All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs): Safety Alert   There have been a number of recent incidents where people have been killed or seriously injured while operating ATVs.... more » PDF Format -50 Kb Publication Number - 5360 Base failure in self-erecting tower crane   This safety alert is for all owners or controllers of self-erecting tower cranes and is published following the near collapse of a self-erecting tower crane. The crane almost collapsed when one of the... more » PDF Format -48 Kb Publication Number - 5370 Precautions to be taken when working on roofs with openings and on brittle or fragile roofs   Date of Issue: 13 October 2006 WorkCover inspectors are investigating two recent serious incidents where workers fell more than 10 metres through brittle roofing material during roof replacement wor... more » Cantilevered Platform Materials (Barrow) Hoiststesting publish options   Immediate action is required to replace or upgrade the safety gear on all hoists of this type. This Alert also covers other issues relating to the safe use of these hoists... more » Publication Number - 4031 Ceiling Collapse On Construction Site   Safety Alert No: 4051 Date of Issue: 01 July 1998 Several incidents involving the collapse of suspended ceiling systems have occurred at various locations in NSW. Workers walking or crawling on these ... more » Publication Number - 4051 Chrysotile Asbestos Ban   The use of chrysotile (white) asbestos will be banned in New South Wales and all other Australian states and territories from midnight 31 December 2003 in line with a National Occupational Health and ... more » Publication Number - 4673 Concrete Placing Boom   This safety alert is published following investigation of an incident that occurred to the operator of a concrete-placing boom after they received a serious electric shock when the boom came into cont... more » Publication Number - 4024 Contaminated Air – Warning To Divers   A New South Wales diver was recovered unconscious from the water after breathing contaminated air from a surface-supplied breathing apparatus. ... more » Publication Number - 4004 Control of Lead In the Radiator Industry   Date of Issue: 1994 In 1994, the Work Cover Authority of NSW commenced a project to evaluate worker exposure to lead in the radiator repair industry in the Sydney Metropolitan area. ... more » Publication Number - 4030 Crush Hazard   Background A roller driver was fatally injured when the road roller he was loading onto the back of a low loader fell from the loading ramps. Although the roller was fitted with seat belts, the opera... more » Publication Number - 4699 Dangers Associated with Silos   Safety Alert No: 4049 Date of Issue: 01 January 1998 A worker died when a 20-tonne silo collapsed while he was checking the grain level. The silo was typical of grain storage bins used on chicken fa... more » Publication Number - 4049 Dangers of In-Running Rollers   Safety Alert No: 4028 ... more » Publication Number - 4028 Dangers of Penetrations on Construction Sites   Safety Alert No: 4360 Date of Issue: 7 August 2003 WorkCover warns of the danger of unsecured and unmarked covers over penetrations on construction sites.... more » Publication Number - 4360 Dangers Of Rear-Access Boxes On Trucks   Safety Alert No: 4041 Date of Issue: 01 March 1997 A labourer involved in road works received fatal injuries when he was crushed under the wheels of a reversing... more » Publication Number - 4041 Dangers of Using Sweepers Near Lift Wells   A cleaner was killed while operating an industrial sweeper during the normal course of his duties in a Sydney factory.... more » Publication Number - 4046 Divers or Persons Drowning   Several people have drowned near flowing water highlighting the dangers of being trapped by suction. These incidents happened during inspection, maintenance work, rescue and body recovery.... more » Publication Number - 4038 Electrical Hazards for Plumbers   Date of Issue: 18 March 2005. Safety Alert No. 4584... more » Publication Number - 4584 Electrical Work near Live Electrical Equipment   Safety Alert No: 4596 Date of Issue: 10 May 2005 WorkCover reminds electrical contractors and electricians they can be at risk of serious or fatal electric shock... more » Publication Number - 4596 Enclosed Areas   Contaminated Air- Dangers of using combustion engines in confined spaces such as wells, tanks, pits and other enclosed areas... more » Publication Number - 4027 Erection and Dismantling of Formwork: Safety Alert   This safety alert is published following an incident on a construction site where a form worker was killed by falling formwork.... more » PDF Format -30 Kb Publication Number - 5548 Explosion Danger In Cutting Empty Fuel Drums   Background A 63-year-old farmer in the Wyalong district received very severe burns - as a result of which both legs were amputated - when an explosion occurred while he was cutting a 200-litre drum ... more » Publication Number - 4009 Failure of first stage regulator on bulk LP Gas installation   Emergency plan and procedures, OHS requirements for bulk LP Gas installations... more » PDF Format -62 