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Safety alerts by topic

Asbestos safety alerts

Bee smokers

Asbestos in vehicles

Asbestos found in imported fibre cement sheets

Pressure cleaning of asbestos roofs

Construction safety alerts

Erecting, climbing and dismantling tower cranes

Dangers from masonry walls on construction or demolition sites

Skid steer loaders

Risk of drowning around drainage pipes

Preventing an unexpected wall collapse during manual demolition

Inspection and maintenance of scaffolding stair flights

Working on electrical circuit in conduits

Mobile plant operating near overheard power lines

Safe use of nail guns

Working with or around mobile plant

Scaffolding collapse

Electrical safety

Working with electrical conduits

Asbestos found in imported fibre cement sheets

Building maintenance units and suspended scaffold cradles

Working in extreme heat

Guards and discs on angle grinders

Heavy vehicles or trailers hitting or crushing workers

Pressure cleaning of asbestos roofs

Uncontrolled movement of vehicles

Electrical hazards when working in ceiling spaces

Hot work

Falls through skylights and plastic roof sheeting

Fire hazards and containment netting

Electrical safety alerts

Working with electrical conduits

Working on electrical circuit in conduits

Electrical safety

Dangers of working on or near energised (live) electrical equipment

Electrical hazards when working in ceiling spaces

Electrical hazards from metal water resources

Farming safety alerts

How to safely use an elevated work platform when harvesting

Guards and discs on angle grinders

Fatal falls from flatbed trucks

Working with or around mobile plant

Risks associated with towing trailers

Using cheater bars on dogs is dangerous

Split rims and multi-piece wheels video

Using towing trailers incorrectly

Falls from flatbed trucks and trailers

Agricultural chemicals and pesticides

Working with horses

Working in extreme heat

Mobile elevating work platforms used in orchards

Guards and discs on angle grinders

Forklift load handling

Hydraulic equipment and systems

Heavy vehicles on trailers hitting or crushing workers

Don't cut old drums

Uncontrolled movement of vehicles

Hot work

Exposure of workers to hydrogen sulphide gas

Leptospirosis

Hazardous chemical safety alerts

Cellar safety - exposure to gases

Servicing refrigerant systems

Cleaning solvents and thinners

Decanting of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) into cylinders

Release of hot liquid from abattoir cooking machine

Switchloading transferring flammable liquids

Potential exposure to formaldehyde whilst using Keratin treatments

Fitting automotive LPG vessels to forklifts

Risks associated with cleaning beer lines

Potential risks when removing underground storage tanks

Gas cylinders for gaseous fire suppression systems

Agricultural chemicals and pesticides

Working with hot oil

Don't cut old drums

Gas cylinders manufactured from aluminium alloy 6351-T6

Commercial transport of recalled Samsung Galaxy Note7 mobile phones

Health safety alerts

Working safely when undertaking new tasks

Working safely when undertaking new tasks

Burns in restaurant and kitchens

Release of hot liquid from abattoir cooking machine

Safe work around cellar door hatches in the hospitality industry

Risks associated with cleaning beer lines

Working in extreme heat

Working with hot oil

Leptospirosis

Machinery, plant and equipment safety alerts

Erecting, climbing and dismantling tower cranes

Guards and discs on angle grinders

Mobile plant operating near power lines

Safe use of nail guns

Working with or around mobile plant

Towing trailers

Using cheater bars on dogs is dangerous

Using mobile cranes in 'pick and carry' operations

Fire on tower cranes

Cleaning beer lines

Split rims and multi-piece wheels video

Using towing trailers incorrectly

Falls from flatbed trucks and trailers

Falls from heights at waste management facilities

Working with sheet materials

Safe use of hand-held cutting saws

Working with drilling rigs

Building maintenance units and suspended scaffold cradles

Unpacking shipping containers

Mobile elevating work platforms used in orchards

Guards and discs on angle grinders

Forklift load handling

Hydraulic equipment and systems

Heavy vehicles or trailers hitting or crushing workers

Don't cut old drums

Gas cylinders manufactured from aluminium alloy 6351-T6

Commercial transport of recalled Samsung Galaxy Note7 mobile phones

Unpacking glass sheets

Rider restraints on hurricane style amusement devices

Uncontrolled movement of vehicles

Hot work

Transport safety alerts

Tailgates on tipper trucks

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