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Thursday 25th February 2021(Post)
New COVID-19 fact sheet released for indoor workplaces. Safe Work Australia has released a new COVID-19 fact sheet on Improving ventilation in indoor workplaces.The fact sheet offers practi ...
WorkSafe reminds workplaces about the importance of managing risks associated with use of 4-in-1 buckets on skid-steer loaders(Post)WorkSafe Victoria has issued a reminder regarding managing risks associated with using 4-in-1 buckets on skid-steer loaders.The safety watchdog says this reminder is intended for employers, but ...
Tuesday 18th May 2021(Post)Company that failed to provide a safe workplace fined $120,000. Failing to provide a safe workplace which led to an avoidable accident, has landed a concrete company in court. The company was f ...
Thursday 13th May 2021(Post)WA building company fined over workers death. A building company has been fined in the Bunbury Magistrates Court, over the death of a contract worker in 2017 in the southwest town of Yarloop.Of ...
Unsafe construction sites throughout Sydney(Post)Electrical shock while forming concrete slab. A worker was electrocuted while preparing to form up a concrete slab located next to an existing structure.The investigation into the incident is st ...
Teenage boy critically hurt in workplace incident (Post)A teenage boy suffered serious injuries after he reportedly became trapped underneath a concrete slab at an Adelaide worksite.Emergency crews were called to the scene after the 15-year-old boy sustai ...
Brisbane worker critical after scaffolding fall(Post)A worker is fighting for his life in the hospital after falling from scaffolding at a Brisbane construction site.The 54-year-old man reportedly fell between six to ten metres onto concrete on Tuesday ...
Gold Coast worker injured in construction site fall(Post)A construction worker sustained severe head injuries following a serious incident in Coolangatta.The man in his 60s plunged 4.5 metres after being hit by a concrete hose on Thursday morning.Emergency ...
Worker fatally struck by machinery at Perth roadworks site(Post)A worker sustained fatal injuries after being struck by a concrete grate being hoisted by an excavator in Perth’s north.Emergency services responded to the scene at Greenwood at around 11:50am on Thu ...
Melbourne teacher killed in 3m fall from roof(Post)A Melbourne teacher has passed away following a fall from a school roof on Thursday afternoon.WorkSafe Victoria said the 61-year-old man was collecting balls from the roof when he plunged over three ...
VIC worker killed by falling metal bucket(Post)WorkSafe has initiated an investigation following a tragic incident in which a worker was killed by a metal bucket that fell at a concrete manufacturing site in Werribee.WorkSafe said the 36-year-old ...
