Safe work at height rules update
10 August, 2015 by Carl Sachs*, Managing Director, Workplace Access & Safety | Supplied by: Workplace Access & Safety Pty LtdThe revised model code of practice for Managing the Risk of Falls in the Workplace is explained.
Ergodyne Magnetic Tray Organisers 5920 (Rectangle) and 5925 (Round)
05 August, 2015 | Supplied by: Pryme Australia Pty LtdThe Ergodyne magnetic tray organisers are used to store small metallic parts and can be attached to any metallic structure close to the worker at any angle or height.
Capital Safety DBI-SALA Delta Comfort Harness range
04 August, 2015 | Supplied by: 3M Fall ProtectionCapital Safety has launched the DBI-SALA Delta Comfort Harness range to its portfolio of fall protection equipment.
Capital Safety PROTECTA Rebel Personal Self Retracting Lifeline (SRL) range
30 July, 2015 | Supplied by: 3M Fall ProtectionCapital Safety has launched a PROTECTA Rebel Personal Self Retracting Lifeline (SRL) range, an update of its Rebel Compact range that minimises fall clearance requirements when working at height.
DBI-SALA Python Safety range of fall protection for tools
01 July, 2015 | Supplied by: 3M Fall ProtectionThe DBI-SALA range of Python Safety products has been developed to prevent dropped tools and equipment.
Stop the drops
18 June, 2015 by Michael Biddle*, Managing Director, Australia & New Zealand, Capital Safety and Chair, Working at Height Association of Australia | Supplied by: 3M Fall ProtectionWorking at height continues to represent a major safety management challenge for most workplace health and safety professionals; however, increasingly it is not just 'people falls' that are an issue.
Honeywell Miller TurboLite Personal Fall Limiters
10 June, 2015 | Supplied by: Honeywell Industrial SafetyThe Honeywell range of Miller TurboLite Personal Fall Limiters (PFLs) eliminates the need for different fall protection equipment when fall clearance changes.
Safety solution designed for water industry application
02 June, 2015
A small team at SA Water set out to design a solution to enable safe boat access, as they couldn't find a suitable product in the market to address a recurring problem.
DBI-SALA Nano-Lok Extended Length range of self-retracting lifelines
27 May, 2015 | Supplied by: 3M Fall ProtectionCapital Safety has released the DBI-SALA Nano-Lok Extended Length range of self-retracting lifelines (SRLs).
TSE Safety Harness ZT (zero trauma) safety harness
27 May, 2015 | Supplied by: TSE Safety Harness
The ZT (zero trauma) safety harness is designed to provide freedom of movement, comfort and safety for people working from heights, including elevated work platforms.
DBI-SALA FlexiGuard SafRig and EMU fall access systems
13 April, 2015 | Supplied by: 3M Fall ProtectionCapital Safety has added the SafRig and Engineered Modular Unit (EMU) to its DBI-SALA FlexiGuard Access Systems range, which are portable and provide an overhead anchorage point anywhere that fall protection is needed.
Accumax MaxSafe Scaffold Inspection Tags
04 March, 2015The Accumax MaxSafe Scaffold Inspection Tags feature a revised design to suit a wider range of industry applications.
Capital Safety Rollgliss Rope-Safe Rope Grab secondary back-up device for fall arrest
01 March, 2015 | Supplied by: 3M Fall ProtectionDesigned for use as a secondary back-up device for fall arrest on kernmantle rope, the Rope-Safe Rope Grab has been designed and certified to meet an array of international standards.
Working at height, and in confined spaces
19 February, 2015 by Gordon Cadzow, Association Secretary of WAHA
While industry standards are well known and encourage a higher focus on safe work practices to avoid falls from height, there are many other risks associated with workplace safety which require working-at-height skills but do not attract the same level of legislative attention. One of these high-risk areas is that of work required in or around a confined space.
Life can change dramatically in the blink of an eye
16 February, 2015
Organised by Spinal Cord Injuries Australia (SCIA), the Teamsafe workplace safety and injury prevention program presents a human face on why following safety processes based on participation, facilitation and empowerment is so important.
