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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
New Zealand company fined following fatal conveyor belt incident(Post)One of the largest fertiliser firms in New Zealand was recently ordered to pay a fine of $420,000 following serious safety lapses in their machinery, which resulted in the fatality of a worker.
Occupational lung disease target of new Safe Work Campaign(Post)Competent workers and direct supervision are a must when operating cranes. WorkSafe New Zealand has warned businesses that allowing staff without the appropriate training or supervision to opera ...
Notifiable Incidents in Australia: What Business Owners Need to Know(Post)Incidents happen. It's an unfortunate reality of doing business. But in Australia, there's a specific set of guidelines that businesses must follow when it comes to notifiable incidents. In this blog ...
Drilling company fined for tragic workplace death(Post)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 onl ...
WorkSafe advises workplaces to remain vigilant of the risks associated with asbestos(Post)WorkSafe Victoria is advising employers and tradies to prioritise safety measures when managing the risks associated with potentially lethal asbestos, which continues to be present in various workpla ...
Tuesday 18th May 2021(Post)Company that failed to provide a safe workplace fined $120,000. Failing to provide a safe workplace which led to an avoidable accident, has landed a concrete company in court. The company was f ...
SafeWork SA issues expiation notices for high risk work without licence(Post)Two construction companies have recently received expiation notices from SafeWork SA for allowing workers to undertake high risk work without the appropriate licence.SafeWork Australia said it was no ...
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 ( ...
