Safety alerts 2008

Suspended scaffold failure

Queensland workplace safety alert. A number of serious incidents have recently occurred in Queensland and other parts of Australia when workers have fallen from swing-stage cradles.

Size: 257.5 kb, 2 pages
Format: Guidance booklet
Date: Sept 2008

Tree falling safety

Details incorrect tree falling work practices and defective equipment that inspectors recently uncovered in the forest industry

Size: 229.7 kb, 2 pages
Format: Safety alert
Date: Oct 2008

Portable LP gas stove explosions

Two separate (but similar) explosions involving portable gas stoves. Incorrect operating procedures can lead to excessive heat build-up and may cause gas canister to explode.

Size: 153.0 kb, 2 pages
Format: Safety alert
Date: July 2008

Chemical safety - tank decontamination crucial

A cleaning contractor was pressurising a pump-action spray pack which had a cleaning agent in it, when a chemical reaction occurred, causing the spray pack to explode.

Size: 119.9 kb, 2 pages
Format: Safety alert
Date: Jan 2008