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Builder faces charges following fatal incident at Melbourne factory(Post)
Legal charges have been brought against a construction company in connection with a tragic incident that led to the unfortunate death of a worker at a construction site in Cheltenham two years ago.Th ...
WorkSafe charges horticulture company over worker’s fatal fall(Post)WorkSafe has filed charges against a Monbulk horticulture company in relation to a tragic incident where a worker fell through a shed roof and sustained fatal head injuries in June 2022.The char ...
Australia’s first ever amusement rides code of practice introduced in Queensland(Post)The Office of Industrial Relations, Queensland has introduced Australia's first-ever code of practice for ensuring the safety of amusement devices.The Amusement Devices Code of Practice 2023 provides ...
New Zealand company fined $500,000 over ‘wholly avoidable’ workplace death (Post)A company has been sentenced for safety breaches in New Zealand following the death of a worker in February 2020.The worker was trying to free a ‘jammed carton in a blast freezer’ when a frame fell o ...
New workplace mental health code of practice comes into effect in Queensland(Post)A new code of practice that aims to provide practical guidance to Queensland businesses on how to manage workplace psychosocial hazards has commenced.Minister for Industrial Relations Grace Grace sai ...
New Zealand workplaces urged to do more to protect people from asbestos (Post)Three New Zealand organisations are urging employers and tradies to put in place adequate measures to protect their employees and other people from asbestos.WorkSafe, the New Zealand Demolition & ...
Workplace safety funding boost for Victorian workers(Post)WorkSafe Victoria has awarded grants amounting to $2.47 million to support nine projects that will help improve workplace health and safety.The safety watchdog says projects to reduce workplace harm ...
Warning to SA construction workers after rise in electric shock incidents (Post)SafeWork SA warns construction workers to make electrical safety a priority following an increase in the number of electric shock incidents reported in the past two years.In 2021-22, SafeWork SA ...
Applications for heavy vehicle safety grants totalling 4.2 million will soon be closing - NHVR(Post)The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) is issuing a reminder to stakeholders within the heavy vehicle sector that the application deadline for Round 10 of the Heavy Vehicle Safety Initiative (H ...
VIC companies facing charges for breaching workplace safety regulations(Post)WorkSafe has filed charges against two companies related to the failure of a major portion of the structural steel framework during the redevelopment of a recreational centre in Melbourne two years a ...
SafeWork SA warns about tailgate lifters after serious incident(Post)Pallet trucks and tailgate lifters have once again come under scrutiny following an injury to a worker in the second significant incident of the year.According to SafeWork SA, contractors were transp ...
