High-voltage circuit breaker kills worker
A worker has been killed following a power station incident in Victoria.
It is believed the man in his 50s was working on a high-voltage circuit breaker at Yallourn Power Station when it exploded at about 3.50 pm on Monday afternoon (12/11/18), causing serious burns.
He was airlifted to hospital, where he later died.
WorkSafe Victoria is investigating.
The incident brings the number of workplace fatalities for the year to 22, which is the same as at this time last year.
WFH bill will create added WHS "complications", HIA warns
The Housing Industry Association has called for the Fair Work Amendment (Right to Work from Home)...
Worker's death leads to first-of-its-kind Commonwealth psychosocial risks penalty
In the first penalty of its kind for a Commonwealth employer, the Department of Defence has been...
Amendments to the model WHS Act and Regulations published
Following approval by work health and safety (WHS) ministers, Safe Work Australia has published...
