❓ Hon. C.L. Edwardes requests Worksafe reports on crane incidents and inquiries into crane safety on building sites. The Minister declines to release incident reports due to ongoing investigations and states no specific inquiry into crane industry safety was conducted.
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(b) will the Minister provide copies of the Worksafe reports relating to each of these incidents, in particular, the cause of each incident; (c) has Worksafe conducted their own inquiry into Crane Industry Safety on WA building sites; and (d) if so, will the Minister release a copy of this report?
(c) has Worksafe conducted their own inquiry into Crane Industry Safety on WA building sites; and (d) if so, will the Minister release a copy of this report?
(d) if so, will the Minister release a copy of this report?
(c) has Worksafe conducted their own inquiry into Crane Industry Safety on WA building sites; and (d) if so, will the Minister release a copy of this report?
(d) if so, will the Minister release a copy of this report?
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Answered
25 February 2003
Responded by
Minister for Consumer and Employment Protection
Response time
83 days
(a) The reporting over a four week period in May 2002, of the following four incidents involving cranes, prompted the formation of the Crane Safety Standards Working Group:
(1) On 3 May 2002, a mobile crane in Malaga tipped whilst erecting a concrete panel;
(2) On 14 May 2002, a mobile crane in Warnbro tipped whilst loading a concrete panel onto a truck;
(3) On 17 May 2002, a self-erecting tower crane in East Perth collapsed when counterweights were removed with the boom extended; and
(4) On 30 May 2002, the wheels of a mobile crane in Mindarie went through a soak well lid, causing the crane to tip over.
(b) As WorkSafe Division is finalising investigations into each of these incidents, it is not appropriate to provide further details of the incidents or the investigations at this time.
(c) No
(d) Not Applicable
(1) On 3 May 2002, a mobile crane in Malaga tipped whilst erecting a concrete panel;
(2) On 14 May 2002, a mobile crane in Warnbro tipped whilst loading a concrete panel onto a truck;
(3) On 17 May 2002, a self-erecting tower crane in East Perth collapsed when counterweights were removed with the boom extended; and
(4) On 30 May 2002, the wheels of a mobile crane in Mindarie went through a soak well lid, causing the crane to tip over.
(b) As WorkSafe Division is finalising investigations into each of these incidents, it is not appropriate to provide further details of the incidents or the investigations at this time.
(c) No
(d) Not Applicable
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