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Scaffold collapse
In a recent incident, approximately seventy metres of freestanding independent modular scaffolding (one level high) collapsed due to strong winds at a construction project.
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Incident alert
Worker seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle
In 2024 a worker suffered serious injuries after being struck by a vehicle at a construction project.
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Incident alert
Worker suffers electric shock and causes fire to property
This year, a worker suffered an electric shock when lengths of roof guttering contacted an overhead powerline at a residential construction site.
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Workplace health and safety alert
Imported Asbestos Fire Door Core
This safety alert relates to the detection of asbestos-containing Fire Rated Board (FRB) as a result of information provided the Australian Border Force (ABF).
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Workplace health and safety alert
Cantilevered crane loading platform drop
This safety alert relates to the collapse of a retractable cantilevered crane loading platform and highlights risk control measures that should be applied to prevent similar incidents.
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Incident alert
Worker seriously injured by falling tree
In a recent incident, a fauna spotter suffered serious injuries during land clearing works.
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Incident alert
Worker seriously injured in fall
Earlier this year, a young worker suffered serious injuries when they fell from a retaining wall at a construction site.
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Incident alert
Two workers injured at construction site
Earlier this year, two workers suffered severe burns following a flash fire at a construction site.
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Workplace health and safety alert
Mobile cranes and tree removal
This safety alert highlights the danger involved when using mobile cranes, including vehicle loading cranes, to remove trees.
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Incident alert
Worker falls from forklift
A worker has sustained serious injuries after falling from an elevated forklift.
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Incident alert
Workers exposed to hazardous chemical
In 2024, two workers sustained chemical burns after being exposed to a hazardous chemical, liquid sodium hydroxide, which is commonly referred to as caustic soda.
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Incident alert
Serious injuries: overhead travelling cranes
In 2024, a worker sustained serious crush injuries after being struck by a steel beam. In 2025, a worker sustained serious injuries when an Elevating Work Platform (EWP) fell over.