Kb Publication Number - 5282 Failure Of Lifting Devices In Construction Work SA96/4   Date of Issue: 29 August 1996 Lifting devices have failed in several incidents, highlighting the potential hazards and risks involved in lifting heavy concrete blocks on construction sites.... more » Publication Number - 4036 Fatality Highlights Drilling Rig Dangers   Safety Alert No: 4006 Date of Issue: 24 December 1992 A 33-year-old assistant driller was killed when he was caught in the revolving auger of a portable drilling rig s... more » Publication Number - 4006 Ferris Wheel Type Amusement Devices   A recent incident involving a “ferris wheel” type amusement ride has raised serious concern with the inherent safety of these devices, in particular how passengers’ movements are controlled when the r... more » Publication Number - 4586 Filling of LP gas bottles safety alert   LP Gas cylinders must be inspected, tested and maintained... more » PDF Format -266 Kb Publication Number - 5283 Fire and explosion risks at wineries   This safety alert is published following the investigation of two fatalities that occurred following an explosion and subsequent fires at a winery in the Hunter Valley. While the causes of the inciden... more » PDF Format -65 Kb Publication Number - 5433 Fireworks   Safety Alert No: 4532 Date of Issue: 23 May 2000 This Safety Alert warns all fireworks suppliers, manufacturers and display permit holders of a potential hazard... more » Publication Number - 4532 Flammable Hydrocarbon Gases used in MVACS: Safety Alert   Date of Issue: 19 January 2006 Safety Alert No. 4793 This safety alert has been prepared jointly by Motor Vehicle Repair Industry Authority (MVRIA) and WorkCove... more » PDF Format -45 Kb Publication Number - 4793 Forklift Trucks   Safety Alert No: 4015 Date of Issue: 10 January 1994. Updated 2 October 2002. WorkCover warns of the danger of supporting the carriage and tines of a forklift truck in a raised position following a... more » Publication Number - 4015 Harvest Machinery   Date of Issue: 25 October 2005 This alert addresses precautions to be taken when using harvesting machinery.... more » Publication Number - 4730 Hydraulically Operated Post Drivers: Safety Alert   Date of Issue: 7 November 2005 Safety Alert No. 4672 Post drivers are plant that drive posts into the ground, usually for fencing or similar purposes. WorkCover... more » PDF Format -23 Kb Publication Number - 4672 Injuries from Concrete Pumping   Safety Alert No: 4037 Date of Issue: 24 September 1996 A number of injuries to concrete mixer drivers caused by pump lines and couplings bursting have occurred recently... more » Publication Number - 4037 LP Gas Filling Adaptors   Safety Alert No: 4012 Date of Issue: 13 October 1993 An LP gas tanker driver and his offsider received burns to approximately 30% of their bodies while filling a 190... more » Publication Number - 4012 LPG Tanks on Agitators for Ready-Mixed Concrete Tanks   Safety Alert No: 4032 Date of Issue: 25 September 1995 Recently, an automotive LPG tank which supplied gas to the engine of the agitator of a ready-mixed concrete truck... more » Publication Number - 4032 Maintenance of Octopus Type Amusement Rides   Safety Alert No: 4048 Date of Issue: 01 December 1997 In a recent accident, a 13 -year-old girl died while riding an octopus type amusement ride. Investigation after t... more » Publication Number - 4048 Methylated Spirits Causes Kitchen Fire Risk   Safety Alert No: 4039 Date of Issue: 01 February 1997 Workers using methylated spirits in commercial kitchens are at risk of fire and burns. ... more » Publication Number - 4039 Mobile Cranes   Date of Issue: 3 November 2003 ... more » Publication Number - 4731 Mobile Wood Chipping Machines   Safety Alert 4732 Date of Issue: 20 August 2001 There is concern that a number of hand-fed mobile wood chipping machines (chippers) being used in NSW may pre... more » Publication Number - 4732 Moving Plant on Construction Sites: Safety Alert   Date of Issue: 29 December 2006 Safety Alert No. 5049 This safety alert details measures to eliminate or minimise identified risks in relation to moving plant o... more » PDF Format -106 Kb Publication Number - 5049 Operating earthmoving equipment in or near water   This safety alert is published following the investigation of a fatality that occurred when an excavator tipped over whilst working in a creek, landing with the side door face down to the creek bed. A... more » PDF Format -21 kb Publication Number - 5423 Operating earthmoving equipment adjacent to excavations   This safety alert addresses the operation of earthmoving equipment adjacent to excavations, in light of a worker being seriously injured when a skid steer excavator rolled over into a trench. The Occu... more » PDF Format -57Kb Publication Number - 5580 Operating loading ramps on trailers (low loaders)   This safety alert is published following investigation of two recent incidents involving the uncontrolled fall of loading ramps from trailers that resulted in the death of two workers who were in the ... more » PDF Format -26 kb Publication Number - 5463 Owners / Users of Aluminium