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More Work Needed to Reduce Work-Related Fatalities in 2019-20

Safe Work Australia has released an update featuring new data on work-related fatalities. Although numbers are down, the industries involved and causes are still the same.

SafeSmart Brings Roar to a Hush at Newcastle V8 Supercars

SafeSmart are on the road again to bring noise attenuation to the Newcastle CBD for the V8 Supercars Newcastle 500. See what SafeSmart did for iEDM for trackside harmony.

Hutchinson’s Debris Danger Dealt With

Whilst working on the Castle Residences project on Castlereagh Street Sydney, contractors Hutchinson Builders’ workers were working on formwork decks just below street level when an unusual hazard was identified.

Since the demolition of the previous building to occupy the block, the wall of a neighbouring building, previously attached to the old building, was suffering from minor surface-level damage to the substrate. Falling sandstone debris presented a danger until SafeSmart stepped in.

GM Takes Metropolitan Hotel Scaffold Design to Infinity

The Metropolitan Hotel, on the corner of George and Bridge Streets in Sydney, thought to have been built around 1876, recently underwent a refurbishment to refresh gaming areas, bar areas and the rooftop terrace.

Consistent with the architecture of the era, the building’s north west corner is curved. With a normal scaff system, walkways that can only be joined at 90-degree angles create a gap between the platform and the building, and consequently a tripping and fall hazard. Infinitiy looked to GM Scaffolding for a system built with Proscaf to protect the building as well as keep the project on schedule. See how they did it.