Industry News
Pre-caster’s failed safety kills close friend
The need for multiple subcontractors working on major construction projects to ensure the health and safety of workers not directly employed by them has been highlighted in the NSW Industrial Court recently.
[ + ]Labour hire company fined for host's unsafe practices
A labour hire company has been fined $27,500 for failing to ensure that a host company's workplace was safe before deploying its workers, after one employee’s fingers were crushed in an unguarded machine.
[ + ]Builder fined over tilt-up collapse
A Perth builder has been fined $3500 for the collapse of three tilt-up panels at a construction site at Forrestfield.
[ + ]Changes to employer excess
Recent amendments to the Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Regulation 2003 have changed the way Queensland’s employer excess is calculated, according to WorkCover Queensland.
[ + ]Overwhelming success for health initiative
The Office of the Federal Safety Commissioner (OFSC) has received an overwhelming response to its health initiative for the building and construction industry.
[ + ]Demolition laws streamlined
NSW Fair Trading Minister Linda Burney has announced that demolition contractors will no longer be required to hold a Fair Trading licence.
[ + ]Safety alert for dismantling formwork
WorkCover NSW has issued a safety alert for the erection and dismantling of formwork, following an incident on a construction site where a worker was killed by a falling shutter.
[ + ]RailCorp aware of risk before worker died
A NSW Industrial Court judge has found that the risk to RailCorp workers from overhead powerlines which killed a dogman at Heathcote in 2003 was “not only obvious, but foreseen”.
[ + ]Courses to prep for driver fatigue reform
New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and South Australia are working towards implementing a national Heavy Vehicle Driver Fatigue reform on 29 September 2008.
[ + ]Safety concerns shut down WA oil rig
NOPSA has issued a prohibition notice preventing petroleum operator Australian FPSO Management (AFM) from using the process plant on its offshore facility near Barrow Island, WA, until safety issues are resolved.
[ + ]The Next Big Thing finalists on show
Finalists from a national competition to seek out the ‘next big thing’ will have their innovations on show in a free exhibition at the Melbourne Museum for a week, starting this Wednesday 14 May.
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Worker representatives vital for offshore safety
Health and safety representatives play a pivotal role in keeping offshore oil and gas facilities safe and it is important they fully understand their role and the relevant legislation, according to Australia’s National Offshore Petroleum Safety Authority (NOPSA).
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