A window glass company has been fined $1 million following an incident in which a contractor sustained an electric shock while working on a window ledge at a residential apartment construction site in South Hurstville on 19 June 2014. The company was fined on Friday in the NSW District... Read more.
Friday 28 April marks the annual World Day for Safety and Health at Work and Workers’ Memorial Day. In conjunction with Safe Work Australia’s World Day for Health and Safety at Work, Essential Energy is encouraging everyone to consider electrical safety in their workplace. General Manager Safety, HR, and... Read more.
Effective health and safety systems and practices in the workplace are essential to prevent harm to people while they work, says WorkSafe New Zealand. This was highlighted at the sentencing of landscaping and outdoor timber supplier TW Transport Ltd today (10 March), after an employee lost two fingers while... Read more.
A bakery in Altona North has been fined $40,000 after a worker lost three fingertips in a workplace incident in December 2015. The company was fined at the Melbourne Magistrates Court on Thursday after pleading guilty to failing to provide and maintain safe plant and failing to provide appropriate... Read more.
Ten Australians have been killed at work so far this year, according to latest figures from Safe Work Australia. Transport, postal & warehousing workplaces have emerged as the most fatal, with five workplace deaths so far. The transport sector recorded a total of 64 deaths in 2016. The latest figures show... Read more.
