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Dangers of applying heat to sealed hydraulic cylinders

SafeWork SA remind businesses to have safe systems of work in place when working with hydraulic cylinders and removing seized pins by applying heat.

23/06/20
Preventing collapse of free-standing scaffolding

SafeWork SA reminds businesses to ensure safe systems of work are in place when using free-standing scaffolding to minimise the risk of a collapse. The collapse or partial collapse of scaffolding poses a serious risk of injury, or death to workers and the general public.

19/06/20
Clearing metal tramp blockages in cone crushers

We are reminding businesses to ensure safe systems of work are in place when using and maintaining crushing plant following a fatal injury when attempting to clear a metal tramp blockage in a cone crusher located in a quarry.

30/04/20
Working in proximity to plant hydraulic systems

While working in proximity to potentially dangerous components of plant, workers should not rely on hydraulic systems to maintain those components in a safe position. Serious crush injuries can result from normal movement of the hydraulic equipment, and when the hydraulic systems fail, falling loads or unexpected moving parts are extremely dangerous.

25/02/20
Managing the risk of fall from a fragile roof

SafeWork SA is warning businesses about the risk of falls when working on fragile roofing, and the health and safety obligations when engaging contractors, following recent incidents where workers have fallen from height.

07/01/20
High Risk Work licences suspended

SafeWork SA has suspended High Risk Work licenses for three individuals following two separate safety related incidents.

26/11/19
Safe use of racking in stores

Following an incident where racking collapsed, SafeWork SA is reminding business owners to assess where existing and additional stock may be safely stored or displayed, without posing a risk to staff and customers.

08/11/19
Heavy earthmoving equipment

Following an incident where a loaded articulated dump truck overturned, we are reminding all mine operators to develop and implement safe systems of work for the use of heavy earthmoving equipment.

23/08/19
Working with imported plant or pressure equipment

SafeWork SA are reminding anyone working with plant imported from overseas that some items may not meet Australian Standards design requirements.

30/07/19
Hot cutting in container modifications

If using oxy-acetylene cutting equipment to cut through storage drums, check if that container was used to store flammable liquid or gas.

10/07/19

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9 Aug. 2020 3:20 am