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Equipment operators told to be alert to La Niña hazards

SAFEWORK inspectors have begun visiting excavation sites throughout New South Wales after an increase in La Niña -related excavation incidents due to the deterioration of ground conditions and a rise in other incidents involving earthmoving plant.

Risk management precautions must be in place with conditions continuously monitored after the heavy rain on the east coast of Australia.

Risk management precautions must be in place with conditions continuously monitored after the heavy rain on the east coast of Australia.

Safework NSW director Natasha Mann said SafeWork's Excavation and Earthmoving Plant Safety Program will continue until April next year. "Risk management precautions must be in place with conditions...

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