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Teenage worker dies in hospital after fall at Brisbane construction site (Post)
A teenage worker who was seriously injured after falling at a Brisbane construction site has died in hospital.The 17-year-old boy suffered serious head injuries following the incident on Tuesday morn ...
Construction company faces charges over workplace incident at Rottnest Island(Post)WorkSafe WA has filed charges against a construction company after two workers were seriously injured when a wall collapsed at a worksite on Rottnest Island two years ago.The safety watchdog has char ...
SafeWork NSW undertaking safety blitz across construction sites in the Central Coast region(Post)This week, SafeWork NSW is carrying out specific compliance checks on construction sites located on the Central Coast region. According to SafeWork, inspectors will prioritise their regulatory focus ...
Safe Work Australia launches new tools to help mitigate risks of gender-based violence in construction(Post)Safe Work Australia has launched a new collection of tools to assist employers in identifying, assessing, and controlling the risks related to gender-based violence in the construction sector. &ldqu ...
WorkSafe files charges against construction firm following worker's fall(Post)A construction company has been charged by Victoria’s workplace safety watchdog after an employee sustained severe head and spinal injuries from a fall at a Melbourne worksite two years ago. W ...
Darwin construction company facing industrial manslaughter charge over workplace death(Post)NT WorkSafe has charged a Darwin construction company with industrial manslaughter following the death of a worker at Maningrida two years ago.The company faces a maximum penalty of $10,355,000 if fo ...
NSW construction company fined following worker's electric shock incident(Post)The Industrial Court of NSW has imposed a fine of $300,000 on a construction firm due to a prosecution brought forth by the state’s workplace health and safety regulator. According to SafeWork ...
Rise in electrical shock incidents prompts safety warning for SA residential construction workers (Post)SafeWork SA urges residential construction workers to ensure they keep a safe distance from overhead powerlines following a spike in electrical shock incidents. The safety watchdog says it has been n ...
Sydney construction worker in hospital after suffering impalement injuries from 3m fall(Post)A worker suffered serious injuries when he fell three meters at a worksite in northwest Sydney on Monday morning. Emergency services were summoned to a construction site in Macquarie Park at ab ...
SafeWork SA releases new safety information sheet to help minimise mobile plant risks in construction (Post)South Australia's workplace safety watchdog has released a new safety information sheet to minimise mobile plant risks in the construction industry.The South Australian Construction Safety Alliance ( ...
Worker flown to hospital after reportedly falling from height at NSW construction site(Post)A construction worker is being treated in hospital after falling from height south of Sydney.A man in his 20s was treated by paramedics at the worksite in Kiama on Thursday afternoon.He was late ...
