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Three companies plead guilty over White Island volcanic eruption(Post)
Three helicopter tour operators have recently entered guilty pleas to amended charges following the 2019 Whakaari White Island eruption.WorkSafe filed charges against the three companies after a near ...
Vic companies face charges over death of worker(Post)Victoria’s workplace health and safety watchdog has filed charges against two companies after a fatal workplace incident at a Melbourne construction site in August 2021.WorkSafe said a 23 year-old ma ...
Victorian company and its director facing charges in connection with the death of a fatigued driver(Post)WorkSafe has filed charges against a Keysborough-based warehousing and logistics firm and its director after a delivery driver died in August 2022.The employee had been working for 12 hours continuou ...
Victorian building regulator charged over suicide death (Post)WorkSafe Victoria announced on Thursday it has filed charges against the state’s building regulator following the death of one of its employees.The safety agency has accused the regulator of breachin ...
SWA releases key WHS statistics report(Post)Safe Work Australia has released the 2021 national data on workplace fatality figures and workers' compensation claims.The Key Work Health and Safety Statistics, Australia 2022 report provides nation ...
SafeWork prosecutes cotton company following death of farm worker(Post)An agricultural company is currently facing legal action following a fatal work-related incident in western NSW, and is also the subject of an investigation regarding the unrelated death of another ...
Melbourne council facing legal action for failing to submit WorkCover claim(Post)A Melbourne council was recently taken to court for its failure to file a WorkCover claim for an injured employee.The council received its sentence in the Heidelberg Magistrates' Court last week afte ...
VIC company facing charges for staircase hazards posed to employees with disabilities(Post)WorkSafe has filed charges against a hay and grain logistics firm in connection with the fatality of an employee at a storage facility located in Willaura, south of Ararat, two years ago.The company ...
VIC companies facing charges following skid steer loader fatality(Post)WorkSafe has brought charges against two construction firms after a worker died from an incident at a Bangholme depot two years ago.The worker was struck by a skid steer loader operated by ...
Victoria water tank manufacturer charged after fatal unloading incident (Post)Victoria’s workplace health and safety regulator has filed charges against a water tank manufacturer after a man was fatally injured and another seriously injured while helping unload two water tanks ...
Tuesday 1st June 2021(Post)Royal Australian Mint charged over WHS Incident. Charges have been laid against the Royal Australian Mint in Canberra following an incident in the basement involving a three-tonne coin press alm ...
