Height

Low-Pro height safety anchor points

17 May, 2010 | Supplied by: Sayfa Group

The Low-Pro height safety anchor points provide quick and easy retrofit installation to metal purlin structures suiting standard, corrugated and span deck roof profiles. The devices have a low visual impact and can be used as a primary abseil anchor point.


JLG ProLift LiftPod Model FS80 portable aerial work platform

13 May, 2010 | Supplied by: JLG Australia Pty Ltd

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.


Sperian Miller sharp-edge lanyards and sharp-edge Scorpion fall arrestors

13 May, 2010 | Supplied by: Honeywell Industrial Safety

The Miller by Sperian sharp-edge lanyards and sharp-edge Scorpion fall arrestors protect against sharp-edge hazards that lanyards and workers may be exposed to, should a fall take place over a sharp edge.


Public comment sought on falls in agriculture guidance note

10 May, 2010

The Western Australian government is calling for public comment on a proposed guidance note on preventing falls from height in the agricultural sector.


Conviction over elevated work platform injury

03 May, 2010

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

03 May, 2010

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.


Fines over edge protection prompt falls warning

10 March, 2010

Two companies have recently been fined for failing to provide edge protection on a building site, prompting a reminder from WorkSafe WA on the prevention of falls.


Resort fined over permanent injury to worker

03 March, 2010

The owner of a Broome resort was fined $60,000 over an incident in 2006 that left an employee permanently disabled.


Weighty issues for harness wearers

03 March, 2010 | Supplied by: Honeywell Industrial Safety

Designing good harnesses for people working at height has meant facing some difficult challenges, not the least of which has been that, over the last 10 years, there has been a gradual change in the body size and weight of the people who work at height that we are working to protect.


Exercise extreme care with safety anchors

19 February, 2010 by Peter Ferguson*

The discovery of safety anchor systems in extremely unsafe conditions in New Zealand has prompted an urgent call-to-action from a leading height safety industry association.


Sayfa Systems 3 Sixty permanent anchor point

09 February, 2010 | Supplied by: Sayfa Group

The 3 Sixty permanent anchor point is suited to maintenance personnel who need to work at heights and utilise a harness and lanyard fall protection system.


Sayfa Spyda temporary fall arrest anchor point

09 February, 2010 | Supplied by: Sayfa Group

The Spyda temporary fall arrest anchor point is suited to builders, roofers and maintenance personnel working at heights. The temporary anchor point is rated at 22 kN and provides uniform load distribution in the event of a fall.


Compact 14 electric scissor lift

09 February, 2010 | Supplied by: Haulotte Australia Pty Ltd

The Compact 14 is a lightweight and compact 14 m electric scissor lift, designed for working in warehouse racking and building maintenance applications.


DBI-Sala ExoFit XP Flotation Harness

02 February, 2010 | Supplied by: 3M Fall Protection

The DBI-Sala ExoFit XP Flotation Harness incorporates an AS/NZS1891.1 certified fall-arrest harness and a personal flotation device (PFD) in one unit, to provide both fall protection and buoyancy control for the professionals working on or near the water.


DBI-Sala Ultra-Lok RSQ Self Retracting Lifeline

02 February, 2010 | Supplied by: 3M Fall Protection

The DBI-Sala Ultra-Lok RSQ Self Retracting Lifeline (SRL) with Rescue provides ‘fall-arrest’ and ‘rescue/descent’ modes in one fall-protection product.


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