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Incident alert

Older tourist snorkelling death

In October 2018, an older male tourist was pulled from the water unconscious and later died at a snorkelling site, during a day tour with a tour operator. The tour operator had identified him as an at risk snorkeler. Investigations are continuing.

29 November 2018
Workplace health and safety alert

Vehicle loading cranes

VLCs can be dangerous when they are not operated in accordance with the manufacturers' instructions. The purpose of this safety alert is to alert operators of vehicle loading cranes (VLCs) of the need to follow the manufacturer¿s operating instructions and to provide safety guidance for owners and employers.

28 November 2018
Incident alert

Worker fatally crushed when forklift tipped over

In October 2018, a worker was killed when the forklift he was operating tipped over and pinned him. The experienced operator was moving a load into an industrial shed. The forklift’s mast collided with an overhead steel beam, causing the forklift to tip over onto its side pinning the operator. It appears the operator may not have been wearing a seat belt. Investigations are continuing.

14 November 2018
Workplace health and safety alert

Emergency plans for recreational diving and snorkelling

Workplace Health and Safety Queensland is issuing a safety alert following instances where recreational diving and snorkelling businesses have failed to respond effectively, efficiently and in a timely manner to an emergency situation.

12 October 2018
Incident alert

Worker killed in fall from air-conditioning duct

In August 2018, a worker was killed after falling twelve metres onto a concrete floor. Early investigations indicate he was undertaking scheduled maintenance of air-conditioning ducts and was in the fresh air intake pre-conditioned outside air (PCOA) unit. A co-worker returned to the area and found a void where a floor grate had been. He looked through the void and saw his colleague on the concrete floor below. This particular PCOA is the only vent open to external, often hot and humid air, and as such is a high corrosion area. Investigations are continuing.

6 September 2018
Workplace health and safety alert

Ladder platform brackets

The purpose of this safety alert is to highlight the risks associated with attaching ladder platform brackets onto ladders.

3 August 2018
Workplace health and safety alert

Counterweights on mobile plant

The purpose of this safety alert is to: inform workers about the hazard of falling counterweights when fitting or removing them on mobile plant, and provide guidance on design, fitting, work system and training issues to reduce the risk of anyone being injured or killed by falling counterweights on mobile plant during their fitting or removal.

3 August 2018
Workplace health and safety alert

Safe filling of portable aluminium alloy cylinders

The purpose of this alert is to inform all businesses and people who fill aluminium alloy cylinders of the risks of death and injury from cylinder explosion.

31 July 2018
Workplace health and safety alert

Appropriate powered tender vessels and propeller guarding for rescue of recreational divers and snorkellers

Workplace health and safety alert for alerting employers, self employed persons, persons in control of workplaces, designers, importers, manufacturers, installers and suppliers of plant, and workers in the diving and snorkelling industry, to the hazards caused by using inappropriate vessels and unguarded propellers on motors of rescue vessels

31 July 2018
Workplace health and safety alert

Potential for explosion of aluminium alloy oil/water separators fitted to high pressure air compressors

Workplace health and safety alerts for owners and users of Bauer high pressure air compressors

31 July 2018
Workplace health and safety alert

Dive cylinder fill whips

The purpose of this safety alert is to highlight the risks associated with the filling of SCUBA cylinders using a flexible fill hose.

31 July 2018
Workplace health and safety alert

Experienced technician critically injured by mismatching scuba cylinder tank valve fitting

The purpose of this safety alert is to highlight the potential risks associated with inadequate support under outrigger feet on mobile plant – particularly on poor ground, including fill.

31 July 2018