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NHVR accepts enforceable undertaking after workplace death(Post)
The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) has accepted an enforceable undertaking (EU) from two former directors of an ex-mining company in central Queensland following the death of a worker at Mon ...
Thursday 1st April 2021(Post)NSW Government waiving licence fees. The New South Wales (NSW) government has announced they will be waving the fee to replace a range of licences and permits lost due to the recent floods.Asbes ...
Findings released into bulldozer collision death(Post)Findings released into bulldozer collision death. In 2019 a 47-year-old father of two was killed when a bulldozer collided with his utility at a mine in NSW.A report into the death has now been ...
Friday 19th February 2021(Post)Manufacturer fined after death of a bystander. A roof product manufacture has been fined $135,000 in an incident that resulted in a fatality.In February 2018, an employee drove a truck fitted wi ...
Perth electrician found dead in roof space(Post)A Perth electrical worker has been found deceased in a home’s roof space, prompting safety regulators to launch an investigation. The 24-year-old man died while working at a property in Perth’s ...
Monday 15th February 2021(Post)Ballarat hospital fined $20,000 after staff assault. Ballarat Health Services pleaded guilty in the Ballarat Magistrates’ Court for failing to provide information to employees to allow them to p ...
Waste management firm sentenced following Sydney blaze (Post)A waste management firm has received a conviction and a financial penalty of $300,000 for contravening Commonwealth work health and safety regulations, following a fire in Sydney that caused serious ...
WorkSafe NZ publishes annual report on electrical and gas incidents in 2023(Post)WorkSafe NZ has released the 2023 electrical and gas incidents annual report.The safety regulatory authority indicates that the report examines trends and identifies risks associated with electrical ...
Queensland builders fined for exposing workers to fall risk(Post)Two building companies and their directors have been fined for breaching Queensland’s Work Health and Safety Act 2011 over an incident in 2014.The defendants were prosecuted after a Workplace Health ...
Safe Work Australia develops WHS consultation checklist(Post)Safe Work Australia has released an updated checklist to help employers meet their WHS consultation duties.“If you’re a PCBU, you must consult with workers (and any health and safety representatives) ...
IME panel tender in Queensland now open(Post)Workplace Health and Safety Queensland announces that the independent medical examinations (IME) panel tender is now open for access on the Queensland Government QTenders website.The IME panel is com ...
