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Safety first for property managers
Safety first for property managers
Commercial building and property managers have a shared responsibility with tenants regarding WHS. They need to make sure that the property is safe for tenants and that any potential health, safety, and hygiene risks are mitigated. If you are one of the following groups you may have obligations under your relevant state WHS act:Engage workers to do wor…
Queensland court fines business owner for intimidating work safety inspector
A Queensland court has ordered a business owner to pay a fine of $5,000 for intimidating a workplace safety inspector.The safety inspector was attending a demolition site on 29 September 2020 when the business owner confronted him. The court heard that the defendant turned aggressive and repeatedly shouted at the inspector.He was shown a WorkSafe ID c…
Safety warning issued after SA mine worker sustains serious injuries
An underground mine worker has been seriously injured while installing a dewatering pump in South Australia.The incident prompted SafeWork SA to issue a safety warning to mine operators to “develop, implement and maintain safe systems of work.”“While tramming forward, it is believed that the Jumbo ran over the dewatering pump line hose, causing the hos…
Defence faces charges over employee’s death
The Department of Defence is facing three charges under the federal WHS Act 2011 following an incident that led to the death of one of its workers. The charges relate to an incident in which a Defence technician took his life while on duty on 28 July 2020.Federal WHS regulator Comcare alleges that the Department of Defence failed to provide, so far as…
Man crushed to death by tractor in north Queensland
A man has been killed in a farming incident south of Mackay.The man was found trapped between a tractor and a tree on Friday.RACQ CQ Rescue said the man was working on the tractor when he became trapped.Paramedics attempted to save the man’s life by performing CPR, but he died at the scene.Source: RACQ CQ Rescue.…
Queensland launches parliamentary inquiry into coal mine safety
The Queensland Government has launched a parliamentary inquiry to examine the safety culture in the local coal mining industry and how the industry has acted on recommendations from a report into an explosion at a central Queensland mine in 2020. “It is critical that Queenslanders can be confident the resources industry is doing everything it possibly…
Sydney transport company fined over work injury
A Sydney transport company has been fined $210,000 after a truck driver was seriously injured in a workplace incident in September 2019.The company was fined in the District Court of New South Wales after pleading guilty to one charge of failing to ensure as far as reasonably practicable the health and safety of workers. The truck driver was unloading…
Site Induction Checklist: Benefits for Businesses
Site Induction Checklist: Benefits for Businesses
Workplace safety is always a top priority for any organisation. But it's essential for businesses with environments that come with risks, such as construction sites or industrial plants. That's why site induction is so critical. It's a process to ensure that new team members are ready to work safely and productively. A site safety induction checklis…
Charges over fatal workplace incident at Melbourne depot
WorkSafe Vic has laid charges following the death of a worker at a Melbourne depot in October 2020.A transport company faces three charges under the Victorian OHS Act for safety lapses that led to the death of a 65-year-old man in Yarraville.The man died after being run over by a truck.The company will appear in court later this month.Read the original…
WorkSafe investigates workplace death in Melbourne
WorkSafe is investigating a fatal workplace accident in Melbourne's north where a man died after a tipper truck fell on him.It happened at a property in Wollert on Friday afternoon.The man was working on the tipper truck when the incident took place.Source: Nine News.…
Man dies in possible farming incident in western NSW
A man has died in a suspected farming incident in western NSW.Police attended the scene at Mount Harris on Friday morning following reports of a farming incident.The man was found dead in an overturned vehicle just after 8.30 am.The vehicle reportedly slipped and plunged into an irrigation channel, according to ABC News.Source: ABC News.…
Queensland worker injured in scaffolding fall
A construction worker is recovering in hospital after falling from scaffolding on the Gold Coast.The man reportedly fell about four meters off scaffolding at a construction site in Southport on Wednesday afternoon. He was taken to Gold Coast University Hospital suffering chest and arm injuries.Read the original article here. …