The purpose of this Safety Alert is to highlight the risk of fires and serious burn injuries during refuelling of petrol-powered equipment.
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Old equipment repurposed by businesses must be safe to use, WorkSafe New Zealand says, following sentencing of a Rotorua company whose modified crane became a weapon that changed the life of a teenage contractor.
Dodgy Crane Safety Inflicts Misery For Teen Worker Read More »
Two Adelaide companies have been fined a total of $108,000 after a labour hire worker was seriously injured when he fell 4.6m through a skylight.
Two companies convicted after labourer falls 4.6m, seriously injured Read More »
The incident at the Gold Coast park is a ‘sad reminder’ about the consequences of keeping dangerous animals captive for entertainment, animal advocates say. A Dreamworld worker who was mauled by a tiger has been identified as Melissa Reynolds as authorities investigate the shocking incident at the Gold Coast amusement park on Monday. The 47-year-old
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New Curtin University research has revealed at least 46,000 Australian welders are exposed to high levels of dangerous, potentially cancer-causing fumes at work — and little is being done to protect them.
Cancer risk: Most Aussie welders exposed to high levels of dangerous fumes Read More »
A worker trimming trees has been injured after the cherry picker he was in toppled over in Perth’s northern suburbs.
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A road safety equipment manufacturer has been convicted and fined a total of $650,000 after a truck driver was fatally crushed by a falling steel barrier at a Nar Nar Goon depot.
Nar Nar Goon business fined $650k following fatality Read More »
The widow of a man who plunged to his death in a zip line accident at Cape Tribulation four years ago listened as a witness gave evidence a ‘grandstand’ zip line was put together without recommended equipment.
Western Australia’s WorkSafe commissioner says he hopes the state’s first jail sentence for gross negligence will act as a deterrent to other employers who do not take workplace safety seriously.
A tree removal company has been fined more than $2 million over the death of a worker who was killed when using a defective woodchipping machine.
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Joshua Wargent had previously spoken about his passion for working in the solar industry.
Man dies after crashing through roof and falling 5m Read More »
A Melbourne company has been fined after an employee was injured when they were struck by a 200kg load of steel beams.
Melbourne company fined $40,000 after worker trapped under load of steel beams Read More »
A transport company has been convicted and fined $75,000 after a worker suffered an electric shock when a mobile crane struck overhead power lines at a Dromana construction site.
Transport company fined $75,000 after electric shock Read More »
EnergyAustralia has been fined $1.5 million after a veteran Yallourn power station employee suffered fatal burns in an electrical explosion.
EnergyAustralia fined $1.5 million after Yallourn power plant worker’s death Read More »
A boilermaker has been remembered as a “gentle and loving” person, after he was killed at work near Ararat.
Family mourns their loss just days before Christmas Read More »
