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 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.
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.
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.
Sperian Soll Xenon Interfix roof bracket and Millerfix anchor point
28 January, 2010 | Supplied by: Honeywell Industrial Safety
The Soll Xenon Interfix roof bracket and the Millerfix anchor point have been added to the range of anchorage devices of Miller fall protection products.
Capital Safety DBI-Sala Force2 Wind Energy Rescue Lanyard
28 January, 2010 | Supplied by: 3M Fall Protection
The DBI-Sala Force2 Wind Energy Rescue Lanyard features rescue D-rings, large scaffold hooks for large rails or other oversized anchor points, a shock pack cover to mitigate abrasion, as well as integral wear sleeves on each lanyard tail to provide additional protection when working over structures or leading edges. Each Force2 lanyard is rated to 160 kg, designed for workers who need to access areas with a risk of fall arrest and have a combined body weight with tools and equipment up to 160 kg. Additionally, each hook is rated to 16 kN providing added security by removing the risk of forced rollout caused by excessive gate loading.
DBI-Sala ‘Anchor on the Go’
28 January, 2010 | Supplied by: 3M Fall Protection
The DBI-Sala ‘Anchor on the Go’ system is a temporary roof anchor for a variety of metal roofs in residential, commercial and industrial applications.
