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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 ...
Tuesday 9th February 2021(Post)Young mother contracts silicosis after inhaling crystalline silica. A story reported by 9news highlights the dangers of working with respirable silica when an Australian mother-of-two has been l ...
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 ...
Friday 16th April 2021(Post)NSW solar farm safety breach. The Electrical Trades Union of Australia has accused a construction company of “covering up” unsafe and dirty working conditions.Footage has been released of a ship ...
WorkSafe takes firm stance as employees and their families bear consequences of falls(Post)WorkSafe Victoria is implementing a rigorous enforcement policy to avert serious falls from heights, with numerous construction companies referred for possible legal measures in the initial months o ...
You need to stay safe during flood cleanup!(Post)Stay safe during and after a flood event. When a community comes together in the face of disaster, it is a truly amazing sight to see. This is what we've seen during the current floods in ...
