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New Training Material for Mobile Plant Operators

Construction Safety

  NEW – RII09 learning materials from Easy Guides   At the end of September 2011 NSW WorkCover will no longer issue licenses for earthmoving plant and equipment. At the end of December 2011, the Queensland Department of Workplace Health and Safety will no longer issue licenses for earthmoving plant and equipment. As in other [...]

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CONVERTING TO HIGH RISK WORK LICENCE

Construction Safety

DON’T DELAY IN CONVERTING TO HIGH RISK WORK LICENCE SafeWork SA says workers cannot afford to delay any further in converting their pre- 1995 qualifications to operate forklifts, cranes, hoists and pressure equipment, or to perform rigging, dogging, or scaffolding work. The agency has recorded a dramatic rise in applications for new High Risk Work [...]

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Update from Easy Guides

Forklift Safety

  Earthmoving licenses update [Please check the following information in your state or territory.]               Queensland Courses                                           Queensland 30496 OHS load-shifting courses are set to continue until 31st [...]

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Loading Unloading Exclusion Zones (LUEZ)

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Sign from SETON Download Guidelines Here:   The issue of truck driver and other personnel safety around mobile plant equipment during loading and unloading operations – referred to as ‘loading, unloading exclusion zones’ (LUEZ) is one of the significant safety issues confronting all levels of Industries within the supply chain. Workplace safety incidents within the [...]

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Forklift Risk Assessment

Forklift Safety

Worksafe Qld are urging Employers to complete risk assessments on forklift activities following a spate of recent forklift related incident and fatalities. Latest SAFETY ALERT: See more safety alerts Purpose A worker was fatally injured in a recent forklift incident in Queensland. The purpose of this safety alert is to remind employers and forklift operators [...]

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Hazard Alert – Tractor ROPS

Safety Alerts

Tractor roll-over protective structure (ROPS) limitations This hazard alert was issued by Workplace Health and Safety Queensland on 26th May 2010 Download (PDF, 376 kB) Purpose To alert plant owners/operators, including workers, employers, self employed persons and suppliers, of the circumstances that led to a tractor driver sustaining fatal injuries when the roll-over protective structure [...]

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Safe Forklift Use

mobile plant

Here is a good example of a safe work instruction for the use of forklifts. It should be adapted to suit your specific site needs. Responsibility:    All Forklift Drivers Safe Work Instruction: No employee is to operate a forklift unless they hold a certificate of competency SEQUENCE OF BASIC JOB STEPS POTENTIAL ACCIDENTS OR HAZARDS [...]

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Roll Over Protective Structures

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Protective Structures on Mobile Plant – 27 April 2010 The Office of the Federal Safety Commissioner (OFSC) has received a number of queries surrounding the interpretation of the Mobile Plant and Equipment criterion H16.7 – All earthmoving equipment is fitted with compliant ROPS/FOPS and fitted with seatbelts. In response, the following advice has been issued [...]

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New Forklift Safety Idea

Building Safety

Some of the most serious injuries in warehouses that Ive been involved in were when pedestrians were hit by a forklift. The results are almost never minor. I saw a brilliant, yet simple and cheap, idea yesterday for increasing the safety of pedestrians in warehouses. After a couple of serious incidents and many near misses, [...]

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