Safety Bulletins

IRATA issues Safety Notices on a regular basis, produced by IRATA Health and Safety Committee, to keep members and technicians abreast of issues of which they should be aware which have arisen out of incident reporting or feedback from members themselves.

Historical Safety Bulletins are published for informative historic reference only. Recommendations and observations made at the time of publication do not necessarily reflect current best practice and guidance, therefore should be disregarded in favour of current best practice.

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Safety Bulletin 042

Falling or Dropped Objects
19/03/2021   application/pdf
212.38KB

Safety Bulletin 042 - Portuguese

Queda Ou Queda De Objetos
19/03/2021   application/pdf
162.96KB

Safety Bulletin 042 - Turkish

Düşen Ya Da Düşürülen Nesneler
16/05/2017   application/pdf
202.72KB

Safety Bulletin 043

Eye protection
19/03/2021   application/pdf
228.75KB

Safety Bulletin 043 - Portuguese

Óculos De Segurança
19/03/2021   application/pdf
218.56KB

Safety Bulletin 043 - Turkish

Göz Korumasi
16/05/2017   application/pdf
407.98KB

Safety Bulletin 044

Rope Access Main Rope Failure
19/03/2021   application/pdf
326.61KB

Safety Bulletin 044 - German

Arbeitsseilversagen
15/04/2021   application/pdf
419.85KB

Safety Bulletin 044 - Portuguese

Acesso À Corda Falha Na Corda Principal
19/03/2021   application/pdf
445.30KB

SAFETY BULLETIN 044 - Spanish

Fallo Cuerda De Trabajo en Acceso Por Cuerda
15/04/2021   application/pdf
392.02KB

Safety Bulletin 044 - Turkish

İple Eri̇şi̇m Ana İpi̇n Kopmasi
15/04/2021   application/pdf
360.32KB

Safety Bulletin 045

Fall from height: Aid Climbing
19/03/2021   application/pdf
283.78KB

Safety Bulletin 045 - German

Sturz Aus Der Höhe: Technisches Klettern
15/04/2021   application/pdf
360.61KB

Safety Bulletin 045 - Portuguese

Queda De Altura: Escalada De Auxilio
19/03/2021   application/pdf
424.68KB

SAFETY BULLETIN 045 - Spanish

Caída De La Altura: Asistencia De Escalada
15/04/2021   application/pdf
383.72KB

Safety Bulletin 045 - Turkish

Yüksekten Düşme: Yapay Tirmaniş
15/04/2021   application/pdf
292.08KB

Safety Bulletin 046

Fall from height - Major injury
19/03/2021   application/pdf
212.52KB

Safety Bulletin 046 - German

Absturz Aus Großer Höhe - Schwere Verletzung
16/04/2021   application/pdf
271.28KB

Safety Bulletin 046 - Portuguese

Queda De Altura - Principal Prejuizo
19/03/2021   application/pdf
287.04KB

SAFETY BULLETIN 046 - Spanish

Caída De La Altura - Gran Lesión
16/04/2021   application/pdf
258.46KB

Safety Bulletin 046 - Turkish

Yüksekten Düşme – Önemli̇ Yaralanma
16/04/2021   application/pdf
180.87KB

Safety Bulletin 047

Working in a bunker - Dangerous occurrence
19/03/2021   application/pdf
143.14KB

Safety Bulletin 047 - German

Arbeiten in Einem Bunker - Gefährliches Ereignis
21/11/2017   application/pdf
216.91KB

Safety Bulletin 047 - Portuguese

Trabalhando Em Um Espaço Confinado - Ocorrencia Perigosa
19/03/2021   application/pdf
202.49KB

SAFETY BULLETIN 047 - SPANISH

Trabajar en Un Bunker - Ocurrencia Peligrosa
27/11/2017   application/pdf
193.27KB

Safety Bulletin 047 - Turkish

Depo Çalişmasi – Tehli̇keli̇ Olay
21/11/2017   application/pdf
187.81KB

SAFETY BULLETIN 048

Use of Telehandler as an Anchor
19/03/2021   application/pdf
714.92KB

Safety Bulletin 048 - Chinese

Use of a Telehandler as an Anchor 使用推高機當作固定點
02/03/2018   application/pdf
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Safety Bulletin 048 - German

Verwendung Eines Teleskopladers Als Anschlagvorrichtung
02/03/2018   application/pdf
195.46KB

Safety Bulletin 048 - Portuguese

Uso De Um Telehandler Como Âncora
19/03/2021   application/pdf
196.80KB

Safety Bulletin 048 - Turkish

Teleskopi̇k Forkli̇fti̇n Ankraj Olarak Kullanilmasi
02/03/2018   application/pdf
208.21KB

