DREAMWORLD has been issued three prohibition notices by Workplace Health and Safety QLD (WHSQ) inspectors over its Buzzsaw ride, relating to safety harnesses and staff access.

WHSQ issued the notices relating to “maintenance safety harness anchor points” on the BuzzSaw, ordering the company to undertake additional certification.

Buying Tips

• Ensure the ladder is the right height for the jobs you are likely to use it for.
• Check the weight capacity of the ladder.
• If you are a senior citizen or a person with disability you may be eligible for assistance with home maintenance from either your council or local agencies.

By following some simple ladder safety tips the risk of injury can be reduced:

• choose the right ladder for the job
• don’t work in wet or windy conditions
• take time to set up your ladder
• work safely up the ladder
• have another person hold the ladder
• know your limits and work to your ability.

35 Injuries per day

36 Deaths per year

Safe Work Australia has the latest report...

A 27-year-old German woman has died after falling 13 storeys at a Perth construction site on Monday afternoon. The woman fell at the 38-storey Finbar development on Adelaide Terrace at East Perth WA.

Worksafe said the woman had fallen down a ventilation shaft, from the 15th floor to the 2nd.

An Illinois contractor, who Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) says has willfully disregarded worker safety laws for years, faces US$89,100 in new penalties.

On Tuesday 13th September 2016, the ARAA Board of Directors passed a motion to change current pre-requisites for ARAA level 2 and 3 assessments.

The minimum requirement to have a current First Aid Certification before a candidate can sit a level 2 or 3 assessment has been repealed.

This change is EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATE as of 15 September 2016.

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.

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.

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