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OHS Alert: Crane Truck Safety

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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 drivers.
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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.
 
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OHS Alert: Skyjack Vertical Lifts Recall

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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.
 
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OHS Alert: Precast Lifting Systems

Clutches and cast in anchors (lifters) whilst individual components, are regarded in all construction safety guidance material as “lifting systems”. The individual components must be compatible and be tested by the manufacturer/supplier as a complete lifting system. 

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OHS Alert: Wind speeds for safe use of plant

Recommended Wind Speeds for Safe Use of Plant

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OHS Alert: Hoarding Horrors

Recent times have proven that under engineered designed and built hoarding protection, can be more of a risk to the general public than what it was initially intended to prevent..

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OHS Silica Training

By now, it should come as no surprise to anyone in our industry of the inherent dangers and adverse health implications when working with products that contain crystalline silica.
 
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OHS Alert - Danger of gates...

A tragic fatality occurred only a few months back at a crane yard, when a large metal gate came off its running rail and fell directly onto a worker who was manually operating the gate. The worker was found unresponsive a short time later and tragically passed away.
 
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