Category: Dangerous Things
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Sometimes during the manufacturing or assembly of height safety equipment mistakes can be made. This is a rare occurrence but over the years our inspectors have inspected some that could have killed or severely hurt the user. A customer who wanted their equipment inspected, tagged and added to their online height safety equipment register presented […]
As predicted in one of our recent newsletters ( Dangerous Installations Part 2), there would be a Part 3. Sad to say this will probably become a regular story until effective regulation is brought into place throughout the industry. The peak body that is actively pursuing change in the industry in Australia is the Working […]
A shocking statistic has been revealed by one of the peak industry bodies Working At Heights Association (WAHA) “……only one in three roof anchors are fit for use.” Of the 3245 anchors audited by association members over the last three months, 2260 were deemed unusable. This fact was recently highlighted as one of our employees came […]
I was recently given the opportunity to walk around the work site of one of Brisbane’s major infrastructure projects. The safety team had asked me to take photos and provide feedback to them on my observations. The misuse of safety equipment onsite constantly amazes me. Some of the images are shared below. End anchors of […]
Even with the industry standard training, Australian Standards approved height safety equipment and certified fall arrest anchor points, some people stilln find it hard to Work Safe at Heights. On this roof there are certified anchor points installed for working at heights. The anchor points were positioned to allow persons working on the roof to […]