What's the Issue? - Serious injuries to fingers including lacerations and an amputation have resulted whilst operating drop saws. Click for more information
What's the Issue? - Commonly found in most toolkits, the utility knife is used for a variety of common everyday tasks. It can however lead to some pretty serious lacerations if due care is not taken, even when used for very basic jobs. Click for more information
What's the Issue? - Whilst using a nail gun to secure soldiers to ceiling framework, the nail has missed the soldier and appears to have then ricocheted, striking the worker on the concrete slab below (7.0 meters away), narrowly missing his eye. Click for more information
What's the Issue? - Not withstanding the human and emotional costs arising from workplace injuries, severe financial penalties can be imposed for breaches of OH&S requirements. Click for more information
Whats the issue? - A worker suffered a bruised wrist and back pain when he fell 3.6 meters onto the concrete slab below. He was undertaking tasks associated with the installation of roof purlins when he stood on a 1.2 meter ceiling trimmer which gave way. Click for more information
Whats the Issue? - Increased risk of falling whilst working on scaffolding as a result of the scaffold having been built incorrectly, having incomplete decking or from having been altered by non-certificated persons. Click for more information
Whats the Issue? - An apprentice received a laceration to his hip requiring 13 stitches whilst operating a circular saw. This occurred when cutting an overhead timber baton to a porch whilst working from 1.8 meter tall step ladder. Click for more information
What's the Issue? - Chemical burns to the surface of the eye resulting from accidental contact with lime. Click for more information
What's the Issue? - Incident involving circular saw “kicking back” whilst apprentice was ripping timber causing severe laceration to his wrist. Click for more information
What's The Issue? - Apprentice shooting himself in the fingers whilst constructing timber framework using a nail gun Click for more information