Low-Pro height safety anchor points
17 May, 2010 | Supplied by: Kattsafe
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.
Capital Safety Lad-Saf powered climb-assist system
17 May, 2010 | Supplied by: 3M Fall Protection
The Lad-Saf powered climb-assist system does not require a separate or secondary fall-protection system. This fall-arrest-rated, dual system simplifies safety and increases worker productivity by providing both climbing assistance and fall protection to workers ascending fixed-ladder systems within wind turbine towers.
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.
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.
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: Kattsafe
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: Kattsafe
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 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.
