A construction company has been convicted and fined $150,000 after a worker fell while cutting a tree branch at a Carrum Downs worksite, resulting in a life-changing spinal injury.
Company fined after worker paralysed in tree-cutting fall Read More »
An electrical company has been convicted and fined a total of $70,000 after putting workers at risk of a near six-metre fall at a Dandenong building site.
Solar installer fined $70,000 for ignoring falls risk Read More »
A group of construction companies have been convicted and fined a total of $100,200 for failing to address risks from falls after a worker fell more than three metres through a skylight void.
Construction companies’ fines double on appeal Read More »
A solar installation company has been convicted and fined a total of $100,000 after repeatedly failing to address the risks of falls at four residential homes in Victoria.
Solar company fined $100,000 for repeated falls from heights offences Read More »
Two companies have been fined after a woman was crushed by a 475 kilogram tank as it was unloaded from a truck at her home in south-west Victoria.
$115,000 in fines after rainwater tank crushes woman Read More »
A roofing company has been convicted and fined after repeatedly putting workers at risk of falls on four residential construction sites in Melbourne.
$700,000 in fines for string of working at height offences Read More »
A roofing company has been convicted and fined after repeatedly putting workers at risk of falls on four residential construction sites in Melbourne.
$700,000 in fines for string of working at height offences Read More »
The purpose of this Safety Alert is to highlight the risk of fires and serious burn injuries during refuelling of petrol-powered equipment.
Two workers burnt in separate refuelling incidents Read More »
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
Dreamworld worker attacked by tiger Read More »
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.
Worker injured in cherry picker Read More »
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.
