New asbestos regulations to take effect in coming months. WorkSafe Queensland has announced that as of May 1, 2021, low-density asbestos fibreboard (LDB), also known as asbestos insulating board, will be classified as a friable material in all circumstances.With this new change, LDB can only legally be removed by a class A asbestos removal licence…
New COVID-19 fact sheet released for indoor workplaces. Safe Work Australia has released a new COVID-19 fact sheet on Improving ventilation in indoor workplaces.The fact sheet offers practical steps to reduce the risk of exposure to COVID-19 while in an indoor workplace.Well-maintained heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems…
A freight train has collided with a multi-trailer truck in Kalgoorlie. Emergency services were called to the Yarri Road crossing at about 5:00 pm Monday after two freight train drivers aged in their 70s were involved in a collision with a road train. The drivers were flown to Perth, with one listed as being in critical condition and the other stab…
Man crushed by 250-kilogram rubbish chute. A worker suffered injuries after being crushed by a rubbish chute that dislodged at a Neutral Bay construction site last week. Paramedics treated the man for suspected leg, shoulder and rib injuries before transporting him to the Royal North Shore hospital.Inspector Dennis Bungener from the NSW Ambulance…
Multiple charges over apprentice jockey's death. WorkSafe has charged a turf club with six alleged breaches of the Occupational Health and Safety Act for failing to ensure people were not exposed to risks.A 22-year old apprentice jockey died when she was thrown from her horse when riding on a Cranbourne Racecourse track section on 30 August 2019…
Manufacturer fined after death of a bystander. A roof product manufacture has been fined $135,000 in an incident that resulted in a fatality.In February 2018, an employee drove a truck fitted with a loading crane through a housing estate when an outrigger extended, striking a parked van. The accident caused the van to be pushed backwards, running…
MPI New Zealand charged after workers sustain burns. New Zealand’s Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) was sentenced at the Invercargill District Court on February 11th for failing to ensure workers were not exposed to hazardous chemicals.On behalf of MPI, biosecurity company, AsureQuality engaged OneStaff to provide temporary workers for the cl…
Gippsland tip operator fined after a woman was seriously injured. A tip operator has been convicted and fined $45,000 after a woman was seriously injured when she fell 2.5 metres into a skip bin in November 2018.Skip bins at the company's Kilmany Resource Centre were located beneath elevated concrete platforms where people could park and dispose o…
Roofing truss manufacturer fined $40,000. Melbourne Truss Pty Ltd was yesterday convicted and fined $40,000 due to a lack of fall protection at a Cranbourne North building site in October 2018.Dandenong Magistrates' Court heard a prime mover fitted with a loading crane delivered wooden roof trusses to a two-storey residential construction site.A n…
Ballarat hospital fined $20,000 after staff assault. Ballarat Health Services pleaded guilty in the Ballarat Magistrates’ Court for failing to provide information to employees to allow them to perform work safely and without risk to their health. On 2 August 2018, a female nurse at Ballarat Base Hospital was exposed to inappropriate, sexualised be…
Construction company charged over fall risk at correctional centre. The Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions has alleged John Holland Pty Ltd failed in its duties under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 after a worker almost fell from a roof.On the 6th February 2019, a labour-hire employee was working on the roof of the maximum…
Truck driving increases the risk of physical and mental health problems. 1 in 5 truck drivers aged under 35 years reported severe psychological distress, and 54.3% of drivers are obese according to reports from the Monash University's Driving Health Study.Between September 2019 and May 2020, almost 1,400 drivers from all over Australia filled out…
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