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Vic firms face penalties for neglecting fall hazards(Post)
Victoria’s workplace safety watchdog has announced that it has initiated legal action against 34 businesses for noncompliance with height safety regulations in the first six months of 2025, as ...
Cross border safety blitz to focus on falls prevention(Post)Inspectors from WorkSafe Victoria and SafeWork NSW will begin visiting construction sites in the Albury and Wodonga region next week to help tradies reduce fall hazards.WorkSafe Executive Director He ...
Border blitz prioritises mental health and falls prevention(Post)WorkSafe Victoria and SafeWork NSW are set to undertake a collaborative operation from November 18 to 22, aimed at assisting the construction sector in Mildura in identifying and mitigating workplace ...
SafeWork SA launches campaign to prevent construction falls(Post)SafeWork SA has initiated an awareness campaign in response to a concerning increase in severe injuries resulting from falls from height, in order to protect workers.The occupational health and ...
Man in hospital after workplace fall(Post)A man is recovering in hospital after falling through scaffolding at a Gold Coast worksite.The man in his 40s fell more than four metres at a worksite in Tugun.He was rushed to Gold Coast University ...
Queensland builders fined for exposing workers to fall risk(Post)Two building companies and their directors have been fined for breaching Queensland’s Work Health and Safety Act 2011 over an incident in 2014.The defendants were prosecuted after a Workplace Health ...
Falling gate kills worker in Victoria(Post)A man has been crushed to death by a falling gate in the 13th workplace fatality in Victoria this year.The incident happened on Saturday morning.WorkSafe Victoria has launched an investigation follow ...
Worker killed by falling object South of Brisbane(Post)A worker has died after being hit by a falling object South of Brisbane.The fatal incident occurred in Beaudesert on Wednesday morning.Paramedics found the man critically injured shortly before 10am.
Man hospitalised after falling from truck(Post)A man was transported to the hospital following injuries sustained from a fall while unloading a truck in south-east Queensland. The LifeFlight helicopter was dispatched to the scene in the Toowoomb ...
Darwin solar installers charged for fall safety violations(Post)A Darwin company and its manager are facing charges under the WHS Act for exposing workers to fall hazards.The Northern Territory's workplace safety watchdog said on Tuesday it has charged the c ...
WorkSafe Vic investigating fatal fall at grain depot (Post)WorkSafe Victoria is investigating a fall after a driver fell from the top of a truck and died a week ago.WorkSafe said a handrail failed as the man was closing hatches on top of the truck's grain co ...
