Safety & Incident Investigations
Accident investigations, and the analysis of failures of safety systems and equipment, are important components of TestSafe Australia's work. Its major client is WorkCover NSW but it has also assisted a wide range of both State and Federal regulatory authorities in undertaking complex investigations relating to major accidents, fires and explosions.
TestSafe is also available to assist industry with similar investigations including those cases where a near miss has occurred.
Erickson Sky Crane (nicknamed “Elvis”) about to drop foam onto a fire in a large fuel storage tank, while NSW Fire Brigade's Aerial Ladder Platforms spray water onto the tank. Photo, January 2004, courtesy of:-Fire Investigation & Research Unit NSW Fire Brigade (Inspector Bob Alexander)
Recent examples of TestSafe's investigations include:
- A major ethanol explosion and fire at Manildra in Port Kembla
- Fatality and injuries involving a worker on elevated work platforms
- Fork lift truck failures resulting in injuries to drivers
- Explosion and wholesale destruction of BestCare pet food plant in Gunnedah
- Explosion causes three fatalities at Caines vegetable oil plant in Rutherford
- Explosion of a gas-decanting cylinder
- Exposure of workers to carbon monoxide poisoning from concrete sawing equipment
- Examination of safety helmet after saving construction workers life
- Faulty scaffolding rigs used on construction sites
- Electrocution due to electric welding
- Failure of wire rope in high rise building lift well
- Underground Mine Transport Vehicle incident
- North Ryde Gas Explosion
- Major explosion at Boral plant in St Peters
- Equestrian safety at the forefront for the Pony Club movement
- Safety helmet saves construction worker from certain injury
- Drayton's Winery tank explosion
- Howard and Sons fireworks storage facility explosion
- Penrose Pine wood shaving bin fire
- Carbon monoxide death in a Pyrmont gymnasium
- MAPP gas welding cylinder explosion
- Flash fire at Alto Automobiles vehicle service centre
- Carrier Air Conditioning motor vehicle explosion in Monterey
- Capsicum spray cylinder explosion
- Explosion in a Sell & Packer scrap metal shredder
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