Industry on notice in scaffolding blitz

Safework NSW is conducting a safety blitz on scaffolding in construction following a number of incidents including 3 fatalities in 2020. The blitz has already resulted in more than 800 notices including: 26 penalty notices, 232 prohibition notices and 580 improvement notices. Infringements included missing scaffold parts, unlicensed workers and substandard safety measures on site.

Read more at Safework NSW (including hazard sheets) here.