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‘Catastrophic event’: Moira Shire Council sacked after employee murder
An entire council in northern Victoria has been sacked after the murder of a senior employee sparked an investigation which uncovered a litany of failures by a dysfunctional leadership. Local Government Minister Melissa Horne said
Dangers of working on or near energised electrical equipment
Background On 14 September 2022, an electrical worker received burns to his left arm and flash burns to his eyes from an arc flash explosion that occurred while load testing electrical supply wiring to a
Truck driver killed in northern suburbs
The truck driver, who was out of the cab at the time, was tragically killed when his truck rolled backwards, trapping him between his and another vehicle. Two SafeWork investigators and two inspectors are on
Forklifts and pedestrians don’t mix
SafeWork SA Inspectors responded to the December incident after a reversing forklift knocked the worker to the ground, causing multiple injuries. In the wake of the incident, and given the busy time of the year,
Drum explosion sparks warning
21 March 2023 A fireball that burned a man in an Adelaide workshop has prompted a SafeWork SA warning about the dangers of modifying storage drums. The worker was attempting to tack weld a metal
Playground injury prompts safety warning
27 March 2023 Those responsible for playgrounds are being urged to conduct risk assessments following a serious injury in the Adelaide Hills. A six-year-old girl sustained serious head injuries when she fell from a bird’s
Practical Health and Safety Training, South Australia
Paragon Work Health Safety is a proudly South Australian owned and operated company, specialising in practical health and safety training solutions.
Our mission is to help make Australian workplaces safer places to go to work, and to send workers home safe every day.
We cover a wide range of Work Health and Safety training courses, to improve worker safety and wellbeing through education, consultation and building leadership skills.
At Paragon WHS we believe you will retain more information about the courses you attend if they are both interesting and informative. We do not embrace a “Death by PowerPoint” method of learning. Your experience will be interactive and related to your industry.
Our facilitators have many years’ experience in a wide range of industries and disciplines covering mining, construction, transport, manufacturing, food, sales, management, I.T., maintenance, shipping, disability, wine industry, fleet management, retail and many other areas from both government and private sectors.
We hold qualifications including of Diploma of WHS and Diploma of Vocational Training and Assessment.
Our lead facilitator has completed a Graduate Diploma in Organisational Safety Management at the University of South Australia.
Members of the Australian Institute of Health and Safety.
