Industry News
WorkSafe ACT enforces residential construction safety
As part of Operation Safe Project, WorkSafe ACT inspectors have visited 10 residential construction sites to improve industry safety standards. [ + ]
Company fined $60K for worker's partially amputated thumb
A Brisbane company has been fined $60,000 after a young worker's thumb was caught in a pinch point and partially amputated. [ + ]
Compliance audit findings for high-risk construction work
SafeWork SA has released the findings of its compliance audit focusing on Safe Work Method Statements for high-risk construction work. [ + ]
Qld subcontractor fined $50K for near-miss work incident
A subcontractor working on the Toowoomba Second Range Crossing has been fined $50,000 after an incident in which a mobile concrete pump tipped over at a worksite. [ + ]
Augusta Zadow Award winners revealed for 2020
The winners of the 2020 Augusta Zadow Awards will test the effectiveness of VR-based training for forklift operation and co-design safety workshops for students. [ + ]
Stage one of ACCC quad bike safety standards takes effect
The first stage of mandatory safety standards for all new and imported second-hand quad bikes has come into effect, to improve the safety of the quad bikes. [ + ]
Two workers injured following scaffold collapse
SafeWork SA has urged businesses who install void scaffolds to ensure they meet Australian Standards, after two workers were injured due to a collapsing scaffold. [ + ]
Heat stress death in North Queensland leads to $65K fine
A Queensland employer has been fined $65,000 plus court costs of almost $1600 after a backpacker died from heat stress while working on a farm picking produce. [ + ]
Worker dies after falling 1.4 m from pallet rack
A Victorian bindery finishing operator has died in hospital after falling approximately 1.4 metres from a pallet rack. The fatality brings the state's toll to 56 — five up on the same time last year. [ + ]
Second compliance audit for SA on silica dust exposure
Following compliance audits for respirable crystalline silica dust exposure risks in 2019, SafeWork SA will perform a second round of audits in October 2020. [ + ]
