Height

Smallgoods manufacturer fined $30K after worker fall

20 August, 2021

A manufacturer has been fined $30,000 after a worker fell 1.5 metres from a stack of pallets while unloading a delivery truck, sustaining a fractured skull.


Roof plumber fall lands WA company $450,000 fine

18 August, 2021

A roofing company is one of the first companies to be prosecuted and fined under Western Australia's regime of stronger penalties introduced in October 2018.


Death, injuries from falls from height spark safety warning

16 August, 2021

Victorian workplaces have been urged to reassess the effectiveness of their fall prevention measures, after a spate of falls from height led to injuries and death.


Carpentry firm fined $90,000 after worker falls from height

02 August, 2021

A carpentry company has been convicted and fined after an apprentice worker fell from a height of three metres and sustained serious pelvic and spinal injuries.


Mining company fined $102K after worker falls from height

23 July, 2021

A mining company has been fined $102,000 after a worker fell at least 1.5m from a work basket attached to an integrated tool carrier, sustaining severe injuries.


Painter fined $40K over fall from skylight

03 June, 2021

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.


WHS breaches prompt over 100 notices for SA construction sites

28 May, 2021

SafeWork SA inspectors have issued more than 100 statutory notices across residential construction sites in South Australia, for height and scaffolding risks.


Access systems facilitate staff safety for port authority

19 May, 2021 | Supplied by: Treadwell Group Pty Ltd

The Western Australia Port Authority engaged Treadwell to provide new handrails and an access ramp, to enable safer staff access.


Residential construction sites mismanaging risk of falls

22 April, 2021

A SafeWork SA safety campaign has identified key trends that reveal the dangers of working at height on residential construction sites.


Don't fall for it: reducing workplace slips, trips and falls

08 April, 2021

SafeWork SA has urged workplaces to have adequate systems in place to reduce the risk of falls, after it recorded 357 interventions about falls from height.


Shed company facing charges over worker fall death

23 March, 2021

A Western Australian shed building company is facing prosecution for an incident that left one worker dead and another injured, after falling from height.


Truss maker fined $40,000 over lack of fall protection

22 February, 2021

A Melbourne truss maker has been fined $40,000 after a serious safety breach at a building site in Cranbourne North.


Company fined $45K after woman falls into skip bin

17 February, 2021

A Gippsland tip operator has been fined $45,000 after a woman fell 2.5 metres into a skip bin, sustaining severe injuries to her ribs and spine.


At height: risk assessments, dos & don'ts and fall protection systems

15 February, 2021 by Richard Millar, Chief Executive Officer, Working at Height Association | Supplied by: Working at Height Association

A height safety authority sets out the importance of risk assessments and fall protection systems, and offers some key dos and don'ts of working at height safety.


Alcoa fined $210,000 over workplace death

05 February, 2021

Alcoa of Australia has been fined $210,000 after a contractor fell to his death at the Kwinana Alumina Refinery in 2015.


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