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Spike in unreported workplace incidents prompts SafeWork warning(Post)
SafeWork has warned businesses they face fines of up to $50,000 and possible prosecution if they fail to report workplace incidents following a surge in unreported incidents.So far this year, the saf ...
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 ...
WorkSafe advises employers to protect workers from lead exposure(Post)WorkSafe reminds workplaces to manage the risks linked to the removal of lead-based paint.“Lead-based paint, commonly used on many pre-1970s buildings and structures, can contain lead levels gre ...
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 ...
Fatal occupational falls claimed the lives of 41 Victorians in five years(Post)WorkSafe reminds employers to protect workers from falls after 41 workers were fatally injured and more than 7,000 workers suffered serious injuries in work-related falls in the last five years.So fa ...
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 ...
Silica Dust Code of Practice commences in the ACT(Post)The Code of Practice for Managing Silica Dust in the Workplace is now in effect in the ACT.The ‘Managing the Risks of Airborne Crystalline Silica (Silica Dust) in the Workplace Code of Practice’ whic ...
Vic company fined over timber mill death(Post)A Victorian timber company has been fined $350,000 following a fatal timber mill incident in May 2018.On the day of the incident, a worker was unloading timber from a conveyor belt when his clothes g ...
NT WorkSafe names new Executive Director (Post)NT WorkSafe has appointed Ms Peggy Cheong as its Executive Director after a rigorous selection process. Ms Cheong has been living in Darwin since 1988, and has worked with various government departme ...
Monday 1st March 2021(Post)Failure to dispose of waste results in a man being fined $10,000. A man has been fined $10,000 and ordered to pay over $4000 in court costs for not correctly disposing of industrial waste. The m ...
NSW Resources Regulator Releases Quarterly Business Activities Report for October to December 2024(Post)The NSW Resources Regulator's Quarterly Business Activities Report for the period of October to December 2024 outlines several significant business activities, including an investigation report deta ...
