Centurion fined $200,000 for tyre failure fatality
Centurion Transport has spoken for the first time publicly about the tyre accident that resulted in the tragic death of a 66-year-old truckie in 2019.
August 2021
What if a limited use registered farm vehicle is in an accident?
The Queensland Dairyfarmers’ Organisation (QDO) board asked us to investigate what happens when an unroadworthy registered motorbike/tractor is in an accident.
NT cattle station contractor ordered to pay compensation to worker injured in barrel explosion
A Northern Territory cattle mustering contractor has been ordered to pay $20,000 in compensation to a young ringer who suffered severe burns in an AVGAS explosion on the remote Montejinni Station, 320 kilometres south-west of Katherine.
Victoria’s on-the-spot fines for OHS non-compliance now in force
The Victorian Government has introduced on-the-spot fines for employers who put the health and safety of their workers at risk, to eliminate bad behaviour and help ensure every worker gets home safely.
Sugar giant charged with industrial manslaughter
Charges have been laid against one of the country’s biggest sugar millers after a worker was electrocuted on the job in Far North Queensland two years ago.
Another death in a Baiada workplace
A 19-year-old man has died after an industrial accident at the Baiada poultry plant near Tamworth in north-west NSW.
WorkSafe action latest: the rule of law in Victoria is on public trial
There has been a concerning development with the process to prosecute the Victorian Government over the 2020 Hotel Quarantine breaches that lead to 801 deaths in Victoria.
Scott Morrison says federal government won’t mandate no-jab no-job for all workplaces
A no-jab no-job policy will not be pursued by the federal government, which has said it is up to individual companies to make their own decisions about mandating vaccinations for staff.
SPC: First legal test case for employee-mandated COVID-19 vaccinations
Shepparton-based cannery SPC has become the first Australian company to mandate the COVID-19 vaccine for all of its 450 onsite staff and visitors. The company’s decision has come off the back of the increased risk of transmission posed by the Delta variant of the virus.
COVID-19 pandemic taking a crushing toll on mental health of tradies
Being out of work is tough, but even those who still have a job are not immune to the pressures the pandemic is putting on mental health.
Man dies in workplace accident at Melbourne market
A man has died in a workplace accident at Melbourne Market, the city’s wholesale fruit and vegetable market in Epping.
