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Vehicle roll-overs
What happened? This Safety alert has been issued following an increase in reported unplanned movement / loss of control incidents...
Christine Wallbank
Sep 5, 20182 min read
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Grader falls off low loader
What happened? A grader that was being driven onto a low loader was misaligned, causing the left hand side rear wheel tandem to slip off...
Christine Wallbank
Sep 5, 20182 min read
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Workers fall through second storey floor
In May 2018, two workers fell to the ground when the second storey floor of a residential building under construction collapsed after...
Christine Wallbank
Sep 5, 20182 min read
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Workers hand crushed by mobile piling rig
In June 2018, a worker’s hand was crushed when a mobile piling rig he was operating in crane mode rolled over. The operator was part of a...
Christine Wallbank
Sep 5, 20183 min read
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Driver fatally crushed by own truck
In June 2018, an owner/operator truck driver was reversing his single deck truck up to a loading ramp to load cattle used in a rodeo as...
Christine Wallbank
Sep 5, 20183 min read
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Lift motor falls down shaft injuring workers
In June 2018, two workers were injured when a lift motor being moved in a shaft fell and dislodged scaffolding they were standing on. One...
Christine Wallbank
Sep 5, 20182 min read
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Workers foot amputated in screw conveyor
In July 2018, a worker was cleaning a decanter when he stepped back through an open grate into an operating screw conveyor, which...
Christine Wallbank
Sep 5, 20183 min read
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Check out this video on Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Here at ERMQ we take PTSD very seriously. It is an issue close to our hearts as many of our trainers come from the emergency response...
Christine Wallbank
Sep 5, 20181 min read
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Worker fatally crushed by prime mover
In July 2018, a worker was fatally crushed by a slow moving prime mover. The truck was undergoing modifications and was being moved under...
Christine Wallbank
Sep 5, 20183 min read
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Operator thrown and killed in bulldozer rollover
In August 2018, a bulldozer operator from Julatten was killed while clearing foliage. It appears the dozer drove onto a log, causing the...
Christine Wallbank
Sep 5, 20183 min read
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New safety guide released for renewable energy electrical equipment
The Best Practice Guide: Battery Storage Equipment – Electrical Safety Requirements has been released to provide electrical safety...
Christine Wallbank
Sep 5, 20181 min read
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