Purpose The purpose of this safety alert is to assist businesses in identifying fake (non-certified) respirators and highlight the risks associated with using them. Background The COVID-19 pandemic has increased…
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Crane operators are being put on notice with SafeWork NSW inspectors conducting a compliance blitz across the state this month. NSW Minister for Better Regulation, Kevin Anderson, said inspectors will…
A Laverton pork processor has been convicted and fined $130,000 after a worker was seriously injured when his arm became trapped in a waste chute in January 2019. Diamond Valley…
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland recently announced that it will resume audits of stone benchtop fabrication businesses as part of ongoing compliance and enforcement activities in the industry. The audits,…
A residential construction company has been convicted and fined $850,000 after a worker fell to his death on a building site in Melbourne’s north. Seascape Constructions Pty Ltd was sentenced…
An international earth moving equipment company has been convicted and fined $375,000 after a worker received multiple severe injuries, including traumatic brain injuries, while servicing a bulldozer. Komatsu Australia Pty…
United Access, an equipment hire company, has been sentenced and fined $85,000 following the August 2017 death of a worker who was thrown from a mobile elevated work platform (EWP)….
A hydraulic equipment supplier recently entered into a $341,139 enforceable undertaking following a 2017 incident in which a worker suffered serious injuries while installing a tail lift platform at the…
Farmers are being encouraged to put their safety first and take the breaks they deserve to avoid pushing themselves beyond their limits. As part of National Farm Safety Week, which…
A Bayswater waste recycling company has been found guilty of gross negligence over a 2016 incident in which a labour hire worker’s arm was amputated at the shoulder. Resource Recovery…