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New Incident Animation – Owner Builder

Owner builders have an obligation to ensure workers are safe. In 2018, a worker was killed after falling through a partially unprotected void while inspecting air conditioning ducting on a residential construction site. The worker was one of several contractors engaged by the owner builder.

The animation is the result of an Order handed down by the District Court of NSW. The offender funded the animation which was produced in collaboration with SafeWork NSW.

We strongly encourage you to watch this video and share it with your workers and industry contacts who may be involved in construction or similar work.

Incident animation – Owner builder

https://youtu.be/Br6W_-fZPrg

Other resources:

SafeWork NSW Code of practice – Managing the risk of falls at workplaces – https://www.safework.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/50076/Managing-the-risk-of-falls-at-workplaces-COP.pdf

SafeWork NSW Code of practice – Managing the risk of falls in housing construction – https://www.safework.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/52157/Managing-the-risk-of-falls-in-housing-construction-COP.pdf

SafeWork NSW Code of practice – Construction work – https://www.safework.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0014/52151/Construction-work-COP.pdf

SafeWork NSW incident animations – https://www.safework.nsw.gov.au/advice-and-resources/incident-animations

SafeWork NSW incident information releases – https://www.safework.nsw.gov.au/compliance-and-prosecutions/incident-information-releases