StayLive actively promotes the sharing of information as soon as possible after near miss or actual safety incidents to inform members about hazards arising out of their operations.
1 October 2019
Irritation and burns when chemical came into contact with skin.
1 October 2019
Battery drill was dropped from a work platform.
1 October 2019
Worker observed in a confined space without a helmet due to requirement to wear respiratory PPE.
24 September 2019
Whilst stripping back Raychem shrouds on transformer 11kV terminations the knife slipped and lacerated the palm of the trainee electrical fitter.
11 September 2019
The 20amp socket outlet supplying electricity to a commercial barista coffee machine was found to have a severely damaged phase terminal.
15 August 2019
A contractor working at Ohau A power station fell approximately 4.5 metres into a turbine pit after a barrier failed when weight was applied to it.
15 August 2019
Whilst retrieving a bag of tooling from the bottom of a shaft on one of Meridian's gate structures, a contractor's hand became trapped and crushed in a mechanical winch.
14 August 2019
A Hyundai Kona EV was on cruise control set at 50kph travelling through a 50kph residential area.
6 August 2019
A test lift was being performed on a bin liner with two client supplied load rings (also known as pinkies). As the bin liner has been lifted, the nut from one of the pinkies has stripped off the bolt resulting in the pinkie being removed from the anchor point while under load.
5 August 2019
A stop use and recall notice has been issued for 3MTM DBI-SALA® Twin-Leg Nano-LokTM LE and Twin-Leg Nano-LokTM Wrap Back Self-Retracting Lifelines. Please see the attachment through the link provided for more information.
