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Victorian businesses urged to prioritise forklift safety (Post)
WorkSafe reminds businesses to make safety a priority when working with forklifts after more than 140 workers were injured in forklift incidents in 2022.WorkSafe said, “Forklifts offer a practical wa ...
Forklift Accidents and Asbestos Dangers(Post)$90,000 fine after worker hit by forklift. An abattoir has pleaded guilty in the Warrnambool Magistrates’ Court for failing to ensure all persons on site were not exposed to risks to their healt ...
Victoria launches new forklift safety campaign(Post)WorkSafe has published updated guidance and launched a comprehensive inspection campaign across the state in an effort to reduce the number of fatalities and injuries associated with forklifts.T ...
Worker hospitalised after forklift rollover in North Queensland(Post)A worker was taken to hospital suffering multiple injuries after a forklift rolled in North Queensland.The man was operating a forklift at a south Townsville workplace when the industrial vehicle rol ...
Forklift operator charged over worker death(Post)A Victorian forklift operator has been charged following a 2021 fatal workplace incident.WorkSafe said the man was operating a forklift with an unsecured load when the load fell and fatally stru ...
NSW forklift operators urged to follow safety rules(Post)NSW Minister for Work Health and Safety, Sophie Cotsis reminds workplaces to prioritise safety when working with forklifts after more than 1500 serious forklift related incidents were reported i ...
Worker’s leg injured in forklift incident at Shepparton (Post)A worker sustained serious leg injuries following a forklift incident in northern Victoria on Monday morning.Police said the 35-year-old man was run over by a forklift at a business in Shepparton at ...
Vic abattoir fined $55,000 following forklift injury(Post)A Victorian abattoir has been fined $55,000 without conviction after a worker was injured in a forklift incident in 2019.The company pleaded guilty to two charges of failing to provide and maintain a ...
Forklift injury prompts safety warning from WHSQ(Post)Workplace Health and Safety Queensland has issued a safety warning after a maintenance worker sustained serious injuries when he was struck by the carriage and tines of a forklift he was working on.
Charges filed after forklift strikes employee at VIC cured meats facility(Post)WorkSafe has filed charges against a cured meats manufacturer following a serious incident in which a worker was injured after being hit by a reversing forklift at the company's warehouse i ...
Forklift driver sentenced for workers compensation fraud(Post)A Victorian forklift operator has been sentenced for working while receiving workers compensation benefits.The 35-year-old man pleaded guilty in the Melbourne Magistrates' Court to one count of worke ...