Safety Alerts

From time to time the NASC are made aware of certain safety issues which the scaffolding industry at large should be aware of.

All Safety Alerts are listed here and the industry is encouraged to periodically check this page for updates.

Date of Issue Description (please click on the BLUE title below for more details)
11th October 2011 G series Self Extracting Lanyards - Product Recall
31st March 2011 Steel Pole Ladders WITHDRAWN (24th May 2011)
17th February 2011 Safe use of ladders
26th January 2011 Regularly maintaining and testing MEWPS
1st June 2010 Cuplok batten bearer failure
17th February 2010 Defective Scaffold Boards
15th February 2010 Scaffold Boards Failure
7th December 2009 DBI-SALA Delta II harness
2nd November 2009 Failure of Gin Wheels