Griffith, NSW protects public cemetery staff from workplace injuries with portable platforms
Griffith, NSW Public Cemetery Workplace Injuries Platforms
The city's cemetery team sought a safer method for preparing burial vaults after its leader was injured. The use of ladders proved insufficient for the double-vault depth of the public cemetery. Griffith's fitter welder, cemetery personnel, and Work and Health Safety team designed a pair of platforms using on-hand materials. The platforms safely lower to the appropriate level and support vault preparations without disturbing coffins or surrounding structures.
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Council team finds solution to grave OH&S problem - Government News
Griffith council has won an engineering award for designing and building a portable platform that lowers cemetery workers into graves.
Council Receives Two Accolades At The Ipwea Nsw & Act State Conference - Griffith City Council
Griffith City Council was recognised at the 2023 IPWEA NSW & ACT State Conference Engineering Excellence Awards held in Sydney last week, for two Council projects.
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Griffith City Council won the Workplace Health & Safety Award at the 2023 IPWEA Engineering Excellence Awards.
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