Serious injury sustained by worker as concrete floor gives way
03 August, 2009A worker's hand was crushed by a jack as the jacking system’s base broke through the reinforced concrete floor of the workshop under the weight of the load and the trailer falling back.
Launch of new Victorian structural steel safety standard
27 July, 2009WorkSafe Victoria has recently released a new standard on the safe erection of structural steel for buildings.
Light crane system
09 June, 2009 byThe XA aluminium light crane system is designed for materials handling applications that require high precision, minimal rolling resistance, low noise and corrosion-free extended durability and cleanliness. Such applications include automotive, food and beverage processing, precision fabrication and clean environment manufacturing.
Chain hoist
09 June, 2009 byThe Prolyft series of chain hoists includes models with maximum lifts ranging from 250 to 2000 kg in both direct-voltage control and low-voltage control.
Load turner
09 June, 2009 byPal-turn Load Rotator makes the often difficult and dangerous task of turning and rotating heavy or bulky loads safer and easier.
Crane safety audit system
09 June, 2009 byThe Crane Reliability Survey (CRS) is an audit service that tracks the condition, reliability, service life and operating safety of a crane and its components.
Reach trucks
09 June, 2009 byThe BT Reflex series electric-powered reach trucks provide increased capacities ranging from 1400 to 2500 kg, increased lift heights to 12.5 m, reduced energy requirements and improved operator safety over the previous model it replaces.
Actilev lift tables and scissor lifts
09 June, 2009The Actilev range of lift tables and scissor lifts provides a low working profile, mobility, double and triple scissors for high extensions and a large platform for oversized materials.
Basic safety failing costs crane company $70,000
25 May, 2009A failure to ensure simple safety checks had been done have cost a crane company a conviction, $70,000 fine and put future contracts at risk.
Forklift driver fined over fatal fall
06 May, 2009A forklift driver has been fined and ordered to undertake a formal assessment of his competence to operate a forklift following an incident in which a another worker was killed.
Lifting bins and common sense: if it's too heavy, leave it
26 February, 2009 by Andrew Douglas*A court ruling against a worker's civil claims against his employer after suffering a workplace injury highlights the importance of the need for employers to ensure employees have the requisite training on working safely.
Builder fined over structural collapse
18 February, 2009A builder has been fined $20,000 for breaches to the SA OHS Act for injuries sustained by workers on an Adelaide construction site.
Men six times more likely to be injured at work
23 December, 2008A report that monitors the hospitalisation of injured workers reveals that men are six times more liikely than women to be injured in the workplace.
Silencer
18 November, 2008The Mini and Midi Coax Silencers have been designed to lower sound level when using the Coax cartridges for direct integration or when using them on the Vacuum Gripper Systems VGS or the pump unit PMAT/Vactrap platforms.
Warning on crane safety after new incident
25 September, 2008SafeWork SA is urging construction firms to review their crane safety procedures after a crane was struck by its falling load at a Built Environs construction site in northern Adelaide.
