OHS Alerts / Guidance

Current OHS Alerts and Guidance documents from the CFMEU Victoria-Tasmania OHS Unit.

  1. thumbnail 20T Fiber Rope Slings

    Thursday,16 June 2022

  2. thumbnail Adhesive Spray - Methylene Chloride

    Wednesday,09 October 2024

  3. thumbnail Asbestos in imported building products

    Wednesday,20 January 2016

  4. thumbnail Asbestos in imported cement sheet

    Tuesday,23 February 2016

  5. thumbnail Asbestos kills

    Wednesday,20 January 2016

  6. thumbnail Asbestos management

    Wednesday,20 January 2016

  7. thumbnail Base plates - under scaffold and formwork

    Wednesday,20 January 2016

  8. thumbnail Beware of Snakes

    Friday,11 October 2024

  9. thumbnail BRRRR... Working in the cold!

    Thursday,28 July 2022

  10. thumbnail Cantilevered chariots banned

    Wednesday,20 January 2016

  11. thumbnail Column Reinforcement Cage

    Monday,17 July 2023

  12. thumbnail Concrete panels on low strength slabs

    Thursday,21 January 2016

  13. thumbnail Crane collapse - cantilevered grillage

    Wednesday,09 August 2017

  14. thumbnail Crane components copy cats

    Wednesday,20 January 2016

  15. thumbnail Crane Incident

    Wednesday,09 October 2024

  16. thumbnail Crane Loading Platforms

    Tuesday,20 June 2023

  17. thumbnail Crane mix and mash

    Wednesday,20 January 2016

  18. thumbnail Crane Operation Exclusion Zones

    Friday,05 July 2024

  19. thumbnail Crane truck safety

    Tuesday,25 July 2023

  20. thumbnail Danger of gates...

    Thursday,28 July 2022

  21. thumbnail Dangerous goods storage

    Wednesday,20 January 2016

  22. thumbnail Dirty gloves in hard hats

    Wednesday,20 January 2016

  23. thumbnail Done n' Dusted - Crystalline Silica

    Tuesday,12 April 2022

  24. thumbnail DONE N' DUSTED - CRYSTALLINE SILICA (TRANSLATED - CHINESE)

    Tuesday,12 April 2022

  25. thumbnail DONE N' DUSTED - CRYSTALLINE SILICA (TRANSLATED - DARI)

    Tuesday,12 April 2022

  26. thumbnail Drug testing at work - consultation

    Wednesday,20 January 2016

  27. thumbnail Dynamesh Danger

    Friday,01 June 2018

  28. thumbnail Edge protection and handrails - do yours comply?

    Thursday,21 January 2016

  29. thumbnail Elevated work platform modifications

    Thursday,21 January 2016

  30. thumbnail Elevated work platforms

    Thursday,21 January 2016

  31. thumbnail Elevated Work Platforms - National Alert

    Tuesday,23 February 2016

  32. thumbnail Emergency evacuation planning

    Thursday,21 January 2016

  33. thumbnail Excavator for digging - crane for lifting

    Tuesday,17 July 2018

  34. thumbnail Excavator for digging, crane for lifting

    Thursday,16 June 2022

  35. thumbnail Explosive power tools can kill

    Thursday,21 January 2016

  36. thumbnail Explosives - not in our industry

    Wednesday,20 January 2016

  37. thumbnail Forklifts and Loading Bays

    Friday,07 July 2017

  38. thumbnail Formwork Failures

    Tuesday,29 October 2024

  39. thumbnail Fraudulent tickets (Certificates of Competency)

    Thursday,21 January 2016

  40. thumbnail Gasket material - imported product contains asbestos

    Tuesday,12 July 2016

  41. thumbnail Glass panels and high winds

    Thursday,21 January 2016

  42. thumbnail Handrail anchorage

    Thursday,21 January 2016

  43. thumbnail Hard hats - unless you don't have a head

    Thursday,21 January 2016

  44. thumbnail Hazardous Materials - Know what you're working with

    Wednesday,20 January 2016

  45. thumbnail Hazardous substances - find them before they find you

    Thursday,21 January 2016

  46. thumbnail Heat policy - 35 degrees: that's enough

    Wednesday,20 January 2016

  47. thumbnail Hoarding Horrors

    Tuesday,02 May 2023

  48. thumbnail Inspection of precast panels

    Friday,19 February 2016

  49. thumbnail Ladders - safe use

    Thursday,21 January 2016

  50. thumbnail Lasers - safe use

    Thursday,21 January 2016

  51. thumbnail Lightning and Cranes Guidelines

    Wednesday,13 December 2023

  52. thumbnail Loading bays -time for real safety protection

    Thursday,21 January 2016

  53. thumbnail Loading platforms as 'Structural Working Platforms'

    Thursday,21 January 2016

  54. thumbnail Logbooks - follow up is crucial

    Thursday,21 January 2016

  55. thumbnail Man Box Work Requires Secondary Brake on Mobile Crane Winch Drum

    Friday,16 November 2018

  56. thumbnail Metal fume fever

    Thursday,21 January 2016

  57. thumbnail Minimum Requirements for Safe Transport and Unloading of All Precast Elements

    Tuesday,12 April 2016

  58. thumbnail Mobile cranes - manning policy

    Thursday,21 January 2016

  59. thumbnail Mobile scaffolds

    Thursday,21 January 2016

  60. thumbnail Non-flammable aerosol paints - hazard alert

    Wednesday,20 January 2016

  61. thumbnail Nylon is no good

    Thursday,21 January 2016

  62. thumbnail OHS Silica Training

    Tuesday,14 February 2023

  63. thumbnail Outdoor works during lightning storms

    Monday,20 February 2023

  64. thumbnail Pigeon excreta

    Thursday,21 January 2016

  65. thumbnail Piggy back crane loads - don't do it

    Thursday,21 January 2016

  66. thumbnail Plant - are you on safe ground?

    Thursday,21 January 2016

  67. thumbnail Plasterboard carts

    Thursday,02 August 2018

  68. thumbnail Plasterboard packs - safe lifting

    Thursday,21 January 2016

  69. thumbnail Portable power tools and hand tools

    Thursday,21 January 2016

  70. thumbnail Pre-slung Loads

    Friday,10 March 2023

  71. thumbnail Precast and Tilt-up Concrete for Buildings - Industry Standard

    Friday,21 July 2017

  72. thumbnail Precast Lifting System - Clutch and Anchor compatibility

    Wednesday,24 May 2023

  73. thumbnail Precast panel bracing

    Thursday,21 January 2016

  74. thumbnail Precast panel safety

    Thursday,21 January 2016

  75. thumbnail Prostate Cancer

    Friday,07 July 2017

  76. thumbnail Raimondi Crane Alert

    Monday,30 July 2018

  77. thumbnail Raimondi Crane Alert - rope termination assembly

    Tuesday,11 September 2018

  78. thumbnail Recycled water

    Thursday,21 January 2016

  79. thumbnail Refractory work kills

    Thursday,21 January 2016

  80. thumbnail Reusable concrete anchors = no

    Thursday,21 January 2016