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WorkSafe NZ accepts enforceable undertakings from two construction companies(Post)
Two construction companies have escaped prosecution after WorkSafe NZ accepted their enforceable undertakings following the death of a cyclist in October 2019.The cyclist died after being struck by a ...
Former Mackay miners encouraged to assess their lung health(Post)Retired miners are being urged to take advantage of complimentary lung health screenings when the HEART5 mobile clinic comes to Mackay this month.Heart of Australia operates the service in collaborat ...
Waikato landfill avoids prosecution despite safety breaches(Post)A Waikato landfill has avoided prosecution following a fatal workplace incident after WorkSafe NZ accepted an enforceable undertaking submitted by the company.The March 2020 incident happened when a ...
Chain of Responsibility: Managing Road Safety the Easiest Way(Post)One hundred seventy-seven people lost their lives in crashes involving heavy trucks in Australia in 2020, a decrease of 6.8 percent compared with the total in 2019, according to the Road Trauma ...
Waste company fined for violating federal workplace safety regulations(Post)A waste management firm has been penalised a historic $1.1 million for violating federal workplace safety regulations following a truck incident in Adelaide that resulted in the deaths of two driver ...
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 ...
Friday 19th February 2021(Post)Manufacturer fined after death of a bystander. A roof product manufacture has been fined $135,000 in an incident that resulted in a fatality.In February 2018, an employee drove a truck fitted wi ...
Heavy vehicle operators urged to check brakes before starting a journey(Post)The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) reminds operators to check their brakes before starting their journey.NHVR said recent vehicle checks in the Blue Mountains region revealed that 5.2 percen ...
NHVR calls upon road users to be more vigilant on remote and regional roads during Rural Road Safety Month(Post)The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) urges all road users to be vigilant and exercise additional caution on remote and regional roads this September, in observance of Rural Road Safety Month.
SafeWork targets Wagga worksites for inspection (Post)Risks associated with loading, unloading, and working around vehicles will be the focus of a SafeWork inspection program scheduled for early next week in the Wagga Wagga region.Minister for Fair Trad ...
Victoria water tank manufacturer charged after fatal unloading incident (Post)Victoria’s workplace health and safety regulator has filed charges against a water tank manufacturer after a man was fatally injured and another seriously injured while helping unload two water tanks ...
