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Thursday 18th March 2021(Post)
Department of Defence fined after worker critically injured. The Department of Defence pleaded guilty in the Townsville Magistrates Court to failing in its duties under the Commonwealth Work Hea ...
Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS) Template: A Guide(Post)A Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS) is a crucial document that outlines the safety procedures that you must follow during high-risk activities. Creating one from scratch can take time, and there's ...
Worker Seriously Injured by Falling Metal Beam(Post)Construction site worker seriously injured from falling metal beam. A construction worker aged in his 50’s was struck by a large metal beam at a worksite in Sydney’s inner west on Wednesday ...
Wednesday 14th April 2021(Post)Illegal asbestos waste dumping in New Zealand leads to clean-up bill. A New Zealand local council faces a significant clean-up bill after a 4 square meter pile of waste containing asbestos was i ...
Melbourne crane incident kills worker(Post)A man has been killed in a crane incident at a construction site in inner Melbourne.The man was operating a crane at the site in Prahran on Friday afternoon when he was fatally injured.He died at the ...
Thursday 4th March 2021(Post)Crane hire company charged over serious crush injury. A Darwin mobile crane hire company has been charged by NT WorkSafe over an incident where two workers were injured.In February 2019, the cra ...
Tuesday 13th April 2021(Post)Fire eruption on Antarctic supply ship MPV Everest. The Antarctic resupply vessel the MPV Everest, operated by Dutch-based company Maritime Construction Services, has suffered a fire in the port ...
Auckland man killed in workplace incident (Post)A man has died in an incident at an Auckland workplace.Paramedics were called to the scene on Tuesday afternoon following reports of a fatal workplace incident.The man died after reportedly being cru ...
Excavation Safety: Best Work Practices for Excavation Operations(Post)Excavation work poses a multitude of dangers to workers. Some of the most common injuries stem from mobile plant incidents, contact with buried services, and being hit by moving objects, but other pr ...
Man injured battling bushfire in North Burnett (Post)A man was flown to hospital after he was burnt while fighting a bushfire in the North Burnett Region on Saturday.The man in his 50s was reportedly using a grader to construct a fire break at Old Coor ...
The most interesting SWMS we have written(Post)What is a Safe Work Method Statement?A Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS) is a legal document that outlines the safe working procedures for high-risk construction work tasks and identifies:The hazards ...
