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;…
A Queensland-based swimming pool company was recently convicted and fined $1.5 million after pleading guilty to industrial manslaughter regarding an incident in which a worker was killed by a mobile…
A concrete pumping company in Balwyn North, Victoria, has been convicted and fined $50,000 after a concrete boom pump snapped and fatally struck a worker. Prisbel Concrete Pumping was sentenced…
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20 June 2024 Pallet trucks and tailgate lifters are again in the spotlight after a worker was injured in the second serious incident this year. Contractors were delivering stock in…
24 June 2024 A roofing and cladding contractor has been prosecuted over the illegal and unlicensed removal of asbestos from a family home on the Fleurieu Peninsula. The South Australian…