Industry News
Safety workshops for small and medium Queensland businesses
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland will be conducting a series of free safety workshops throughout the state for small and medium businesses over the months of August to November 2009.
[ + ]CraneSafe expands inspections
Truck-mounted concrete pumps have now been added to CraneSafe Australia’s OHS assessment program.
[ + ]Offshore industry urged to focus on safety
An Australian safety regulator is urging the oil and gas industry to take a strategic approach to safety on offshore facilities.
[ + ]SA employers fined for rail and factory injuries
In a busy day at the Magistrates Court of South Australia (Industrial), three companies were convicted and fined over incidents in 2007 where workers sustained injuries from inadequate safety measures.
[ + ]New Comcare publication
A new publication has been released by Comcare to outline how organisations can benefit from investing in health initiatives for its workers.
[ + ]Loss of health and safety committee a blow to NZ workers
A decision to disband a government advisory committee in New Zealand will be a major setback for workplace safety, says union.
[ + ]Serious injury sustained by worker as concrete floor gives way
A worker's hand was crushed by a jack as the jacking system’s base broke through the reinforced concrete floor of the workshop under the weight of the load and the trailer falling back.
[ + ]Victoria joins national campaign to improve scaffold safety
WorkSafe Victoria inspectors will join a two-month national campaign to improve scaffolding safety in the construction industry.
[ + ]Qld establishes road traffic controller work-safety taskforce
A state government taskforce has been set up to look into ways to improve the safety of traffic controllers on Queensland's roads.
[ + ]Company fined over contact with powerlines
An underground-installation company was fined $5000 in WA after an excavator boom came into contact with overhead powerlines.
[ + ]Fire alerts for mobile plant
WorkSafe Victoria has issued a document to assist and minimise the incidence of fires caused by mobile plant in hazardous environments.
[ + ]New national construction induction card and training requirements
The Queensland construction industry has been brought into line with national safety initiatives, with the adoption of a new-look safety induction card.
[ + ]Launch of new Victorian structural steel safety standard
WorkSafe Victoria has recently released a new standard on the safe erection of structural steel for buildings.
[ + ]Court penalty highlights fall dangers
A South Australian construction company has been convicted and fined $14,875 for failing to provide a safe workplace at a construction site, where a worker fell through a gap in a work platform, sustaining severe injuries.
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