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ACCESS IN ACTION • MAY 2016
ACCESS in ACTION
on the cover
hot topics
32 EWPA News + Actions
34 Genie clebrates 50 years
Minimising risk when working at height
36 Genie launches next generation telehandlers
Nifty-Lift moves to bigger premises
38 Bilevelling scissors lift in two models
Dingli to back its product with retrofit and service
40 New range of Snorkel electric slab scissor lifts
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This continual investment in Ground Support sees a greater coverage in regional
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SafeWork NSW is urging businesses and
workers to review their safety systems
and consider safe work systems such
as safety harnesses or work platforms
following two deaths and eight serious
injuries in falls from heights since the
beginning of the year.
Executive Director of SafeWork NSW,
Peter Dunphy said working from heights
was hazardous and businesses needed
to have safety systems in place.
“These incidents highlight a fall, even
from a relatively low height, can result
in serious injury or death,” Peter said.
“Tragically, most of these incidents
could have been prevented had safe
work systems such as safety harnesses
or work platforms been used.
“During 2013/14 there were 4,170
workers compensation claims for falls
from heights at a cost of more than $49
million.
“We’re urging NSW businesses to
review their safety systems so no more
workers are injured.”
Under NSW work health and safety
laws, workplaces must have safety
systems in place to prevent workers
falling from heights. Businesses must
provide workers with information,
instruction, training and supervision in
risk control procedures and workers are
required to follow those procedures. For
more information on safely working with
heights, including the free publications
Safe working at heights, and the Code
of Practice: Safe Work on Roofs Parts 1
and 2, visit www.safework.nsw.gov.au
or call 13 10 50.
Spate of falls
incidents prompts
SafeWork warning
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