THE ACT Office of Regulatory Services WorkCover has issued a hazard alert on operating concrete pump hoses.
According to WorkCover ACT, it was notified of a fatality in Victoria where a worker died after being struck on the head by a concrete pump hose.
The worker was smoothing concrete when a concrete pump slipped sidewards due to supports sinking into the ground.
Additionally, two Canberra workers escaped injury involving similar concrete pumps. In that incident, an operator was blowing out the concrete pump hose when two workers walked into the line of discharge.
The area had not been identified with bunting, and other workers had not been tasked to protect the discharge zone.
The concrete spurted out from the hose and covered the men in wet slurry. No injuries were sustained but WorkCover ACT is concerned over the potential for serious injuries or death.
According to WorkCover ACT, when concrete pump hoses are being used, employers and workers need to ensure work zones are demarcated and barriers are erected according to the site specific needs and tasks undertaken.
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