Prior to the Christmas holidays WorkSafe inspectors focused on the risk of falls during construction work when they visited sites across Victoria. Last year there were 2 fatal falls from height at construction sites in the state and recently a…
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WorkSafe Inspections Focus on Work From Heights
Posted in Industry News Tagged with: Construction, ohs, WH&S, whitecard, work from heights, workplace health and safety
Fatal Fall Prompts Warning
WorkSafe Victoria has issued a safety reminder about the risks of injuries or death from working at heights, following a serious fall incident at a housing construction site earlier this month. The incident took place at a Rosebud construction site…
Posted in Industry News Tagged with: Construction, fall safety, WH&S, whitecard, work from heights, workplace health and safety
Beware Work from Heights After Man Falls from Roof
Beware of falls when working from heights particularly when doing roof work. A man recently suffered injuries to his leg and chest as a result of a fall off a roof. The man was taken to hospital after the incident…
Posted in Industry News Tagged with: builders, building site, Construction, roof fall, whitecard, work from heights, workplace health and safety
The New Way to Prevent Fall Related Injuries
As construction safety technology advances, the latest system for addressing falls on construction sites has emerged, the Cyber-Physical System (CPS). CPS has been defined by the US National Science Foundation as “an engineered system consisting of a seamless integration of computational algorithms…
Posted in Safety Info Tagged with: fall injuries, falls, safety incident, White Card, work from heights, work health and safety, workplace falls
Ladders No Longer Needed to Test Fire Detectors
Work from heights and falls from ladders in particular have become a serious concern with a number of workers being injured every day, which makes the latest fire detection technology such a breakthrough. The VIGILANT Generation 6 Range was recently announced and…
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