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"We've seen a big reduction in accidents in 2012 so we're making"
progress.
But we've also had 3 people burnt in electrical injuries that could"
"have been avoided had they been wearing full PPE."
"We've also had working at height accidents, where we've been lucky that people have not been"
"seriously injured."
"Our 2012 safety and health improvement plan"
"focused on risk assessment as our number one priority."
"Before we commence on work Ted I've written out this risk assessment"
"I've had a look at a few different risks that I've evaluated"
"such as the uneven ground, my belt is up to test and has been visually inspected."
"Is there anything else you would like to add?" "We've got the vehicle haven't we?"
"Yeah we've got vehicle on the L test". We've got cattle in the field?"
"That's correct yes"
"Thats about it isn't?" "If you could sign on that then Ted"
"We need to learn from the lessons of incidents that occurred outside of our company."
"In early 2012 one of our vegetation management contractors fell"
"out of a hydraulic bucket lift"
"and was very fortunate not to have be seriously injured."
"Before I get into the bucket mule"
"I ensure that I've put my safety harness on correctly"
"ensuring that these positions here"
"are all safe"
"It's also up to date and has been visually inspected"
"I then"
"get my fall restraint for the bucket"
"and then I'm ready to go inside."
"From there"
"i firstly ensure"
"that that is connected inside the bucket."
"The hooks"
"then go into the bucket"
"and tighten my fall restraint"
"to ensure"
"I cannot fall out of the bucket"
"I then shut the door firmly."
"It is absolutely vital"
"that everyone who climbs wood poles adopts the appropriate techniques 24/7"
"Before we climb the pole we want to do a test on the pole"
"this is to ensure that the pole isn't rotten"
"this is normally called the 'hammer test'"
"you're simplest testing the pole"
"to ensure"
"that the sound is like a ping, you don't want to hear a dull thud"
"because that would mean that the pole was rotten"
"Now we are ready to climb"
"We need to put our work positioning belt?
"Into our D-ring"
"and our pole choker onto the other side of the belt"
"and ensure they are clicked in."
"We are now ready to climb."
"The objective of this was to safely climb above the HV fuses"
"on the pole."
"So firstly, once I got to the bottom of the HV fuses"
"I then attach my climbing sling"
"around the cross-arm above."
"After doing that"
"I then put in my safety hook"
"to ensure that I could take off my pole choker and be permanently attached to the pole"
"at all times."
"I'd like to thank colleagues for their vigilance, commitment and support"
"and look forward to a successful 2013."