A Penrith metal tubing manufacturer was recently fined $90,000 after a worker was seriously injured while loading a steel coil into a machine. SafeWork NSW launched the prosecution against Trans…
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A 23-year-old worker in Victoria who was working alone underneath a silo died when it collapsed on top of him. WorkSafe Victoria said the fatality brings the number of workplace…
In January, an interstate truck driver suffered multiple leg fractures when a stone slab fell off the back of a truck. It appears the stone was secured to an ‘A’…
Brisbane company Conissis Pty Ltd has been fined $160,000 for two separate breaches of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011. The charges relate to a failure by the company to…
SafeWork NSW recently issued a safety alert following an incident in which a worker received an electric shock while changing a welding rod as part of electric arc welding. The…
The Department of Defence has been convicted and fined $300,000 after a Sydney high school student was seriously injured during an army cadet camp. Following an investigation by Comcare, Defence…
NT WorkSafe has charged Queensland based company Hewitt Cattle Australia Pty Ltd with one breach of section 32 of the Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011 (the Act) for…
The model WHS Act has been amended to ensure WHS regulators have appropriate powers to deal with prohibited asbestos when it is found in a workplace. A total ban on asbestos came into…
See-through polycarbonates offer machinery and structural safeguarding benefits for the manufacturing sector. Strong yet lightweight, plastics such as Wearguard polycarbonates can be used in place of metals and offer protection…
A guide has recently been published targeting sun safety, particularly solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR), which can be deceptive because it cannot be seen or felt, does not depend on temperature,…