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Victorian education department and pool operator fined $180k for boy's drowning(Post)
The Victorian Department of Education and a pool operator were collectively fined $180,000 following the death of a young boy on a school trip.The eight-year-old boy tragically died by drowning at a ...
Man dies after becoming stuck in cement crushing machinery in central Queensland(Post)A 68-year-old man has been killed after being trapped in machinery in central Queensland.Emergency services were dispatched to Knight St in Rockhampton at around 11.30am on Tuesday following reports ...
Geelong company sentenced over forklift incident(Post)A Geelong fruit and vegetable company has been sentenced for breaching health and safety regulations after a worker was injured by a forklift load.The worker sustained multiple fractures after being ...
New WorkCover initiative targets forklift-related injuries (Post)WorkCover has launched a pilot program to help reduce forklift-related injuries in the North Queensland region.The Harmful Equipment (Forklifts) Injury Risk Reduction Initiative aims to support ...
NSW Resources Regulator releases compliance priorities for July–December 2023(Post)The New South Wales Resources Regulator has published its compliance priorities for the last half of 2023.The Resources Regulator’s compliance priorities for July to December 2023 include ‘heavy vehi ...
Australia’s first silica dust code of practice commences in Queensland(Post)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 Constructio ...
Auckland poultry company fined over severed thumb(Post)An Auckland poultry company will pay $30,000 to an employee after her thumb was severed while cleaning machinery.The company was also fined $200,000 following the incident in October 2020.According t ...
Shepparton company sentenced following blast that injured six employees(Post)A recycling business has received a conviction and a $35,000 fine after an explosion involving aerosol gas at its Shepparton site injured six workers. The company was recently convicted in the ...
NT WorkSafe launches new resources to help businesses and employees meet ‘Positive Duty’ obligations(Post)NT WorkSafe has released updated resources to assist Persons Conducting a Business and Undertaking (PCBU) in comprehending and adhering to the new legal obligations that came into effect earlier thi ...
WA backs ban on engineered stone(Post)The Western Australian Government says it supports a ban on engineered stone to protect workers from silicosis.A recent Safe Work Australia report recommended a national ban on engineered stone use.W ...
Fatal steel beam crush leads to $525,000 fine for Sydney company(Post)A company has been fined $525,000 after a worker was fatally crushed by a steel beam at a Sydney worksite three years ago.The worker died after a 9000kg steel beam fell on him in July 2020. Workers ...
