building product company recently entered into an enforceable undertaking with a total expenditure of $852,754 over an incident in which a forklift fatally injured a worker. On 1 February 2021,…
A fast food business in Victoria has been convicted and fined $75,000 after a worker’s ponytail was caught in an unguarded rotisserie machine at a store in Plenty. Souvlaki GR…
A steel fabrication and installation company in Victoria has been convicted and fined $40,000 after continuing to put workers at risk on a Geelong construction site, even after a worker…
A roofing and cladding contractor in South Australia has been prosecuted and fined over the illegal and unlicensed removal of asbestos from a family home on the Fleurieu Peninsula. The…
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland inspectors will begin auditing businesses operating from buildings constructed before 1990 and those likely containing asbestos to ensure compliance with asbestos regulations. The audit, which…
SafeWork SA recently announced that it will conduct snap inspections of stone businesses to ensure compliance with the new ban on engineered stone. Under the ban, which prohibits the manufacture,…
WorkSafe Victoria recently announced that employers and those responsible for prescribed equipment used outside of workplaces must notify the regulators of certain incidents involving a broader range of machinery. Importantly,…
Tradespeople and property managers have been urged by Australia’s Asbestos Education Committee to respect the dangers of asbestos and to stop playing “renovation roulette” with asbestos. “With one-in-three homes containing…
SafeWork SA recently issued a safety alert following incidents in which machinery has hit live powerlines or scaffolds being built within safe clearance distances. SafeWork SA has received ten notifications…
There are four key factors which improve psychosocial safety: top management support for stress prevention; prioritising worker psychological health over productivity and profits; better communication systems about risks and prevention;…