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SafeWork campaign aims to prevent fall from height injuries in construction(Post)
SafeWork NSW has launched a 12-month campaign to reduce falls in the construction industry.The campaign comes after a judge voiced concern over the high number of serious ‘fall from height’ incidents ...
Man flown to hospital after falling from ladder (Post)A man has been injured after falling off a ladder in the South Burnett Region on Thursday morning.Ambulance paramedics treated the man in his 50s after the incident in Runnymede, just before 11.40 am ...
Man flown to hospital after falling from shed roof in Queensland(Post)A man was flown to the hospital by the LifeFlight aeromedical team following injuries sustained in a fall on Tuesday afternoon. Reports suggest the man in his 40s was involved in roofing work on a s ...
Safety warning after kids fall into septic tanks in the NT(Post)NT WorkSafe reminds workplaces to ensure that septic tank lids on their properties are safe and secured after a four-year-old child fell into a full septic tank in the Barkly Region last week. “Unsec ...
WorkSafe partners with Solar Victoria to protect solar installers from falls(Post)WorkSafe Victoria has joined forces with Solar Victoria to develop new fact sheets to protect solar installers from workplace falls. “The seven fact sheets cover safety at height, edge pro ...
Port Adelaide company fined after fatal roof fall(Post)A Port Adelaide company has been fined $100,000 for breaches of workplace safety rules after a worker died following a fall through a roof in December 2019. The 51-year-old man was working on a roof ...
Monbulk nursery sentenced after worker’s fatal fall from roof(Post)A Monbulk-based nursery and horticulture supplier has been imposed a fine of $65,000 after a worker experienced a fatal head injury due to a fall through a shed roof onto a concrete surface. The Mel ...
Fall from scaffolding triggers safety warning(Post)Construction workers have been warned not to modify scaffolding if they are not authorised to do so following an incident in which a worker fell through a void they had created at a Darwin constructi ...
Safety warning issued after VIC worker falls from roof(Post)WorkSafe is advising employers to remember the importance of controlling the hazards involved in working at heights following an incident where a worker sustained injuries while carrying out roo ...
WorkSafe probing ladder fall death at Melbourne construction site(Post)WorkSafe has launched an investigation following the death of a Melbourne electrician on Tuesday morning.A 60-year-old man died after falling from a ladder at a construction site in Greenvale just af ...
Victorian transport company charged after worker’s fatal fall (Post)WorkSafe has filed charges against a transport company following the death of a worker in the state’s east.The 60-year-old man died after falling four metres from the top of a truck in January 2 ...
