Health and safety portal
Safety alerts
WorkSafe ACT issues safety alerts for identified hazards and work health and safety incidents. Alerts issued by WorkSafe are available below.
2020
| Date | Type | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 15 June 2020 | Incident | Collapse of steel formwork |
| 6 February 2020 | Incident | Residential construction - Working at heights |
| 23 January 2020 | Advice | Understanding safety systems on worksites |
2019
| Date | Type | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 3 December 2019 | Incident | Earth leakage circuit breaker |
| 26 August 2019 | Incident | Power tool and manual handling |
| 4 July 2019 | Advice | Potential for dangerous scaffolding collapse |
| 12 June 2019 | Incident | Construction site fire |
| 28 May 2019 | Incident | Overhead electrical risks |
| 13 May 2019 | Advice | Precast panel structure |
| 9 April 2019 | Incident | Formwork collapse |
| 6 March 2019 | Incident | Crane incidents |
| 4 March 2019 | Incident | Extreme weather events impacting scaffolding |
| 7 February 2019 | Incident | Precast panel falling from structure |
| 9 January 2019 | Incident | Food mincing/slicing machinery |
Historic safety alerts
| Date | Type | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 21 December 2018 | Incident | Heavy vehicle tyre inflation |
| 30 November 2018 | Incident | Inspection and maintenance of skip bins |
| 6 August 2018 | Incident | Gas explosion |
| 25 July 2018 | Advice | Asbestos in bunsen burner gauze mats |
| 18 April 2017 | Incident | Underground cable identification |
| 9 March 2017 | Incident | Working on and operating electrical installations or equipment |
| 20 February 2017 | Incident | Scaffolding safety |
| 2 February 2017 | Incident | Power tool safety |
| 24 November 2016 | Incident | Working on electrical meters |
| 22 September 2016 | Advice | Unflued gas heaters and your health |
| 23 August 2016 | Incident | Aerosol can safety |
| 23 August 2016 | Incident | Basic electrical safety on construction sites |
| 23 August 2016 | Incident | Heavy vehicle safety |
| 19 July 2016 | Incident | Crane safety |
| December 2010 | Incident | Disposal of clinical waste - Sharps and needles |
| December 2010 | Incident | Electrical incident |
| December 2010 | Incident | Power leads and electrical appliances |
| November 2010 | Incident | Forklift safety |
Explore the following pages under this section to obtain more specific information:
- Aerosol can safety
- Asbestos in bunsen burner gauze mats
- Basic electrical safety on construction sites
- Collapse of steel formwork
- Construction site fire
- Crane incidents
- Crane safety
- Disposal of clinical waste - Sharps and needles
- Earth leakage circuit breaker - Fire
- Electrical incident
- Extreme weather events impacting scaffolding
- Food mincing/slicing machinery
- Forklift safety
- Formwork collapse
- Gas explosion
- Heavy vehicle safety
- Heavy vehicle tyre inflation
- Inspection and maintenance of skip bins
- Overhead electrical risks
- Potential for dangerous scaffolding collapse
- Power leads and electrical appliances
- Power tool and manual handling
- Power tool safety
- Precast panel falling from structure
- Precast panel structure
- Residential construction - Working at heights
- Scaffolding safety
- Underground cable identification
- Understanding safety systems on worksites
- Unflued gas heaters and your health
- Working on and operating electrical installations or equipment
- Working on electrical meters
On this page