Industry News
Man falls from roof, impaled on metal picket
A contractor has been killed after falling off a roof at a property north of Bendigo. [ + ]
Company fined $30K for unsafe concrete panel storage
A $30,000 fine without conviction has been issued to a precast concrete manufacturer for endangering its workers with incorrect panel storage. [ + ]
Transport company fined $154K after worker run over
A $154,000 fine has been issued to a Victorian transport and warehouse company, following a subcontractor death in 2016. [ + ]
4 m factory fall kills worker
A man who fell around four metres at a factory in Clayton has been killed. [ + ]
Initiatives for mentally healthy workplaces
A range of initiatives is being released by the NSW Government to help workplaces boost employee mental health. [ + ]
NT skipper convicted, fined $20K over deckhand death
A conviction and $20,000 fine has been issued to a skipper for a Darwin shipping company, following the death of a deckhand. [ + ]
Can farting in the workplace amount to bullying?
An employee who claims he was bullied by a flatulating fellow worker has vowed to take his former employer to the High Court of Australia. [ + ]
Garbage truck crushes and kills driver
A garbage truck has crushed a man to death in Koonwarra, South Gippsland. [ + ]