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Construction Management: Guide to Construction Site Management Plan
Construction Management: Guide to Construction Site Management Plan
Construction management involves planning, coordinating, and monitoring the various activities of a project from inception to approval to completion. Since many construction activities are high-risk and complex, organisations must have a reliable plan outlining all stakeholders' roles. A construction management plan (CMP) and a construction site manage…
Worker dies after being pinned between truck and trailer in Christchurch
A worker has been fatally injured after being pinned between a truck and a trailer in Christchurch.Police said the incident happened on Monday afternoon.Paramedics attended but the worker was pronounced dead at the scene.WorkSafe NZ is conducting an investigation into the cause of the incident.The above article was first published here.…
Man in hospitalised with knee injuries after mustering incident
A man was flown to hospital by the RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter after a mustering incident in western Queensland.The man reportedly fell from his motorbike while mustering cattle at a property south east of Camooweal on Wednesday afternoon.The man in his 20s was airlifted to Mount Isa Hospital with knee injuries.Read more here.…
New Zealand poultry business receives improvement notice after worker injury
A New Zealand poultry business has received an improvement notice following an incident in which a worker’s leg became trapped in machinery.The incident happened on March 19.The worker was transported to Dunedin Hospital suffering leg injuries.WorkSafe confirmed it had issued an improvement notice to the business following the incident.Read the origina…
Safe Work Australia launches campaign to improve food delivery worker safety
Safe Work Australia has recently launched a safety campaign targeting food delivery workers.The ‘Deliver yourself home safely’ campaign aims to raise awareness about occupational health and safety in the food delivery industry.Safe Work Australia figures indicate 10 food delivery workers have been killed at work since 2019.Safe Work Australia CEO Miche…
Melbourne bakery faces manslaughter charges after worker’s fatal fall
A Melbourne bakery has been charged with workplace manslaughter charges after a labourer fell 4m to their death.The 53-year-old worker fell onto a concrete floor while working at a Melbourne warehouse in August 2021. WorkSafe Victoria said the company also faces additional charges under the OHS Act for failing to provide a safe working environment and…
Queensland firefighter dies in hospital after factory blaze
A firefighter has died in hospital following a factory blaze south of Brisbane.The female firefighter was taken to the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital in a serious condition on Tuesday morning.She died on Tuesday evening.A second firefighter who was also injured during the blaze remains in hospital in a serious condition.Investigations into the inc…
Australia’s first silica dust code of practice commences in Queensland
A new code of practice to minimise exposure to silica dust in the construction industry is now in force in Queensland.The new code ‘Managing Respirable Crystalline Silica Dust Exposure in Construction and the Manufacturing of Construction Element’is Australia’s first code of practice for managingsilica dust. “Labour Day 2023 also marks the commencement…
NSW Resources Regulator probing fatal mine incident north of Lightning Ridge
The NSW Resources Regulator has commenced an investigation following a fatal incident at a mine north of Lightning Ridge last week.The Resources Regulator said safety inspectors had been sent to the site following the incident.“As the investigation is underway, no further information is available at this time,” the Resources Regulator said.Read the ori…
Theme revealed for National Safe Work Month 2023
Safe Work Australia has announced the theme for this year’s National Safe Work Month.National Safe Work Month is held in October every year to raise awareness about workplace health and safety.The theme for 2023 National Safe Work Month is: ‘For everyone’s safety, work safely’ – encouraging all Australians to prioritise workplace health and safety.The…