Working up high is dangerous. Falling from any height can lead to death or long-term injuries.

Over the past three years more than 13,000 workers were injured after falling from a height at NSW workplaces. Nineteen died and more than 200 were permanently disabled.

These incidents largely happen in the construction, manufacturing, telecommunications, transport, agriculture and forestry industries.

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Affected part numbers: 6100016, 6116500, 6116501, 6116502, 6116503, 6116504, 6116505, 6116506, 6116507, 6116509, 6116512, 6116535, 6116540, 6116541, 6116542, 6116500C, 6116500SM, 6116507/A, 6116540b, L3330, L3330-WEB-38, L3330-WEB-45, 6116540-45, Z4A-L3330-45, Z4A-L3330, L3330-N-EDI

Alert: Petzl ASPIR harnesses modified by malicious third parties are being sold online. They pose a mortal danger to users.

There have been recent postings on social media regarding the Petzl SEQUOIA harness, specifically the harness leg loop FAST buckle.

In some rare cases, wearers have experienced the FAST buckle of the leg loop working itself into a partially released position.

Single Sided Stepladders are ligthweight ladders offering strength and stability.

Double Sided Stepladders allows access from both sides and offers greater load bearing strength.

Multi-Purpose Ladders are versatile stepladders that can be separated and made into trestles.

Dual Purpose Ladders allow the ladder to be used in the traditional A frame configuration or opened into a straight ladder.

Step Extension Ladders allow the pratical use of a stepladder and an extendable straight ladder.

Platform Stepladders allow for a safe temporary work platform for working at heights.

Work Platforms are lightweight offering strength and stabillity.

Access Platforms and Order Picking Ladders are designed for safe, easy and efficient use around the warehouse or workplace.

Extension Ladders are available in aluminium and fibreglass for a wide range of applications.

Single Ladders offer strength and stability at heights.

Mobile Scaffold Systems are designed for fast, safe and efficient erection and use at the work site or around the home.

On March 30, 2016, during routine equipment inspections, one customer detected cracks on the stainless steel arms on three ASAP LOCK units.

In light of this information, a complete inspection of Petzl ASAP LOCK inventory was conducted and no cracked ASAP LOCK arms or Side plates were found.

During a recent quality inspection on the new MGO OPEN connectors sold since January 2016, Petzl found the heat treatment on a batch of the screws used for this product to be non-compliant. The heat treatment defect may potentially cause cracks to form over time.

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Call for Inspection for work harnesses with "Click-Lock" buckles: TREE CORE, CORE CL, and CORE PLUS CL made by EDELRID

Based on customer feedback, EDELRID have been alerted to the fact that the "Click-Lock" buckles for the thigh loops on the harness types TREE CORE, CORE CL and CORE PLUS CL may open if only one of the push buttons is pressed. This was caused by a temporary error in the manufacturing process of a limited number of buckles from their buckle supplier for the harness models listed below.

Please note: Even if the buckle is open, the design of the harness ensures safety in the loading direction (dropping out from it is not possible), nonetheless the error might lead to injury if the buckle on the thigh loop opens unintentionally. This buckle type is used only on the thigh loop of the said harnesses.

To rule out any risk, EDELRID is requesting all users of said harnesses to immediately stop use and inspect them per the instructions attached.

This applies to the following Edelrid Core CL harnesses:
EDL880350230170 Core Triple Lock, night, S-XL
EDL880350232190 Core Triple Lock, night/oasis, S-XL
EDL880360232190 Treecore Triple Lock, night/oasis, S-XL
EDL880370232190 Core Plus Triple Lock, night/oasis, S-XL

Given the number of questions received in relation to Australian Standards AS/NZS 5532 and AS/NZS 1891.4 and the Work Health and Safety legislation SafeWork NSW has published a fact sheet explaining their expectations.