An elderly couple in Melbourne are lucky to be alive after a 33 tonne crane fell through the roof of their home. The couple narrowly escaped after the drilling rig smashed into their roof, destroying tiles and causing bricks to…
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Crane Rollover – Driver Turned off Alarm Prior to Incident
The driver of a crane that rolled and caused the death of a man at a construction site allegedly dismissed a loud alarm warning him that the crane was overloaded, prior to the incident. A court heard that the 46…
Posted in Blog Tagged with: Building Site, Construction Accident, crane, crane rollover, whitecard, workplace health and safety
Man Injured when Crane Tips
A crane tipped over on a construction site in the Gold Coast at Coomera. Ambulance paramedics were called to the scene to treat a man who had suffered minor injuries due to the crane tipping over. He was treated at…
Posted in Blog Tagged with: Building Site, construction, crane, crane collapse, whitecard, workplace health and safety
Man Injured in Crane Incident
An incident involving a crane has taken place on a construction site in South East Queensland. Emergency crews were called to a construction site in North Lakes where they discovered a man was injured in an incident involving a crane.…
Posted in Blog Tagged with: Construction Accident, construction site, crane, whitecard, workplace health and safety
Teenager’s Crane Climbing Stunt
Watch as a teenager tries a dangerous and stupid stunt after illegally entering a construction site and climbing to the top of a construction crane. This is yet another reason why site security is such an important issue.
Why Sydney is the Crane Capital?
Sydney is known at the crane capital of Australia with a record 350 cranes constructing mostly residential apartments around the city at the moment, according to the RLB Crane index published by Rider Levett Bucknall. Cranes are of course an…
Posted in Blog Tagged with: apartment construction, building, construction, crane, Cranes, whitecard
Fire Erupts At Luxury Apartment Construction Site
Yet another building fire has erupted and this time at an apartment building under construction in Sydney’s south west. The building went up in flames overnight while it was unoccupied. Police are investigating whether the blaze was deliberately set with…
Posted in Blog Tagged with: building fire, Building Site, construction, crane, Fire, white card, workplace health and safety
Truck Driver Death Results in $275K Fine for Company
A towing company has been convicted and fined $275,000 for an accident which claimed the life of one of its workers. The incident occurred when the worker was loading a boom crane onto a parked truck and was struck and…
Posted in Blog Tagged with: builder, building, construction, construction worker, crane, truck accident, whitecard
Perth Crane Drama Unfolds
A crane has collapsed at a construction site in Wembley. Construction workers on the site at the corner of Pangbourne and Ruislip streets were left cleaning up the site in the aftermath of the large crane crash this week. The…
Posted in Blog Tagged with: builders, building, construction, crane, crane collapse, OHS, whitecard, whs, workplace health and safety
Crane Topples Injuring Man
Another workplace incident has occurred at a worksite about 1km from Launceston. The incident under investigation by WorkSafe Tasmania involves a man who was injured when a crane tipped on its side. The incident happened on Friday morning and resulted…
Posted in Blog Tagged with: building, construction, crane, OHS, Safe Work Australia, whitecard, whs, workplace health and safety, WorkSafe Tasmania
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