Injured security guard to have repair work provided to his home after a brutal assault. In November 2017, a security guard employed by South Australia Police was violently assaulted while working as a protective security officer. Suffering a range of physical injuries to his hand, right shoulder and neck, the guard has undergone nine surgeries to…
Alcoa investigates potentially toxic leak at their Wagerup refinery.
An investigation is underway at Alcoa's Wagerup refinery after an incident occurred last Tuesday, causing seven million litres of potentially toxic material to leak from a tank.
There were no employees in the immediate vicinity at the time, and staff immediately commenced a c…
CSIRO to spend $1.5 million on safety improvements. In June 2017, an explosion occurred at a CSIRO laboratory when an experiment involving sawdust was heated at pressure using hydrogen gas in an autoclave.The researcher involved sustained minor injuries when the gas leaked from the autoclave and ignited. The building suffered extensive damage, pro…
Double conviction after crane tipping incident. Following a crane tipping incident in 2017, a crane and rigging business and employee were charged by SafeWork SA.White Crane and Rigging Service and the employee both pleaded guilty In the South Australian Employment Tribunal (SAET) for breaches of their duties under the Act.The incident occurred in…
Road work accident leads to amputation. Two traffic controllers in Perth were injured earlier in the week when their work vehicle was hit by a passing SUV trapping them between their vehicle and a trailer.One of the workers suffered such severe injuries that doctors needed to amputate his right leg. The other man was treated for minor injuries to…
WorkSafe Victoria to focus on stamping out workplace sexual harassment. WorkSafe Victoria has commenced a campaign today to raise awareness of sexual harassment in the workplace. The aim is to educate employers on their responsibilities and encourage workers to call out unacceptable behaviour. The campaign will run across digital, print, radio and…
Legal action against Cleanaway for water pollution. Australia's leading waste management company, Cleanaway, has been charged with three offences from two spill incidents at its premises in Queanbeyan in May 2020.The EPA alleges that on the 14th and 15th May 2020, solvent leaked from the premises to a stormwater system that flowed into the Molong…
Multiple charges laid over tank container fire. An industrial equipment supplier has been charged by WorkSafe Victoria regarding a serious workplace incident at Derrimut.In May 2019, two workers using an oxy torch inside an ISO tank container were forced to evacuate when diesel residue ignited, causing a fire.The company allegedly breached four se…
Crane hire company charged over serious crush injury. A Darwin mobile crane hire company has been charged by NT WorkSafe over an incident where two workers were injured.In February 2019, the crane company was hired to transport and position an electrical switchboard into a newly constructed switchboard room at the Palmerston Police Station, Wester…
How mining companies can help reduce back injuries!
Experts reveal how mining companies can mitigate human vibration exposure and reduce back injuries while their workers operate plant on rough terrain.
For 10 years, human vibration exposure has been identified as one of the top five health hazards at mine sites, both by the number of workers…
Farmers urged to put safety first. Agriculture remains one of Victoria's most dangerous industries despite only employing about two per cent of its workers. Victorian farmers and workers make up about 14 per cent of the states annual workplace fatalities.In the past three years, 24 people have died in farm incidents, whilst 424 people working in a…
Failure to dispose of waste results in a man being fined $10,000. A man has been fined $10,000 and ordered to pay over $4000 in court costs for not correctly disposing of industrial waste. The man was also ordered to clean up the waste by 18 August 2021 to prevent further penalties.The charges relate to placing industrial waste at a premise that w…
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