protection harnesses and lanyards, AS/NZS 1891 Part 1, was released late 2007
Accredited high-rise anchor points
26 November, 2007The National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) now provides an inspection accreditation program focusing on safety for maintenance workers who work on high-rise buildings.
Hydration at height
19 October, 2007SpanSet has an agreement with the hydration experts in Australia to incorporate the CamelBak reservoirs into harnesses and miners belts.
Falls from heights a deadly issue
05 July, 2007ACT WorkCover stated that Coroner, Maria Doogan found the 2004 death of a worker on an ACT construction site was due to the employer’s failure to provide fall protection.
Man dies in hospital after city fall
27 June, 2007A 35-year-old window cleaner has died in hospital after falling about 12 metres from an office building.
