A man aged in his 50s has died after falling off a roof at a building site at Innisfail in far north Queensland. He was taken to hospital with severe head injuries but died on arrival.
Workplace health and safety officials are investigating.
Reported by ABC News 16/6/10
EasyOHS Guidance: How are your working at height procedures? It is a startling fact that falls from height is in the top five causes of death at workplaces in Australia.
We recommend you take this area of compliance very seriously.
There are many Standards and Guides, but in terms of construction work we recommend you refer to the National Code of Pratice for the Prevention of Falls in General Construction.
Click here to go to the Safe Work Australia Website to download a free copy of the code.
