SafeWork SA recently issued a safety alert warning business owners in the agriculture sector about the dangers of working in confined spaces following the recent death of a farmer in a grain bin.
NT WorkSafe recently issued a safety alert for electrical workers and residents to exercise caution when accessing meter boxes fitted with older style meters found in homes built before 2014. The alert was issued after Power and Water Service personnel have reported finding a number of heat damaged service fuse holders in meter boxes in territory homes.
NT WorkSafe recently issued a safety alert for owners of LP gas appliances that use small portable LP gas cylinders not to use adaptors to connect their gas appliance to the gas cylinder. The warning was issued following a serious incident in which a Perth homeowner received severe burns while using a barbecue.
WorkSafe Victoria recently issued a safety alert about the risks associated with operating mobile plant on batters and slopes following an incident in which an operator was injured when an eight-tonne excavator overturned while moving felled trees. A contract arborist was using an excavator with a log grab attachment to move felled trees down a batter, and while slewing the excavator down slope, a log slipped through the ‘log grabber’ attachment pulling on the excavator’s boom.
SafeWork SA recently issued a safety alert following an incident in which a farm worker received serious burns when using a flammable liquid to assist in burning off grape vine prunings.
