Over $900k in fines have been issued at the halfway point of SafeWork NSW’s 12-month blitz on falls from heights. The ‘Working at Heights in Construction’ campaign followed a concerning rise in the number of ...
Following an incident on February 16th, the EWPA, in collaboration with industry, has issued a notice in relation to the use of scissor outriggers. Potential Risk Scissor lifts can become unstable when outriggers are not ...
JLG’s new Melbourne facility gives the Victorian team a fresh new site and room to grow. Anticipation is increasing in the lead-up to JLG’s imminent move to a new purpose-built 7000 m² facility at Centre ...
Victorian based ConX Hire have recently taken delivery of several new scissor lifts and booms to expand their access fleet. Arriving into Shepparton were two full trucks laden with Haulotte machines ready to service country ...
A Wimmera feedlot operator has been convicted and fined $140,000 following the electrocution of a worker while operating a telehandler in 2020. Harmony Operations Australia Pty Ltd was sentenced in the Horsham Magistrates’ Court today ...
After 30 years of hairdressing, Jenny Steer swapped her scissors for scissor lifts as service coordinator for JLG. Jenny Steer had never really thought about what she could do outside of hairdressing. Over 30 years, ...
In a report obtained by the HRIA, the Elevating Work Platform (EWP) industry is estimated to be worth $297.2 million in 2023, rising to $453.1 million by 2030. The valuations have been forecast by primary ...
UK-based equipment rental company, Charles Wilson, increase increased its global footprint with the self-funded acquisition of Australian Boom & Scissor Lift (ABS) in Sydney, New South Wales. The family-owned company, which purchased West Yorkshire-based MTS Plant ...
Twelve months on from the launch of the Load Restraint Training, the HRIA’s online course will cease to be fee-free. The online Load Restraint Training was designed to achieve multiple goals of safer drivers and ...
When it comes to all-terrain forklifts, the latest models from AUSA are now the gold standard. Each device is built to be portable, effective, and flexible. There are six different types to choose from, and ...