Industry News
Cabinet-making campaign in WA reveals areas of concern
An extensive WorkSafe WA inspection campaign in cabinet-making workplaces has revealed some significant areas of concern about safety issues.
[ + ]Timber company fined over hand injury
A Western Australian company was fined $60,000 over a hand injury sustained by a worker in a machine in 2006.
[ + ]Packaging company fined over two injuries in four days
An Adelaide-based packaging company has received a significant penalty over two injuries that were sustained on unguarded machines in just four days.
[ + ]Fines for hand injuries and ignoring notices
Four Adelaide corporations have been fined a total of more than $70,000 by theSouth Australian Industrial Court for breaches of workplace safety laws, two of which involved hand injuries to workers.
[ + ]Manufacturer prosecuted for insufficient safety information
A Victorian business was convicted and fined $80,000 after it failed to provide safety information about its products to its customers.
[ + ]Spill Station to distribute Hughes safety showers
Spill Station Australia has secured exclusive distribution for emergency safety shower manufacturer Hughes Safety Showers.
[ + ]Hand injury incurs 20K fine
The principals of a South Australian company were convicted and fined over a workplace injury where an employee lost several fingers.
[ + ]WorkCover urges focus on young worker safety in 2010
WorkCover NSW is urging businesses across the state to prioritise the safety of young workers in the new year.
[ + ]Forklift load falls and kills 60-year-old man
The first work-related death in Victoria this year occurred on 12 January at the AirRoad facility in the Melbourne suburb of Laverton.
[ + ]Husband and wife guilty of WorkSafe and TAC fraud
Two Melbourne healthcare providers were recently convicted of fraud against WorkSafe and the Transport Accident Commission for claiming 690 false consultations.
[ + ]Safety resolutions needed to make Victoria safe in 2010
WorkSafe Victoria is calling on employers and workers to make a concerted effort to create safe workplaces this year.
[ + ]OHS obligations of labour hire and group training companies
While labour hire sector firms provide around 600,000 workers to industry across the country, failings by some are causing serious injuries and big fines to be imposed by the courts.
[ + ]Confined space safety failings cost a life and $500,000 for tank cleaning company
WorkSafe Victoria has warned companies and workers of the dangers of working in confined spaces following the conviction and $500,000 fine served on a tank cleaning company after the death of one of its workers.
[ + ]NZ workplace death toll cause for concern
The alarmingly high number of workplace fatalities in the second half of 2009 in New Zealand has sparked a strong message from the Department of Labour.
[ + ]New WA code of practice on safeguarding of machinery and plant
A new code of practice for the safeguarding of machinery and plant was recently released in Western Australia.
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