Victorian builders failing height safety
12 June, 2008
A 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, 2008
The 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.
Roof rack ladder clamp
21 April, 2008 | Supplied by: European Building Innovations
The Ultimate Ladder Clamp is an innovative way to safely secure ladders to roof racks. Each clamp takes less than 60 s to fit or release and can be fitted with a padlock to ensure that the ladders are protected from theft.
Retractable fall protection system
21 April, 2008 | Supplied by: 3M Fall Protection
The 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, 2008
The recent death of a truck driver who fell from a trailer near Rockbank was Victoria’s third work-related fatality in a week.
Honeywell Safety Products Tower harness
20 March, 2008 | Supplied by: Honeywell Industrial Safety
The 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.
Roof hatch with stairs
20 March, 2008 | Supplied by: Gorter Hatches Pty Ltd
Gorter provides a range of aluminium roof access hatches completely assembled with unfolding scissor stairs, which comply with EN-ISO 14122-3 regulations.
Retractable fall protection system
20 March, 2008 | Supplied by: 3M Fall Protection
The 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.
Inspectors targeting working at height
06 March, 2008
WorkSafe 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, Sperian
The updated Australian and New Zealand Standard for the manufacture of fall protection harnesses and lanyards, AS/NZS 1891 Part 1, was released late 2007
Safety inspections necessary after Christmas shutdown
17 January, 2008
WorkSafe Victoria has called on the building industry to lay the foundations for a safe year as most of the state’s building sites opened for business this week.
Handrail seesaw
19 December, 2007 | Supplied by: http://www.ingaleps.com.au
The newest product available from INGAL EPS is the Handrail Seesaw.
Adjustable feet for stepladders
18 December, 2007 | Supplied by: Fluidminds Pty Ltd
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.
Construction firm convicted for failing simple safety steps
05 December, 2007
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.
West Warrnambool safer after week-long Safe Towns campaign
28 November, 2007
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.
