Fall prevention and scaffolding safety blitz evaluation 2019

What it contains

Findings from a targeted inspectorate blitz on domestic and commercial construction sites; in response to numerous incidents across Australia where workers were seriously and fatally injured as a result of falls and scaffold collapses.

In 2019 WorkSafe Victoria conducted a targeted blitz covering

• Fall prevention
• Scaffold safety
• Ladder use

This fact sheets covers 

• How this was communicated to industry
• What was found
• Results
• Enforcement actions
• What's next