There has been an incident in SA involving injuries to an employee that occurred as a result of a failure of an EWP.

This alert has been generated to ensure that all sites in Australia are aware of the risks associated with switch rooms supplied by a South Australian manufacturer, Robin Johnson Engineering Pty Ltd, which contain imported cement floor sheeting that contains asbestos. The Electrical Trades Union has been informed that there are 64 of these buildings across Australia. 

This alert has been generated to ensure that all sites in Australia are aware of the risks of a recent incident where a Mobile Elevated work Platform was being used for pole maintenance and the operators experienced basket shudder. It was then observed on further inspection of the turret area that the main lift cylinder was not attached to the turret. (See picture on file dowload.)

This alert has been generated to ensure that all sites in Australia are aware of the risks associated with HV oil-insulated combined-fuse switches produced by Long & Crawford Manchester utilised within the electrical industry. A Long & Crawford HV combined-fuse switch exploded at the Morley Galleria Shopping Centre on 3 February, killing two persons and severely injuring two others.