Industry News
Feedback sought for primary standard for gas installation
Standards Australia is seeking feedback about the revised standard AS/NZS 5601.1, Gas Installation, to support essential safety requirements. [ + ]
Asbestos removalist suspended for safety breaches
SafeWork SA has cracked down on asbestos removalists, issuing an immediate suspension to a Class B asbestos removal licence holder for safety breaches. [ + ]
Painter fined $40K over fall from skylight
A painter has been fined $40,000 and ordered to pay costs of $3574, after a contractor was seriously injured in a fall through a skylight. [ + ]
Company director sentenced to record prison term in WA
Western Australia records its first imprisonment for a work health and safety offence, and the sentence is the longest imprisonment term ever imposed in Australia. [ + ]
Worker dies after being struck by machinery in Victorian factory
A worker suffered head injuries and died after, it is believed, being hit by an attachment on a rubber extrusion machine. It brought the state's toll to 19 for 2021. [ + ]
WHS breaches prompt over 100 notices for SA construction sites
SafeWork SA inspectors have issued more than 100 statutory notices across residential construction sites in South Australia, for height and scaffolding risks. [ + ]
Qld Govt commits $5m to fund dust lung disease research
The Queensland Government will invest $5 million in research to protect workers from occupational dust lung disease, silicosis and coal workers' pneumoconiosis. [ + ]
Multiple charges laid over NT excavator fatality
Five charges have been laid against a company, its director and an employee, over the death of a worker who was crushed by an excavator bucket in 2019. [ + ]
Victoria toughens dangerous goods regulations
From 1 July, Victorian duty holders storing or handling dangerous goods will have to follow new reporting guidelines, due to updated safety regulations. [ + ]
SafeWork SA prioritises asbestos licence compliance
SafeWork SA has commenced a compliance audit of licensed asbestos removal jobs, to ensure regulation requirements are met. [ + ]
Construction worker dies after being struck by overhead boom
A worker has died in Victoria after being struck, it is believed, operating a concrete pump and boom. It brought the state's fatality toll to 16 for 2021. [ + ]
Crane collapse onto building lands company with $225K fine
In New South Wales, a structural engineering company has been fined $225,000 after a tower crane collapsed onto an apartment block in Wolli Creek, injuring three workers. [ + ]
Company fined $175K after worker crushed by concrete panel
A WA construction company has been fined $175,000 after a concrete panel weighing between 750 kg and 1.1 tonnes fell onto a worker, leading to his death. [ + ]
Driving down the risk of falls from vehicles
SafeWork SA has urged drivers to report damaged equipment to their employers, after data revealed that falls from trucks caused 18 serious injuries in 2020. [ + ]
Ensure chemical safety with the right equipment
Businesses are urged to ensure they have the right equipment for handling hazardous chemicals, after a worker was injured while decanting acidic liquid. [ + ]
