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Darwin equipment hire company and director receive record fine over excavator death(Post)
A Darwin equipment hire company and its managing director have been fined a total of $1.14 million over a fatal workplace incident almost four years ago. This is the highest fine ever imposed fo ...
Fatality in emergency care leads to WorkSafe charges(Post)A Vic public healthcare provider is facing charges after a patient died at the Royal Melbourne Hospital in June 2024. The Melbourne-based service is confronted with one charge under section 23(1) of ...
Mining maintenance firm charged following worker's death in WA(Post)WorkSafe has recently filed charges against a mining maintenance firm in connection with the death of an employee at South Boulder two years ago. The company is facing charges for not ensuring a sec ...
New educational initiative seeks to protect SA roadside workers(Post)A fresh awareness campaign is appealing to South Australian motorists to 'decrease speed for a breakdown' prior to the implementation of a new regulation designed to improve the protection of roadsi ...
Numerous worksites at risk from Tropical Cyclone Alfred(Post)Resources Safety and Health Queensland (RSHQ) urges quarries in Southeast Queensland to take precautions in anticipation of Tropical Cyclone Alfred. The resources regulator is responsible for the ov ...
Tasmania strengthens assistance for workers and families impacted by asbestos(Post)The Tasmanian Government has announced it will enhance assistance for workers and their families affected by illnesses caused by asbestos exposure.The Minister for Small Business and Consumer Affairs ...
Safe Work Australia publishes new workers’ compensation research report (Post)Safe Work Australia has released a research report conducted by Monash University that explores early intervention in the workers’ compensation process. According to the federal workplace health and ...
Queensland aquatic centre fined $85,000 over electric shock incident(Post)A fine of $85,000 has been imposed on a Queensland aquatic centre after an employee suffered an electric shock in a workplace incident in February 2022.The worker was using a pool-cleaning tool at th ...
Riverland company fined for hand crush(Post)A South Australian manufacturing company has been hit with a $60,000 fine after a worker suffered a serious hand injury in a workplace incident.The worker was injured while working with a welding mac ...
Manager fined $60k over death of young worker(Post)A construction company manager was recently found guilty of failing to provide a safe work environment after a teen worker fell to his death at a Perth construction site. The 17-year-old man was work ...
Darwin business fined for multiple Covid-19 rule breaches(Post)A Darwin business has been shut down for multiple failures to comply with the Chief Health Officer (CHO) directions.NT police attended the Coconut Grove premises following reports that workers were n ...
