Conviction and fine after maintenance worker crushed. An employee at a food manufacturer suffered a traumatic incident undertaking maintenance work while a machine was in operation, resulting in the company being convicted and fined $125,000.The Dandenong Magistrates Court heard that in January 2019, the worker crawled under a conveyor in a l…
Cairns workplace incident leaves man crushed by forklift with serious injuries. A 38-year-old man is currently in a stable condition in Cairns Hospital after reportedly being crushed by a forklift at a Bentley Park business in a southern Cairns suburb.Emergency services, including a critical care unit, treated the man for head, facial,…
Plans for improved pool safety released by building regulator. Following a detailed review and consultation of Western Australia's regulatory requirements, a decision paper for private swimming pools and their safety barriers is in its final stages.Recommendations based on the Ombudsman Western Australia's investigation report on drowning deaths o…
$16,000 fine for unlicensed electrical contractor.
An unlicensed electrician who advertised an air-conditioning business on Facebook has been fined $16,000 in the Brisbane Magistrates Court.
The electrical contractor had never held an electrical contractor license or held an electrical work license authorising him to conduct business or pe…
Ninety-year-old women on an outing with a carer died after falling on a travelator. In February 2019, a ninety-year-old woman died shortly after falling on a shopping centre travelator during a supervised trip with a care worker. Shocking footage has emerged of the women who used a wheelie walker, losing her balance and falling backwards on a trav…
Gold Coast man tragically struck by forklift. Emergency services were called to a Gold Coast workplace on Wednesday night just after 7 pm. An elderly Burleigh Heads man was fatally involved in a forklift workplace incident.Paramedics assessed the man, who suffered critical injuries and died at the scene. A Workplace Health and Safety Queensland s…
Death of WA contractor in a workplace accident. Work has been suspended at the Silver Lake Resources' Daisy Milano gold mine after a man died while working underground yesterday morning.The accident happened in Western Australia’s Goldfields region, 50km south-east of Kalgoorlie and is being investigated by WorkSafe. A separate investigation into…
Tragic death in single-vehicle quad bike rollover. A women has died after becoming trapped under the quad bike she was riding on a rural property 60 km west of Dubbo.Emergency services rushed to the scene of the single-vehicle crash at 4 pm on Tuesday where paramedics worked on the 58-year-old women, but she died at the scene.Police are…
Worker dies in a horrific accident using a power tool. Workplace Health and Safety Queensland are investigating the death of a man in a workplace-related accident at a bowling alley in Brisbane’s southwest.The man, aged 59, was conducting construction work when he died at the scene in Richlands on Monday morning. Queensland Ambulance Service param…
New research into welding safety. Research by the NSW Government's Centre for Work Health and Safety is being embarked on to understand the effects of exposure to welding fumes by workers in welding industries and occupations in Australia.Due to a recent reclassification of welding fumes from 'possibly carcinogenic to humans' to 'carcinogenic…
Business director and operator charged over excavator fatality. A plant hire company has been charged after a 30-year old worker died from being struck by an excavator bucket in April 2019.The excavator was picked up from the plant hire business, by the worker on a truck and float (flatbed trailer). While helping to load the excavator, the w…
Construction site worker seriously injured from falling metal beam. A construction worker aged in his 50’s was struck by a large metal beam at a worksite in Sydney’s inner west on Wednesday.Emergency services were called to the site in Strathfield just before 8.45 am, with multiple crews working to transport the male worker into an ambulance.…
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