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Safety Alerts
Safety alerts are contributed by DIT, contractors, safety-related organisations, and other government bodies, including some from inter-state. The alerts are made available to all contractors and their workers, and they often include lessons learned.
Contributing an alert
If you would like to contribute an alert, contact Belinda.King@sa.gov.au with details.
Alerts
2021 to present
| Alert topic | Date added | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Scaffold Safety (PDF, 215 KB) | April 2024 | Department for Infrastructure and Transport |
| Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (PDF, 241 KB) | February 2024 | Department for Infrastructure and Transport |
| Positioning and Safety buffer for TMAs (PDF, 210 KB) | January 2024 | Downer EDI |
| Truck mounted attenuator crews gather at the rear (PDF, 268 KB) | January 2024 | Downer EDI |
| Portable traffic light aftercare (PDF, 357 KB) | December 2023 | Department for Infrastructure and Transport |
| Exiting safely from heavy construction equipment (PDF, 284 KB) | December 2023 | Department for Infrastructure and Transport |
| Dangerous existing electrical wiring on demolition sites (PDF, 416 KB) | November 2023 | Department for Infrastructure and Transport |
| High-low crane lifts create multiple risks (PDF, 1037 KB) | February 2023 | SafeWork SA |
| Excavator tilts over on its side (PDF, 305 KB) | November 2022 | Department for Infrastructure and Transport |
| Emergency stops (PDF, 116 KB) | November 2022 | Department for Infrastructure and Transport |
| Having an automated external defibrillator (AED) nearby when needed (DOCX, 85 KB) | October 2022 | Department for Infrastructure and Transport |
| Risk of injury from dropped object (PDF, 124 KB) | August 2022 | Department for Infrastructure and Transport |
| Silicosis (PDF, 306 KB) | June 2022 | Department for Infrastructure and Transport |
| Dangers of working under a suspended load (PDF, 149 KB) | May 2022 | Department for Infrastructure and Transport |
| Electrical safety (PDF, 181 KB) | May 2022 | Department for Infrastructure and Transport |
| Falls from vehicles (PDF, 150 KB) | May 2022 | Department for Infrastructure and Transport |
| Is your team ready to respond in an emergency? (PDF, 294 KB) | April 2022 | Department for Infrastructure and Transport |
| Plant on plant interaction: High potential incident (PDF, 197 KB) | March 2022 | Department for Infrastructure and Transport |
| Spotters: Critical for site safety (PDF, 213 KB) | March 2022 | Department for Infrastructure and Transport |
| Facial Injury from uncontrolled release of energy (PDF, 110 KB) | July 2021 | Lendlease |
| Trench collapse (PDF, 300 KB) | July 2021 | Department for Infrastructure and Transport |
| Lighting tower incidents (PDF, 383 KB) | July 2021 | Department for Infrastructure and Transport |
| Placing body parts in the line of fire (PDF, 280 KB) | June 2021 | Department for Infrastructure and Transport |
| Underground services: Follow the 5P process (PDF, 462 KB) | May 2021 | Department for Infrastructure and Transport |
| Plant reversing hazards (PDF, 299 KB) | May 2021 | Department for Infrastructure and Transport |
| Rail Infrastructure Manager interfacing level crossings (PDF, 218 KB) | May 2021 | Department for Infrastructure and Transport |
| UHF radio use (PDF, 154 KB) | April 2021 | Department for Infrastructure and Transport |
| Quick cut saw hazard: Risk of fire (PDF, 281 KB) | April 2021 | Department for Infrastructure and Transport |
| Fatigue (PDF, 317 KB) | March 2021 | Department for Infrastructure and Transport |
| Ride on rollers (PDF, 280 KB) | January 2021 | Highways England |