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 2016
Driving along the Waipori Falls Gorge Road (approx 35-45kmph). A red Mazda Ute came flying around the corner and seemed unaware the TPW vehicle was even there.
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31 August 2016
The Wind Team has had a challenging few months on the vehicle damage front. Three site vehicles have sustained panel damage, all on the left side of the vehicle.
22 August 2016
A contractor was working from a man bucket relocating the high voltage overhead lines. Tools for the job were being held in a steel tool tray attached to the outside of the man bucket.
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5 August 2016
A worker was preparing to work from an EWP. While checking his fall arrest harness and lanyard he discovered the karabiner was difficult to operate.
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18 July 2016
Staff member was incinerating waste cardboard. Flask of flame came up through the folded cardboard box as staff member was pushing the box into the incinerator bin.
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14 July 2016
A contractor was in the process of attaching a new cable to an existing cable tray section in the Manapouri Communications Room.
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6 July 2016
A contractor was grinding steel in the immediate vicinity of a full bottle of methylated spirits and a rubbish bin containing paper and rags.
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1 July 2016
A contractor was working from a man bucket removing the dropper cables connecting the overhead lines down to the main unit transformer below.
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23 May 2016
There was a recent incident at one of our wind farms where a technician slipped while climbing the entrance steps to a turbine. At the time he was carrying a heavy bag of tooling by himself, weighing 52kg over his shoulder.
9 May 2016
Steel place arrived from supplier with incorrect lifting eyes fitted introducing risk of a dropped object incident.
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