Safety Bulletin 049

Powered Ascenders: The Hazards
19/03/2021   application/pdf
249.38KB

Safety Bulletin 049 - GERMAN

Motorisierte Seilwinden: Gefahrenquellen
16/04/2021   application/pdf
298.80KB

Safety Bulletin 049 - Persian

کاتالوگ ایمنی شماره 49
16/04/2021   application/pdf
228.11KB

Safety Bulletin 049 - Portuguese

Ascensores Energizados: Os Perigos
19/03/2021   application/pdf
313.29KB

SAFETY BULLETIN 049 - Turkish

Motorlu Yükselme Aleti̇: Ri̇skler
16/04/2021   application/pdf
217.97KB

Safety Bulletin 050

Confined Space: the Hazards
02/10/2024   application/pdf
38.27KB

Safety Bulletin 001

Observations on a rope access incident reported issued by the Australian Rope Access Association
01/08/2008   application/pdf
57.92KB

Safety Bulletin 002

Periodic examination of fall protection systems for work at height horizontal, flexible anchor lines - EN705 Class 'C'
01/08/2008   application/pdf
38.56KB

Safety Bulletin 003

Grit blasting incident
01/10/2008   application/pdf
94.67KB

Safety Bulletin 004

Window cleaning incident - Falling person
01/10/2008   application/pdf
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Safety Bulletin 005

Grit Blasting Incident
01/10/2008   application/pdf
297.12KB

Safety Bulletin 006

Cow's tail incident
01/11/2008   application/pdf
459.86KB

Safety Bulletin 008

Dangerous knots
01/08/2008   application/pdf
74.03KB

Safety Bulletin 009

Rock stabilisation incident
01/08/2009   application/pdf
60.61KB

Safety Bulletin 010

Snagged rope incident - Fallen person
01/08/2009   application/pdf
65.10KB

Safety Bulletin 011

Severed working line
01/11/2009   application/pdf
61.50KB

Safety Bulletin 012

Descender incident – Failure to check catch on side plate.
01/12/2009   application/pdf
45.96KB

Safety Bulletin 013

Sparking From a Wire Anchor Sling
22/03/2010   application/pdf
26.60KB

Safety Bulletin 014

Manriding incident - Connector failure
26/10/2010   application/pdf
34.67KB

Safety Bulletin 015

Hot-Work incidents
26/10/2010   application/pdf
32.38KB

Safety Bulletin 016

No knots in end of rope - Problem with ASSOW in risk assessments
28/01/2011   application/pdf
35.20KB

Safety Bulletin 017

Abseil incident – Operator error
31/01/2011   application/pdf
180.76KB

Safety Bulletin 018

Near miss – Failure of anchor lines
18/02/2011   application/pdf
327.64KB

Safety Bulletin 019

Anchor slings slipped on anchor
10/06/2011   application/pdf
178.94KB

Safety Bulletin 020

Rope melted by heat from a lamp
26/07/2011   application/pdf
45.14KB

Safety Bulletin 022

Catastrophic failure of ropes rigged over an edge
28/07/2011   application/pdf
59.07KB

Safety Bulletin 023

Alert - Pre use checking of equipment
29/06/2012   application/pdf
93.18KB

Safety Bulletin 024

Out of control abseil
01/11/2012   application/pdf
207.85KB

Safety Bulletin 025

Rope failure caused by unauthorised lift
01/09/2014   application/pdf
212.61KB

Safety Bulletin 026

Rope melted by cyclic piperwork
01/09/2014   application/pdf
172.24KB

Safety Bulletin 028

Dropped objects
07/03/2014   application/pdf
171.06KB

Safety Bulletin 029

Unauthorised persons tampering with rope access equipment
07/03/2014   application/pdf
172.63KB

Safety Bulletin 030

Hazard identification
07/03/2014   application/pdf
173.42KB

Safety Bulletin 031

Procedures not followed
07/03/2014   application/pdf
214.57KB

Safety Bulletin 032

Strains
07/03/2014   application/pdf
313.75KB

Safety Bulletin 033

Fall from height
12/11/2014   application/pdf
191.79KB

Safety Bulletin 034

Fall from height
12/11/2014   application/pdf
245.19KB

Safety Bulletin 035

Dropped objects
12/11/2014   application/pdf
245.18KB

Safety Bulletin 036

Trade specific tasks and risk assessment
12/11/2014   application/pdf
412.57KB

Safety Bulletin 037

Rope caught by moving elevator
12/11/2014   application/pdf
324.50KB

Safety Bulletin 038

Entanglement
05/02/2015   application/pdf
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Safety Bulletin 039

Fall from height
27/11/2018   application/pdf
321.25KB

Safety Bulletin 040

Dropped objects
04/08/2015   application/pdf
338.67KB

Safety Bulletin 041

Adverse inclement weather
04/08/2015   application/pdf