A MAN has died and another is fighting for life after a crane accidentally dropped 1.5 tonnes of concrete in Melbourne.
Three men were working in the pit at the basement of the residential building site when the chain holding the kibble - a bucket used to transport concrete on a work site - reportedly snapped.
Read MoreThe devastated mother of a teenage boy who fell 12 metres to his death during a building refurbishment has pleaded for tighter regulations on WA worksites, including the introduction of industrial manslaughter laws.
"Someone is going to get killed": Mother reveals her son told her he was worried about the safety of his worksite just eight days before he fell 12metres to his death
Dear Industry Colleagues,
We would like to remind all our Professional Customers that Standards Australia has just released the following drafts of Standards Amendments for Public Comment. Public Comment closes on the 11th of October 2018, so please take the time to read and comment on these vital industry standards.
Thrill-seekers may soon be able to climb to the 65-metre peak of Perth's newly-minted Matagarup Bridge and take a high speed zipline back to the ground.
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Some Petzl products show 100 kg.
Only the EN 341 (descenders), EN 12841 (rope access) and EN 813 (Seat harnesses) standards allow certification for masses over 100 kg.
For all other equipment, European standards require testing with a mass of 100 kg.
The requirements of the standards only partly cover the consequences of a fall of a 100 to 140 kg user (including equipment)
Read MoreSome RTOs that have provided students with the new Privacy Notice have shared reactions to the document.
I’m not signing this. I don’t understand anything it says, really.
Why does the government want to know everything about me just because I’m doing this course?
I don’t get this. What am I saying is ‘true and correct’?
What are the legal consequences if it turns out that something I said isn’t ‘true and correct’?
Does this say anything I write down can be sent to the government?
Am I still allowed to do the course if I don’t sign this?
My employer doesn’t know I’m doing this course. Will you tell them?
What’s my training activity data? Is it all the assessments that I do?
Is NCVER going to give my personal information to an overseas call centre?
AS/NZS1891.4 is widely references in Safe Work Australia Codes of Practice covering working at height issues.
It is also widely referenced as a source document for worker training on safe working at height. Not expecting major impact on the Codes as the updates are not going to be in conflict.
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A Water Corporation's man has died in a workplace incident in Henderson in Perth's south.
Hosted by the North America DROPS Chapter, this event was held at the Westin Houston. Over 100 industry leaders and representatives came together in an open and collaborative environment to share best practice in sustaining dropped object prevention improvements.
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