Industry News
Vic introduces new laws to improve workplace safety
The Workplace Safety Legislation and Other Matters Amendment Act 2022 is now in force in Victoria, to prevent workplace safety incidents and improve outcomes for injured workers. [ + ]
Refrigeration mechanic fined $33,000 for unsafe work practices
A refrigeration mechanic has been convicted and fined for unsafe work practices that caused significant burns to himself and a shop owner at a food outlet store in a shopping centre. [ + ]
Safety alert issued after worker killed by hydraulic hook lift system
Queensland business owners have been urged to ensure they have implemented a safe system of work, after a young worker sustained fatal injuries when trapped under part of a hydraulic hook system. [ + ]
Unions call for funding for first responders' mental health
The NSW Government has been urged to renew funding for the Black Dog Institute's Traumatic Stress Clinic, to provide mental health support for first responders. [ + ]
Two dead in separate workplace incidents in Victoria
WorkSafe Victoria is investigating the deaths of two workers who were killed in separate workplace incidents on the same day. [ + ]
WA to introduce new WHS laws and regulations
Western Australia has taken steps to modernise its work health and safety laws, with the new work health and safety regulations to come into effect from 31 March 2022. [ + ]
Metro Trains fined after worker suffers arc flash injury
Metro Trains Melbourne has been fined $100,000 for failing to ensure that the workplace was safe, after a worker suffered an electric shock in 2018. [ + ]
Council urges residents to take greater care when disposing of hazardous items
The Sutherland Shire Council has launched a campaign to urge local residents to take greater care when disposing of hazardous waste items. [ + ]
Inaugural conference to highlight asbestos safety and management
The Asbestos Safety & Management Conference will bring all levels of government and non-government together to lead the charge for asbestos management. [ + ]
Abattoir fined after worker struck by forklift
A meat processor has been fined $55,000 for failing to provide a safe working environment after a worker was injured in a forklift accident in 2019. [ + ]
Company, director fined after worker injured in unprotected fall
A residential building company and its director have been convicted and fined a total of $320,000 after a renderer fell from an unsecured plank 3.2 metres above the ground. [ + ]
Safety industry pioneers to convene at Workplace Health & Safety Show
The Workplace Health & Safety Show will take place at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre from 25–26 May and will feature a range of innovative technologies. [ + ]
Welding manufacturer upgrades to new premises in Sydney
Welding equipment manufacturer Kemppi Australia has moved its head office into new, purpose-designed premises in Wetherill Park, Sydney. [ + ]
Qld implements mandate for bus driver safety barriers
Safety barriers will now be mandatory in all new Queensland urban buses, to protect drivers from unacceptable passenger behaviour. [ + ]
Electrical firm fined after apprentice suffers near-fatal electric shock
An electrical firm has been fined $21,500 after an apprentice received an electric shock that left him unresponsive and without a pulse. [ + ]
