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OHS Alert: Tower Crane Safety
Following the tragic deaths of a number of tower crane drivers across Australia, all the below points are strongly recommended to be implemented immediately, to assist in the improvement of standards and levels of health and safety for both doggers and tower crane...
OHS Alert: Column Reinforcement Cage
On 5th of July 2023, at the John Hunter Hospital Project, a 20 year old worker was struck by a falling prefabricated column reinforcement cage. The reinforcement cage weighed approximately1700kg and had a height of 7.7m. The injury was fatal. read...
OHS Alert: Skyjack Vertical Lifts Recall
On the identified machines, Skyjack has identified a quality issue with the weld between the mast base plate and mast vertical section. Failure to implement this bulletin may result in cracks developing along the weld between the mast base plate and the mast vertical...
OHS Alert: Crane Loading Platforms
Following the recent tragic fatality of a worker who fell from a cantilevered crane loading platform in NSW, the CFMEU highlights the following when working with crane loading platforms. read more…