Safety and health alerts - 2005

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• 01-05 Failure of domestic step ladder
  Topic: Working at height,
  Industry: Transport and storage
  


• 03-05 Tree lopper injured when elevated work platform tipped
  Topic: Working at height,
  Industry: Agriculture forestry and fishing
  


• 04-05 Fatal engagement of drill rig operator in drill string
  Topic: Guarding,
  Industry: Manufacturing
  


• 05-05 Handling of hot liquids
  Topic: Hazardous substances,
  Industry: Accommodation cafes and restaurants
  


• 06-05 Oxidiser sparks chemical fire
  Topic: Hazardous substances,
  Industry: Manufacturing
  


• 07-05 Gardener fatally injured in roll-over
  Topic: Plant and machinery,
  Industry: Personal and other services
  


• 08-05 Deep fat fryer
  Topic: Plant and machinery,
  Industry: Accommodation cafes and restaurants
  


• 09-05 Lack of maintenance on road train leads to joint actio
  Topic: Plant and machinery,
  Industry: Transport and storage
  


• 10-05 Worker injured in unguarded wool press
  Topic: Guarding,
  Industry: Agriculture forestry and fishing
  


• 11-05 Farmer crushed by ute
  Topic: Plant and machinery,
  Industry: Agriculture forestry and fishing
  


• 12-05 Manual handling of beer kegs
  Topic: Manual handling,
  Industry: Accommodation cafes and restaurants
  


• 13-05 Operator loses control of ride-on mower
  Topic: Plant and machinery,
  Industry: Personal and other services
  


• 14-05 Vegetable oil and animal fats
  Topic: Hazardous substances,
  Industry: Accommodation cafes and restaurants
  


• 16-05 Failure of scaffold hoist guardrail
  Topic: Guarding,
  Industry: Construction
  


• 17-05 Isolation of plant and machinery
  Topic: Plant and machinery,
  Industry: Manufacturing
  


• 18-05 Concrete panel retaining wall failure
  Topic: Working at height,
  Industry: Construction
  


• 19-05 4x4 vehicle slides out of control
  Topic: Plant and machinery,
  Industry: Construction