WorkSafe ACT inspectors have issued 19 improvement notices following visits to 25 residential construction sites in the new housing development Ginninderry.
Work Health and Safety Commissioner, Jacqueline Agius said that during the visits, inspectors also issued three prohibition notices and one infringement notice.
“The notices were issued due to the risk of falls from heights, unsafe scaffolding, electrical hazards, lack of amenities and signage as well as safe work method statements not being in place or followed,” Ms Agius said.
“This is the second time we have been out to Ginninderry as part of Operation Safe Prospect, with our first visit being in October last year,” she said.
“Last October we inspected 12 residential construction sites in Ginninderry and issued 10 improvement notices and one prohibition notice.”
Ms Agius said the inspections were carried out as part of Operation Safe Prospect, WorkSafe ACT’s ongoing campaign to improve work health and safety at residential construction sites across the Territory.
“It’s time for industry to take action and start improving their work health and safety practices, because protecting your workers is not negotiable,” the Commissioner said.
“Safety is everyone’s responsibility, everyone has the right to feel safe on the job and to go home safely to their families at the end of their shift,” she said.
