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Workplace injury leads to 5K fine for Queensland truckie(Post)
An experienced truck driver has been fined $5,000 following an incident in which a young worker suffered a crush injury at work and spent 18 days in hospital.The truckie was recently sentenced in the ...
Friday 26th March 2021(Post)Lack of processes resulted in serious injuries. The Woolworths Group Limited was successfully prosecuted by SafeWork South Australia after a bakery trolley fell onto a worker, causing serious in ...
SafeWork Australia releases revised guide on how to install batteries for rooftop solar systems(Post)SafeWork Australia has revised the ‘Guide to managing the risks of rooftop solar installation work’ by adding guidance for the management of work health and safety (WHS) risks associated ...
New survey reveals a considerable number of workplaces might not be complying with their legal duties to avert sexual harassment(Post)A survey recently commissioned by Our Watch, a national organisation dedicated to violence prevention, indicates that 40% of workplace leaders do not understand their new legal duties to prevent ...
VIC firms penalised after steel plate drops from high rise building(Post)A construction firm and a hoist supplier have incurred fines totaling $45,000 following an incident where a 12-kilogram steel plate fell about 15 floors from a high rise project in South Melbourne, a ...
WorkSafe Victoria posts half-year after tax net loss (Post)According to the safety agency's half-year results, WorkSafe Victoria recorded an after-tax net loss of $378 million in the six months to December 2021.The results show as at December 31 2021, WorkSa ...
WorkSafe reminds tradies their most valuable asset is not found in the toolbox(Post)WorkSafe Victoria is advising tradespeople to consider their body as their most essential tool and to take measures to protect it from pain, strain, and injury throughout this Tradies National Healt ...
FIWSG to continue supporting injured workers(Post)SafeWork NSW's Family and Injured Worker Support Group (FIWSG) will remain in place until the end of this year. FIWSG is a group of people who have suffered a serious work-related injury, or have a f ...
Thursday 18th February 2021(Post)MPI New Zealand charged after workers sustain burns. New Zealand’s Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) was sentenced at the Invercargill District Court on February 11th for failing to ensure w ...
Friday 14th May 2021(Post)Engineering company fined for apartment block crane collapse. In August 2017, three workers were injured at a construction site in Wolli Creek when a tower crane collapsed into a building. A st ...
How to Write a Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS)(Page)How to Write a Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS) The Ultimate 20-Point Checklist What is a Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS)? Understanding the Basics of SWMS A Safe Work Method Statement ( ...