Air Receivers   Safety Alert No: 4052 Date of Issue: 01 July 1998 A recent investigation into the rupture of an aluminium air receiver revealed that the failure appeared to ... more » Publication Number - 4052 Portable Electrical Inverters for Construction Work   Safety Alert No: 4583 Date of Issue: 10 February 2005 Because of a serious electrical safety problem being experienced with some portable electrical inverters, Wor... more » Publication Number - 4583 Safe Handling of Contaminated Groundwater at the Workplace   This fact sheet provides employers with information to manage the safe use of groundwater at their workplace due to possible contamination. It gives practical advice on safety precautions to be follow... more » PDF Format -44 Kb Publication Number - 4954 Safe Operations Of Scissor Type Elevating Work Platforms   Safety Alert No: 4047 Date of Issue: 10 November 1997 Recently two painters were seriously injured when the scissor type elevating work platform they were working fro... more » Publication Number - 4047 Safe Storage of Explosives   Safety Alert No: 4643 Date of Issue: 21 July 2005 Concern is held that explosives may not be stored safely by those with a blasting explosives users permit who h... more » PDF Format -93 Publication Number - 4643 Safety Mesh Used on Roofs   Date of Issue: 7 September 2005 This alert addresses the effective use of safety mesh to prevent falls when working on commercial or industrial buildings.... more » Publication Number - 4709 Scissor-Type Elevating Work Platforms   Safety Alert No: 4050 Date of Issue: 01 June 1998 Operation Of Hunterlift Models 2035 And 2135 Scissor-Type Elevating Work Platforms... more » Publication Number - 4050 Spray Booths: Safety Alert   This alert aims to highlight to employers the health and safety risks associated with spray painting and the correct selection of spray booths that meet standards recommended in the Australian Standar... more » PDF Format -34 Kb Publication Number - 5205 Safety Alert Storage and Handling of Glass Sheets   This safety alert is published following the fatality of a worker who suffered horrific injuries while unpacking sheets of glass from a timber crate, which was stored on an A-frame. The storage and ... more » PDF Format -648 Kb Publication Number - 5346 Suspended Scaffolding   This safety alert has been published following the death of two workers who were working from a suspended scaffold, which collapsed at a Gold Coast building site in Queensland. It addresses control me... more » PDF Format -40Kb Publication Number - 5616 Telehandlers   Safety Alert No: 4651 Date of Issue: 16 August 2005 A recent serious incident in NSW involving a telehandler has raised concerns over the use of these machines to ... more » PDF Format -105 Kb Publication Number - 4651 Temporary support of masonry walls under construction: Safety Alert   This safety alert is produced as a result of a number of recent masonry wall collapses that have resulted in death and serious injury in the construction industry.... more » PDF Format -124k Publication Number - 5204 Tiger Tails on Powerlines   Date of Issue: 12 February 2004 This document alerts people to the limitations on the use of tiger tails that are fitted to overhead electrical power lines.... more » Publication Number - 4359 Tip-Truck Trailers   Safety Alert No: 4026 Date of Issue: 20 December 1994 A number of incidents involving the overturning of tip-truck trailers have been reported to WorkCover. Many of t... more » Publication Number - 4026 Tip Truck Trailers: Safety Alert   This safety alert outlines the high-risk nature of operating tip truck trailers and addresses how workers and employers can work to eliminate or control the various risks associated with operating tip... more » PDF Format -28 Kb Publication Number - 5095 Tractor and Tractor Implement Operations   Date of Issue: 3 November 2005 Safety Alert No. 4671 This safety alert outlines the high-risk nature of operating tractors and tractor implements, and addresses... more » PDF Format -23 Kb Publication Number - 4671 Tree Amenity/Arborist Operations   Date of Issue: 3 November 2005 Safety Alert No. 4670 All persons undertaking tree lopping and/or removal work should be aware of the high-risk nature of the wor... more » PDF Format -22 Kb Publication Number - 4670 Truck Rolls Away: Safety Alert   A number of incidents have occurred recently, resulting in serious injury or death where unattended trucks have rolled away because park brakes were not applied, or were not properly applied and subse... more » PDF Format -30 Kb Publication Number - 5096 High-Pressure Water Jetting   The following safety alert has been published following a fatal incident in which an operator was using a high-pressure water jetting lance to clean the settlement tank of a truck wash bay.... more » PDF Format -174 Kb Publication Number - 5626 Working Near Walls   Safety Alert No: 4053 Date of Issue: 01 January 1999 This document alerts people to the potential hazards of construction work adjacent to walls including alteratio... more » Publication Number - 4053

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