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Arc flash injury prompts safety reminder - 24.3.23

Queensland’s Electrical Safety Officer (ESO) is investigating an arc flash incident that resulted in a worker sustaining burns while working on an energised electrical distribution board. While the worker was attempting to change out a circuit breaker in the distribution board, a short circuit created an arc flash. The ESO noted... Read more.

Machine guarding failures ‘reprehensible’ - 17.3.23

A West Auckland bakery business which didn’t properly safeguard its machinery has been sentenced over two incidents, six months apart, in which workers had their hands disfigured. Bakeworks Limited, which makes gluten-free products, was sentenced in Waitakere District Court for health and safety failures related to both incidents. In... Read more.

Energy Australia Yallourn fined after arc flash fatality - 27.2.23

The operator of Yallourn Power Station has been convicted and fined a total of $1.5 million after the death of a worker in November 2018. Energy Australia Yallourn Pty Ltd pleaded guilty to three charges under the Occupational Health and Safety Act. The company was fined $700,000 for failing to... Read more.

Limb, digit amputations prompt safety warning - 16.1.23

WorkSafe Victoria has encouraged employers to ensure all machinery is properly guarded and operated safely to avoid the risk of life-changing amputation injuries. In 2022, WorkSafe accepted 137 claims for workplace amputation injuries, with more than 150 body parts amputated, including at least 127 fingers or thumbs. Digits caught... Read more.

Worker’s hand injury prompts renewed safety focus - 2.12.22

WorkSafe New Zealand is again urging vigilance on the risks of exposed machinery, in light of a steel fabrication worker suffering a significant injury on the job in Northland. The employer, Donovan Group NZ Limited, has been sentenced in the Whangārei District Court for its health and safety failings... Read more.