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VIC plumber penalised for driving utility vehicle with worker inside toolbox(Post)
A plumbing company director in Victoria has received a fine of $20,000 for driving his utility vehicle with a teenage worker confined within a toolbox.The 31-year-old director was given a sentence in ...
SafeWork SA issues warning following fatal incident involving grain bin(Post)SafeWork SA is alerting employers about the dangers linked to working in confined spaces, in light of a tragic incident involving the death of a farmer in a grain bin this past June.Inspectors f ...
Sydney event commemorates workers killed on the job(Post)SafeWork NSW has attended the 2024 International Day of Mourning event hosted by Unions NSW, to honour those affected by workplace incidents.The event held in Sydney served as a commemoration for wor ...
Victorian feedlot operator fined after electric shock death(Post)A Victorian company was sentenced after a worker was fatally electrocuted while operating a telehandler three years ago.The Wimmera based feedlot operator was fined $140,000 and ordered to pay c ...
Sydney roofing company fined over serious fall injuries(Post)A Sydney roofing company was recently sentenced in the NSW District Court for breaches of safety regulations after a worker fell from a roof at a worksite in 2019.Head of SafeWork NSW Natasha Mann sa ...
SafeWork SA releases 2023-2024 Activity report(Post)SafeWork SA has published its Activity Report for the year 2023-2024.Key highlights of the Report include the implementation of new regulations to strengthen the protection of South Australian worker ...
Queensland to ban engineered stone work from 1 July(Post)The Queensland Government has officially announced that the prohibition on engineered stone will be fully implemented in Queensland from July 1, 2024.According to the State Government, the prohibitio ...
NHVR targets truck drivers in work diary blitz(Post)The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) recently kicked off a campaign urging truckies to carry their work diaries.The regulator urged drivers passing through the Marulan Heavy Vehicle Safety Sta ...
Funding boosts dust lung disease research efforts in Queensland(Post)The fight against occupational dust lung diseases has received a major boost after the Queensland Government announced it will dedicate more than $3 million to medical research to prevent these disea ...
Funding provided to mitigate psychological distress in WA workplaces(Post)The Western Australian Government has revealed its decision to allocate $4 million in grants to mitigate psychological harm within workplaces. “The Mentally Healthy Workplaces Grant Program su ...
Safe Work Australia updates Aluminium (welding fumes) WES reduction(Post)Safe Work Australia has announced that the workplace exposure standard (WES) for aluminium (welding fumes) has been decreased from 5 mg/m³ to 1 mg/m³, based on an 8-hour time-weighted aver ...
