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NSW Government initiates enforcement protocols to provide greater safeguards for electrical apprentices(Post)
Under new regulations intended to protect young workers and ensure compliance with quality standards in electrical work, electricians in New South Wales who neglect to properly supervise their appren ...
SafeWork SA releases new guidance material on reducing the risk of silica dust exposure (Post)SafeWork SA has partnered with relevant stakeholders in the construction industry to publish new guidance on managing the risks of silica dust.The guidance material contains information on how to con ...
Earthmoving Safety: Working Around Heavy Equipment(Post)Earthmoving safety is critical for any excavation, mining, or construction business. Heavy earthmoving equipment presents numerous worker risks that companies must identify and manage to protect thei ...
NT WorkSafe drops charges against Darwin crane company (Post)A Darwin crane company will spend $63,000 on initiatives that will help improve safety in the construction industry after the Northern Territory workplace health and safety regulator, WorkSafe, accep ...
Monday 10th May 2021(Post)Bin hire company fined by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA has fined a company in Campbellfield, Victoria, for depositing waste at a site not licensed to accept it. EPA office ...
New codes of practice to protect workers in Queensland(Post)The Queensland Government has introduced two new codes of practice to tackle silica dust exposure and protect workers’ psychological health.The new codes of practice include ‘The Managing the Risk of ...
NSW companies fined $1.05 million for roofer’s electrocution(Post)Two NSW companies have been fined a total of $1.05 million after a worker was electrocuted more than three years ago.The two, a construction company and a roofing company, were recently fined $600,00 ...
Fall from scaffolding triggers safety warning(Post)Construction workers have been warned not to modify scaffolding if they are not authorised to do so following an incident in which a worker fell through a void they had created at a Darwin constructi ...
Safe Work Method Statements (SWMS) vs Job Safety Analysis (JSA): What's the Difference?(Post)In high-risk industries, clear and effective safety documentation is non-negotiable. But for many businesses, the difference between a Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS) and a Job Safety Analysis (JSA ...
Victorian coroner finds fatalities of workers in Ballarat trench collapse were avoidable(Post)A Victorian coroner has determined that the fatalities of two men, who perished as a result of a trench collapse in Ballarat in 2018, could have been avoided. The men died when a trench they were ex ...
VIC building company sentenced following deadly fall(Post)A construction firm has been found guilty and ordered to pay a fine of $270,000 following a man's fatal fall of over four meters in February 2022. Last week, the Melbourne County Court convicted the ...
