Safety Alerts | nt

Falling through unguarded voids is a contributing factor to a number of serious injuries and deaths in the construction industry. In all three incidents, the workers were working near unguarded voids where there was a risk of a fall.

Any construction work that involves the risk of a person falling more than 2 metres is considered high-risk construction work under Regulation 291 of the Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Regulations 2011.

A Safety Alert has been issued by NT Worksafe to highlight the risk of horizontally mounted fire extinguishers detaching during transportation and causing a hazard to other road users.