The residential construction sector will be the focus of a webinar on working from heights as part of SafeWork SA’s April No Falls campaign this month.
The 2023 Managing Risk of Falls in Residential Construction webinar will be hosted by SafeWork SA on Wednesday 26 April from 1pm.
Register for the free webinar here
Speakers at the one-hour webinar will include Working at Height Association Chief Executive Officer Scott Barber, SafeWork SA WHS Advisor Paul Findlay and SafeWork SA Acting Director, Compliance and Enforcement Brett Pfeffer.
In 2022, SafeWork SA recorded 77 notifiable serious injuries resulting from falls, down from 103 in 2021.
Of these, 59 were in the construction industry, with 38 of those being in the residential sector.
SafeWork SA has also this week published its latest Health and Safety Snapshot as part of the April No Falls campaign.
The infographic focuses on the construction industry and a broad range of statistical data to raise awareness of the issues.
See the Fall from heights – Construction infographic here.
SafeWork SA Acting Executive Director Glenn Farrell said the 26 April webinar is an important opportunity to create further awareness about the risk of falls, particularly among the residential construction industry.
He said while the reduction in serious incidents over consecutive years was very encouraging, the number of workers still injured in residential construction is unacceptably high.
‘Every April our inspectors and educators spread the “no-falls” message,’ Mr Farrell said.
‘Businesses and workers can all play their part by considering if a task can be done differently, potentially without having to work from heights at all.’
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