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. …
A NSW mining company has been fined $300,000 over an incident that left a worker with serious injuries.The worker suffered serious injuries to his toes and foot after he became entangled in a scraper conveyor on 8 June 2019.On Wednesday, the company was convicted and fined $400,000, which was reduced by 25% for an early guilty plea.The Resources Regula…
Construction workers have been warned not to modify scaffolding if they are not authorised to do so following an incident in which a worker fell through a void they had created at a Darwin construction site.NT WorkSafe enquiries into incidents involving scaffolding have found that some workers have been modifying scaffolding when they feel the structur…
A salt harvesting company has been fined $75,000 in the South Australian Employment Tribunal (SAET) after a worker suffered serious injuries when her right arm was caught between a roller and a conveyor belt in April 2020.The company pleaded guilty and was sentenced for health and safety failings and exposing workers to an unsafe work environment.SafeW…
Paramedics treated an elderly man for chest injuries after he fell from a roof in the Sunshine Coast Region.The man in his 80s fell about three metres from a house roof in Nambour on Wednesday morning.He was taken to Sunshine Coast University Hospital in a stable condition.Read the original story here.…
SafeWork Australia has released new model regulations and a code of practice to help prevent psychological harm at work.The federal agency says the model WHS laws now include regulations on psychosocial hazards.Safe Work Australia Chief Executive Officer Michelle Baxter said that “under work health and safety laws, PCBUs have a positive duty to do ever…
A New Zealand trucking business has been fined $50,000 and ordered to pay reparations of $145,000 after a nine-year-old girl died in a traffic crash in Northland.The young girl died after the car she was travelling in collided with a trailer.A WorkSafe investigation found that the crash was caused by a worn-down tow ball and coupling on a trailer used…
From 1 August, the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) will take over key regulatory functions from Transport for NSW.NHVR CEO Sal Petroccitto said the transition was a significant step towards ensuring national compliance for all NSW heavy vehicle operators.“From today, scheduled heavy vehicle inspections, investigations, prosecutions and roadside…
Emergency crews were called to a farm in southeast Queensland to assist a man who had been attacked by a bull on Saturday morning.The man sustained serious injuries after reportedly being pushed up against a fence by the bull near KenilworthParamedics treated the man at the scene before the RACQ LifeFlight Rescue chopper airlifted him to the Sunshine C…
An Auckland businessman has been sentenced for violating workplace safety laws after a painter he had hired fell from a roof in June 2020.The Manukau District Court ordered the businessman to pay reparations of $100,000 to the victim’s family.The businessman was the sole director of the company that had hired the painter. The company was put into liqui…
The NSW Resources Regulator has published the compliance priorities for the second half of 2022. The report highlights the regulator’s key compliance priorities for the next six months- July to December 2022.By publishing the report, the Resources Regulator “aims to increase transparency, community and industry confidence in our regulatory activities,…
A rider was flown to hospital after he fell from a horse, in bushland in the Gympie Region on Thursday afternoon.Paramedics were called to the incident at Imbil just before 1.30 pm.The man suffered shoulder injuries and was transported to the Sunshine Coast University in a stable condition. Read the original story here.…