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Melbourne manufacturer fined after worker’s fingers cut off(Post)
A Melbourne manufacturer has been fined $40,000 after an employee lost four fingers in a workplace incident.The company pleaded guilty to one count of failing to maintain a safe plant and was fi ...
Tuesday 9th March 2021(Post)WorkSafe Victoria to focus on stamping out workplace sexual harassment. WorkSafe Victoria has commenced a campaign today to raise awareness of sexual harassment in the workplace. The aim is to e ...
Calls for Australia to ban imported stone benchtops(Post)Man survives timber house collapse. A man has survived a house falling on top of him as the bobcat he was driving was caught underneath it. The owner/builder and driver of the bobcat was lucky t ...
NHVR partners with Queensland Police to launch road safety campaign(Post)The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) and Queensland Police Service (QPS) have joined hands to launch the ‘Sharing our Roads with Oversize Loads’ campaign. The plan is to encourage drivers to s ...
Music industry holds first ever mental health conference(Post)Conference aims to make mental health a priority for the Australian music industry The first-ever Head First mental health and wellbeing conference for the Australian music industry was rec ...
Tasmanians encouraged to prioritise workplace safety during WorkSafe Month(Post)Minister for Small Business and Consumer Affairs Michael Ferguson has said that WorkSafe Month serves as a crucial opportunity for Tasmanians to assess their commitment to health, safety, and overall ...
Trucking company fined after Northland fatal traffic crash(Post)A New Zealand trucking business has been fined $50,000 and ordered to pay reparations of $145,000 after a nine-year-old girl died in a traffic crash in Northland.The young girl died after the car she ...
Company fined after worker was exposed to toxic vapour(Post)Mother and son killed in a tragic tractor accident. A coroner has deemed the deaths of a 33-year-old pregnant mother and her three-year-old son in a tractor crash a 'tragic accident'.The wo ...
Safety warning after four Queensland workers injured in an explosion(Post)Workplace Health and Safety Queensland has issued a safety warning after four workers were injured in an explosion in November 2021. Early enquiries indicate that the incident happened when an “extra ...
SA contractor stripped of asbestos licence(Post)A South Australian asbestos removalist has had their Class A licence suspended by SafeWork for failing to safely remove asbestos from a residential premise. The contractor was accused of exposin ...
Wednesday 10th February 2021(Post)Man suffers serious burns after fire at Adams Distillery. A man is in a critical condition after suffering partial and full-thickness burns to his hands, face and legs while mixing product using ...
