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Incident alert

Worker killed by exploding wheel and tyre

A worker was killed in October 2017 after being struck in the face by an exploding wheel and tyre. Initial inquiries indicate that the worker attempted to weld up a small leak in the truck wheel, whilst the tyre was still pressurised.

5 December 2017
Workplace health and safety alert

Guards and discs on angle grinders

The purpose of this safety alert is to highlight the risks associated with removing guards and using incorrect discs on angle grinders.

20 November 2017
Incident alert

Worker killed on cane rail siding

In October 2017, a driver’s assistant was struck and killed by rolling stock on a cane rail siding. She left the locomotive to activate points during a shunting sequence, allowing the train to leave the main track and enter the middle loop. She then gave instruction for the train to push empty cane bins into the middle loop.

14 November 2017
Incident alert

Worker struck in head by portable hydraulic jack

In September 2017, a worker sustained serious head injuries while operating a portable hydraulically powered jack. He was using the jack to expand a semi-circular shaped metal bracket when it dislodged and struck him in the face. He was found unconscious sometime after the incident occurred.

29 September 2017
Workplace health and safety alert

Roof collapse

The purpose of this safety alert is to highlight that sudden roof collapse can occur without warning. This alert provides guidance for building owners, schools, local government, building managers and body corporates about minimising the risk of roof collapse.

26 September 2017
Workplace health and safety alert

Impact protection for LPG cylinders

The purpose of this safety alert is to highlight the importance of adequate impact protection for LPG cylinders and to remind gas work licence holders and LPG delivery network operators of their responsibilities.

26 September 2017
Incident alert

Billboard workers overhead powerlines electric shock

On 7 August 2017, two workers in an uninsulated elevating work platform contacted an 11 kV powerline with the six metre aluminium sail track they were reinstalling on a billboard. Both workers suffered a severe electrical shock and burns from contacting the high voltage lines.

4 September 2017
Workplace health and safety alert

Stability of stacked material

The purpose of this safety alert is to highlight the risks associated with stacked materials and to ensure a safe system of work is followed.

30 June 2017
Workplace health and safety alert

Access hatches

The purpose of this safety alert is to highlight the risks associated with removable access hatches.

9 May 2017
Workplace health and safety alert

Truck and trailer ramps

The purpose of this safety alert is to highlight the risks associated with powered ramps on trucks and trailers.

20 March 2017
Workplace health and safety alert

Devices for latching open fuel dispensing nozzle at a service station

Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WHSQ) has become aware of a device being marketed to actively latch open a fuel nozzle. The product can be inserted into the nozzle handle during fuel filling operations to bypass the ‘dead man’s handle’ element of the bowser operation.

17 November 2016
Workplace health and safety alert

Explosive conditions: grinding, cutting and welding (including pre-heating) from the inside or outside of confined spaces

The purpose of this safety alert is to provide practical guidance to minimise health and safety risks associated with the danger of grinding, cutting and welding in, on and around confined spaces and compartments such as tanks, containers, vessels and other enclosed structures, which have contained flammable or combustible liquids.

14 July 2015