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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, 215.3 KB) | April 2024 | Department for Infrastructure and Transport |
| Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (PDF, 240.6 KB) | February 2024 | Department for Infrastructure and Transport |
| Positioning and Safety buffer for TMAs (PDF, 209.6 KB) | January 2024 | Downer EDI |
| Truck mounted attenuator crews gather at the rear (PDF, 268.4 KB) | January 2024 | Downer EDI |
| Portable traffic light aftercare (PDF, 356.8 KB) | December 2023 | Department for Infrastructure and Transport |
| Exiting safely from heavy construction equipment (PDF, 284.0 KB) | December 2023 | Department for Infrastructure and Transport |
| Dangerous existing electrical wiring on demolition sites (PDF, 415.6 KB) | November 2023 | Department for Infrastructure and Transport |
| High-low crane lifts create multiple risks (PDF, 1.0 MB) | February 2023 | SafeWork SA |
| Excavator tilts over on its side (PDF, 305.1 KB) | November 2022 | Department for Infrastructure and Transport |
| Emergency stops (PDF, 115.7 KB) | November 2022 | Department for Infrastructure and Transport |
| Having an automated external defibrillator (AED) nearby when needed (DOCX, 85.0 KB) | October 2022 | Department for Infrastructure and Transport |
| Risk of injury from dropped object (PDF, 123.8 KB) | August 2022 | Department for Infrastructure and Transport |
| Silicosis (PDF, 305.6 KB) | June 2022 | Department for Infrastructure and Transport |
| Dangers of working under a suspended load (PDF, 148.8 KB) | May 2022 | Department for Infrastructure and Transport |
| Electrical safety (PDF, 180.8 KB) | May 2022 | Department for Infrastructure and Transport |
| Falls from vehicles (PDF, 149.6 KB) | May 2022 | Department for Infrastructure and Transport |
| Is your team ready to respond in an emergency? (PDF, 293.5 KB) | April 2022 | Department for Infrastructure and Transport |
| Plant on plant interaction: High potential incident (PDF, 197.3 KB) | March 2022 | Department for Infrastructure and Transport |
| Spotters: Critical for site safety (PDF, 212.9 KB) | March 2022 | Department for Infrastructure and Transport |
| Facial Injury from uncontrolled release of energy (PDF, 109.8 KB) | July 2021 | Lendlease |
| Trench collapse (PDF, 299.5 KB) | July 2021 | Department for Infrastructure and Transport |
| Lighting tower incidents (PDF, 383.2 KB) | July 2021 | Department for Infrastructure and Transport |
| Placing body parts in the line of fire (PDF, 279.8 KB) | June 2021 | Department for Infrastructure and Transport |
| Underground services: Follow the 5P process (PDF, 461.7 KB) | May 2021 | Department for Infrastructure and Transport |
| Plant reversing hazards (PDF, 299.0 KB) | May 2021 | Department for Infrastructure and Transport |
| Rail Infrastructure Manager interfacing level crossings (PDF, 218.3 KB) | May 2021 | Department for Infrastructure and Transport |
| UHF radio use (PDF, 153.5 KB) | April 2021 | Department for Infrastructure and Transport |
| Quick cut saw hazard: Risk of fire (PDF, 280.7 KB) | April 2021 | Department for Infrastructure and Transport |
| Fatigue (PDF, 316.8 KB) | March 2021 | Department for Infrastructure and Transport |
| Ride on rollers (PDF, 279.9 KB) | January 2021 | Highways England |