In an incident at the Glen Shopping Centre in Victoria in June 2018, a JLG R1932R scissor lift dropped approximately 3 metres without notice while an air con plumber was working on it. Luckily nobody was seriously hurt on this occasion. This was not an isolated incident. The CFMEU advised members
Shade cloth does a great job, however we need to make sure it complies with all Australian Standards after the dramatic fire in Sydney recently. This wasn’t the first serious incident involving this particular product, which is Dynamesh.
Two tragic wall collapse incidents occurred on Wednesday 16th August in Sydney. Both were domestic/residential housing sites and both were preventable.
With an unprecedented level of tower crane activity on Sydney’s skyline, a crane incident at the Probuild Constructions Discovery Point residential high-rise development has again focused concerns on safety standards.
Wednesday 25 November 2015 was a very dark day in Western Australia with three tragic, preventable fatalities. The victims were two Irish ceiling fixers both in their 20’s and a 32 year old scaffolder.