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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 ...
Joint safety blitz targets border construction sites(Post)SafeWork NSW and WorkSafe Victoria will visit construction sites in Mildura and Buronga as part of the ongoing Cross Border Construction Program to help employers and tradies comply with workplace he ...
Comments sought on new electricity code of practice for WA workplaces(Post)The Work Health and Safety Commission has opened public consultation on a new code of practice for managing electrical risks in Western Australian workplaces.The code is designed to help employers an ...
Monday 19th April 2021(Post)Power Lines Hit by Crane. A truck driver received an electric shock when the boom of the crane he was operating struck overhead power lines. The driver was delivering timber to a building site a ...
WA company fined after worker suffers fall from height injuries(Post)A WA building company has been fined $45,000 after a worker fell about three metres through a void and sustained multiple injuries three years ago.The man was working at a Perth construction site in ...
VIC rubber company ordered to pay $450,000 penalty following worker's fatal injury(Post)The Melbourne County Court has imposed a fine of $450,000 on a Dandenong South rubber manufacturer after a worker was fatally struck on the head by a machine part.The court found the company failed t ...
Caution issued to New Zealand dairy industry following fatal incident in milking shed(Post)In response to a recent fatal incident in a Waikato milking shed, WorkSafe New Zealand is urging the dairy industry to reconsider its use of slide pulsators.A worker sustained fatal injuries after hi ...
WorkSafe Victoria issues trailer safety reminder to farm workers(Post)WorkSafe Victoria has issued a safety alert to remind farmers about the dangers of riding on trailers.The safety regulator issued the alert following an incident in which a worker died after falling ...
Working with Livestock Safety Highlighted(Post)Working with livestock safety highlighted.A SafeWork SA compliance campaign focusing on the risks associated with livestock handling and transport will be commencing in June 2021.High-risk areas ...
New codes of practice to handle psychosocial hazards in SA workplaces come into force(Post)New guidelines addressing psychosocial risks and sexual and gender-based harassment have been implemented in South Australia. The codes of practice for 'Managing Psychosocial Hazards at Work and Sex ...
Vic abattoir fined after worker suffered fall from height injuries(Post)The Ararat Magistrates' Court has convicted and fined a mutton abattoir after a worker suffered head injuries when he fell from a raised platform.After pleading guilty to failing to maintain safe sys ...
