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Innovative Scaffold Bridge Keeps Hyde Park Running

On the Hyde Park leg of the 2019 Sydney Running Festival, organisers faced the need for accommodating over-road race access across Park Street.

They engaged with Baulkham Hills scaffolding company GM Scaffolding for a bridge design that could simultaneously take the weight of several runners as well as support crew and camera motorcycles. And the bridge needed to span the wide road clearly without any angled underside support structures that would hamper the flow of vehicular traffic below.

Markisol Solve a Height Safety Blind Spot

Swedish blinds supplier Markisol have operations in many countries, including Australia. After a move to a new warehouse complex in Altona North, in Melbourne’s south west, Markisol found a height access challenge when unloading stock from shipping containers. Markisol approached Melbourne-based work platform designer and manufacturer SafeSmart Access for an answer.

CBH Group Experience No (Fall) Pain with Grain

CBH Group, a grower-owned co-operative based in Western Australia, cover many aspects of operations such as grain storage and handling, marketer support, transport, shipping and processing.

At a storage facility just outside Geraldton, workers often need to access the inside of the bulkhead walls that contain the grain. Identifying safety issues with climbing, CBH looked for a better way that would alleviate fall hazards and make the process quicker.

CBH contacted Australian portable height access supplier SafeSmart Access to discuss the challenges.

Platform 26 and 27 Falls: a Ghost of the Past at Central Station

As part of the Sydney Metro project, two disused underground platforms will be transformed into a high voltage room for the new underground station box. During works, Laing O' Rourke workers wanted to eliminate the fall danger around the platform edges. See what they did.