Victorian companies charged after worker death
27 July, 2022Two companies have been charged for breaching the Occupational Health and Safety Act, after a worker was found unresponsive beside a scaffold at a Moonee Ponds construction site.
Vic maintenance worker dies after fall through roof
06 July, 2022A 66-year-old maintenance worker has died after falling through a roof panel at a Monbulk plant nursery on 29 June 2022.
Fall from height prompts safety alert
22 June, 2022Workplace Health and Safety Queensland has issued a safety alert after a worker was seriously injured when he fell 3.5 metres from a ceiling panel.
SWA publishes guidance on industrial rope access systems
15 June, 2022Safe Work Australia has published a guide to manage the health and safety risks of using industrial rope access systems.
Vic roofing company fined over serious fall injury
14 June, 2022A roofing company has been fined $20,000 after a worker fell three metres from the roof of a residential construction site in Mount Duneed in 2018.
Pack King LEV8 single-person lifter
09 June, 2022 | Supplied by: King Group of Companies Pty LtdThe Pack King LEV8 single-person lifter is a hybrid, using a ladder (with fitted hand rails), to get the operator into a 550 x 600 mm working enclosure.
Company, director fined over workplace roof fall
09 June, 2022A Queensland house-moving company and its sole director have been fined a combined $60,000 after a workplace incident where a worker fell from a roof.
WorkSafe charges builder over fatal fall at construction site
04 May, 2022A Victorian builder is facing numerous charges over an incident in which a worker sustained fatal injuries after falling from scaffolding at a construction site.
Roofing company fined, sanctioned over apprentice death
26 April, 2022A NSW roofing company has been fined $400,000 and sanctioned for nine months, after a first-year apprentice died from injuries he sustained after falling through a skylight.
Company, director fined after worker injured in unprotected fall
15 March, 2022A 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 alert issued after man injured while operating EWP
10 March, 2022Queensland business owners have been urged to take steps to eliminate the risk of operating an elevated work platform, after a man was injured while operating a self-propelled scissor lift.
Safety alert issued after three falls from ladders in six weeks
03 February, 2022A safety alert has been issued about the use of portable ladders in the construction industry, after one person was killed and two others injured in falls over the past six weeks.
Ladder safety systems vs ladder cages: the new shift
20 December, 2021 by Scott Barber*, Chief Executive Officer, Working at Height Association | Supplied by: Working at Height AssociationOnly a ladder (caged or otherwise) fitted with a fall arrest system will provide long-term safe access for workers in a way that will minimise the risks involved in climbing.
Construction company fined $320K over death of young worker
06 December, 2021A WA construction company that failed to provide a safe workplace for a 17-year-old worker, resulting in him falling 12 metres to his death, has been fined $320,000.
At height risks in construction: a more holistic approach
17 November, 2021 by Scott Barber*, Chief Executive Officer, Working at Height Association | Supplied by: Working at Height AssociationDespite a focus from regulators on reducing deaths and serious injuries resulting from falls from height in construction, a more holistic approach is needed.
