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Canterbury farm fined for fatal workplace incident(Post)
WorkSafe is urging farmers to evaluate the movement of vehicles within their barns and sheds, in light of a recent sentencing related to a tragic fatality at one of South Canterbury's largest agribu ...
Charges filed against VIC fruit grower following fatal incident in cool storage room(Post)A fruit grower is facing charges after a truckie died at a warehouse in Shepparton last year.Authorities found a 50-year-old man unresponsive in a cool room with low oxygen levels, designed for apple ...
Victorian company and its director facing charges in connection with the death of a fatigued driver(Post)WorkSafe has filed charges against a Keysborough-based warehousing and logistics firm and its director after a delivery driver died in August 2022.The employee had been working for 12 hours continuou ...
WA mining company fined following worker’s conveyor-related injuries(Post)A Western Australian mining company has been ordered to pay a fine of $400,000 along with costs totaling $5,743.30 after a worker's arm was caught in a conveyor at the company's gold processing plant ...
Latest NHVR blitz reminds truckies to carry work diaries(Post)The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) says its latest work diary blitz at the Marulan Heavy Vehicle Safety Station (HVSS) served as a timely reminder for truckies to ensure they have their work ...
Machinery operators urged to watch out for overhead power lines (Post)Queensland electricity provider Ergon Energy reminds farm machinery operators to be extra careful around overhead power lines.Ergon Energy’s safety campaign dubbed ‘Look Up and Live’ reminds everyone ...
NSW introduces on-the-spot fines for WHS offences(Post)SafeWork NSW inspectors will have powers to issue on-the-spot fines for electrical safety breaches and asbestos offences through an amendment to the WHS Act.The new rules allow inspectors to issue pe ...
SafeWork NSW seeks feedback on safe storage of ammonium nitrate(Post)SafeWork NSW seeks public input on new safety measures to strengthen the current regulation of ammonium nitrate storage. Acting Head of SafeWork, Andrew Gavrielatos said the consultation aims to intr ...
ACT company fined following crane death(Post)A crane company has been fined $300,000 following the death of a worker at a Canberra work site six years ago.The man died when a mobile crane trying to move a ten-tonne generator toppled in 2016."Wo ...
Amendments to WHS regulations in SA aim to lower ‘work at height’ threshold(Post)SafeWork SA has released new fact sheets to facilitate the understanding of changes in WHS laws related to high-risk construction work for both workers and employers. The amendments to the Work Heal ...
VIC company facing charges for staircase hazards posed to employees with disabilities(Post)WorkSafe has filed charges against a hay and grain logistics firm in connection with the fatality of an employee at a storage facility located in Willaura, south of Ararat, two years ago.The company ...
