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WESTERN Australia’s work safety watchdog has issued a warning after a worker was injured while repressurising a truck’s pneumatic system.

The air receiver at fault had unknown design pressure requirements and a design not compliant with appropriate technical standards.

The air receiver at fault had unknown design pressure requirements and a design not compliant with appropriate technical standards.

The incident took place last month when the worker was using a forklift to transfer compressed air from an air receiver to another pressure vessel that was mounted on a frame. During the transfer, the...

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