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Incident alert
Mobile crane rollover onto four lane road
In January 2018, a 25 tonne articulated crane (a ‘pick and carry’ type mobile crane) overbalanced and fell across four lanes of a major arterial road while it was lifting a sign. Three lanes of traffic were closed at the time and there was no traffic in the open lane. The crane was removing a signage structure 15m in height, 3.9m wide and weighing approximately 4.5 tonnes. While manoeuvring, it appears the load caught on a structure then swung toward the road. Nobody was injured and investigations are continuing.
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Incident alert
Worker fatally crushed by elevating work platform
In December 2017, a 22 year old worker was killed while operating a boom elevating work platform (EWP) on a construction site. The EWP basket was approximately 8-10 metres in the air being lowered when it caught on a steel support beam, causing two wheels of the EWP to lift off the ground.
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Workplace health and safety alert
Installation of shoring boxes and other trench support systems
The purpose of this safety alert is to highlight the risk of trench collapse when a shoring box, or any other trench support system, does not extend for the full depth of the trench. Shoring boxes are also known as trench shields or drag boxes.
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Workplace health and safety alert
Multi-cutters and other discs on power tools and air tools
To highlight hazards associated with the use of multi-cutters and grinding or cutting discs fitted on power tools and air tools.
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Incident alert
Serious falls from height at the Gold Coast
There have been several recent falls from height at the Gold Coast which are being investigated by Workplace Health and Safety Queensland