Death of a residential care user left alone in the bath.
A company that provides community residential support services to people with intellectual disabilities has been sentenced over the 2016 death of an intellectually disabled person in their care.
Investigations by WorkSafe NZ into the incident found that adequate policies and procedure…
Drilling company fined for tragic workplace death.
A drilling company has been fined $375,000 for an incident in October 2017, where a worker was fatally crushed by a truck.
The young man had only been on the job for three weeks and was unsupervised working underneath a truck that was on sloping ground and not adequately stabilised when the inciden…
Gas appliance safety in the spotlight. Western Australia's gas safety regulator, Building and Energy, is running a campaign this winter on the importance of staying warm and safe by having gas heaters serviced regularly.It is recommended that gas appliances be serviced by a licensed gas fitter at least every two years or annually if the equip…
SA safety alert focuses on risks with excavation work.Following two separate incidents in two weeks involving collapsed trenches, SafeWork SA has released new information to help manage the risk of ground collapse associated with excavation work.The first incident occurred when a worker was removing earth from under and around existing services in prep…
Health and safety on forestry work sites essential.
According to WorkSafe New Zealand, a fatality at a forestry logging site could have been avoided if industry guidelines were followed.
In February 2019, a worker died at the scene after being struck by a log being hauled out of the valley at West Ho forest in Tologa Bay on a skyline cable.…
Improvements to transport safety identified in WorkSafe New Zealand report. A project between WorkSafe New Zealand and a cross-sector of industry representatives has formed with the joint outcome of improving health and safety practices across the Transport, Postal and Warehousing sectors.Data from WorkSafe shows that in 2019 in the Transport…
Raising awareness of farm safety for the next generation of farmers. WorkSafe Victoria urges farming families to prioritise safety and learn from the past during National Farm Safety Week. This year's campaign highlights intergenerational practices with 'Farm Safety Through the Ages - From 2 - 92'.As the agriculture industry con…
WorkSafe NZ highlights the importance of contractor management and detailed job planning. A worker was tasked with removing an elevated walkway at a quarry operation when he fell four metres to the ground. The incident occurred when he was removing bolts that secured the walkway to the structure. The walkway was partly held by a crane, which he as…
Pineapple farmworker killed after harvester hits powerlines. A 25-year-old man was tragically killed last Wednesday morning on a pineapple farm near Yeppoon when a harvester connected with overhead powerlines.The man was in critical condition and taken to the Capricorn Coast Hospital in Yeppoon but died shortly after. Six other people s…
$100,000 fine for demolition company after fatal wall collapse. A demolition contractor has pleaded guilty in the Ballarat Magistrates Court to one charge of failing to maintain a safe workplace following the death of a worker on a building site in Ballarat.In September 2019, the deceased, a director of the family-run business, pushed over a timbe…
Man survives timber house collapse. A man has survived a house falling on top of him as the bobcat he was driving was caught underneath it. The owner/builder and driver of the bobcat was lucky to escape uninjured as the timber home fell on the machine. It appears he had hired a pier jacking system to raise the home, and as he has removed some stu…
Findings released into bulldozer collision death. In 2019 a 47-year-old father of two was killed when a bulldozer collided with his utility at a mine in NSW.A report into the death has now been released to the public, recommending ways to better identify hazards and manage health and safety risks on site.Investigations by NSW Resource Regulator hi…
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