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Melbourne builder penalised for exposing workers to fall risks(Post)
Fines totalling $80,000 have been imposed on a Melbourne builder after being found guilty of failing to provide adequate fall protection, including for work conducted at heights exceeding 10 meters.F ...
Fall from roof prompts SafeWork SA safety warning(Post)SafeWork SA warns workers about the risk of falls when working on roofs after an apprentice electrician suffered broken ribs when he fell from a roof.The apprentice fell 3 metres and landed on a boun ...
Tradie dies in hospital after fall at NSW construction site(Post)Safe Work NSW has commenced investigations after a tradie died from injuries sustained in a workplace fall. The 20-year-old man sustained critical injuries after falling at a construction site in Bur ...
LifeFlight transports man to hospital following ladder fall(Post)A man was airlifted to the hospital after falling from a ladder on Tuesday afternoon. The LifeFlight helicopter was dispatched to the incident near Blackbutt at 4:35pm. The man in his sixties receiv ...
Fatal occupational falls claimed the lives of 41 Victorians in five years(Post)WorkSafe reminds employers to protect workers from falls after 41 workers were fatally injured and more than 7,000 workers suffered serious injuries in work-related falls in the last five years.So fa ...
Melbourne worker dies after falling from roof(Post)WorkSafe is conducting an investigation following the fatal fall of a roofer at a Melbourne commercial factory on Saturday morning. The 55-year-old man reportedly fell about eight metres through a r ...
Man hospitalised after falling from horse in the Somerset region(Post)A man was flown to hospital after falling from a horse in South East Queensland. The LifeFlight helicopter was called to the incident shortly before 10am on Sunday morning. The man, aged in his sixt ...
Rider flown to hospital after falling from horse(Post)A Queensland woman was flown to hospital after falling from her horse on Saturday afternoon. The incident happened in the Western Downs region.The LifeFlight Surat Gas Aeromedical Service (SGAS) ...
Man injured by falling hay bale in southern Queensland(Post)A man was taken to hospital Sunday evening following a hay bale incident at a property in Goombungee. The man, aged in his seventies, suffered severe abdominal injuries after being hit by a falling ...
WA prolongs period of transition for falls from height in construction(Post)Industrial Relations Minister Simone McGurk has announced an extension of the transitional period for adhering to regulations concerning falls from height on construction sites in Western Austra ...
Perth boy succumbs to injuries after fall (Post)A 12-year-old boy who was seriously injured after falling from height at a Perth construction site has died.The boy was rushed to Perth Children's Hospital in a critical condition following the incid ...
