Industry News
WorkSafe delivers solid financial and operational results
WorkSafe Victoria has reported its lowest-ever injury rate and solid financial results over the past financial year.
[ + ]Victorian inventors help improve safety
Over the past year, inventors across Victoria have been coming up with new and different ideas to make their working day safer.
[ + ]Australia’s first free-fall life boat training facility
IFAP has announced the establishment of Australia’s first free-fall life boat training facility in Fremantle to assist in offshore clients fulfilling their regulatory safety training requirements.
[ + ]Safety Institute of Australia Victorian Education Awards
A new wave of passion and energy for the OHS profession was acknowledged at the recent Safety Institute of Australia Victorian Education Awards.
[ + ]WorkSafe investigation into another workplace fatality
A man was fatally injured in West Melbourne after being crushed by a large plastic water tank.
[ + ]Forklift safety drive
A forklift safety campaign in the wholesale and retail food sectors is being conducted to improve safety in workplaces.
[ + ]Substantial fine for avoidable excavator death
A $450,000 fine was handed down to a transport company after the avoidable death of a worker in 2007.
[ + ]Failure to seek first aid for injured worker "outrageous"
A Melbourne company was fined and convicted recently over a workplace death where it failed to administer first aid to a man who was struck by a forklift and later died.
[ + ]Employers warned to identify hazards to NZ workers
The importance of effective hazard identification and electrical isolation were stressed recently by New Zealand’s Department of Labour, following the prosecution of a company over an injury at a quarry.
[ + ]Achieving a work-life balance
SafeWork SA has launched a new website aimed at helping workers better manage their work and personal responsibilities.
[ + ]WorkSafe ACT focus on formwork safety
WorkSafe ACT has commenced a campaign to improve the safety of construction projects involving formwork.
[ + ]Remote ship loading trial starts in Pilbara
A tele-operated shiploader designed to remotely control the loading iron ore is being trialled by Rio Tinto to improve safety and efficiency.
[ + ]Call for better machine guarding after another workplace death
Safety Regulator WorkSafe Victoria has called upon business owners and operators to place a more rigorous focus on machine guarding after another workplace death involving processing plant.
[ + ]Heavy fine after mine maintenance death
A mine maintenance contractor has been convicted and fined nearly half a million dollars for a “significant failure” to protect its employees, following the death of a worker who was crushed by a steel beam.
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