Industry News
Director fined after labour hire worker's arm amputated
The Managing Director of a recycling company has been fined $70,000 after a worker's arm was caught between a conveyor belt and a roller and amputated at the shoulder. [ + ]
Speak Up Save Lives app marks milestone of 10,000 reports
The Speak Up Save Lives app has recorded 10,000 reports on workplace safety and compliance made through mobile devices since its launch. [ + ]
Train manufacturer fined after worker sustains crush injury
A Victorian train and rail manufacturer has been fined $20,000 after a worker was crushed while unpacking a crate of glass panes weighing 750 kg. [ + ]
Komatsu expands Aussie presence with MST Global acquisition
Komatsu has acquired Australian business MST Global, to increase availability of high-speed, low-latency digital communication in underground mining. [ + ]
Traffic controller fatally crushed in workplace incident
A 64-year-old man has died in Victoria while unloading gravel from a truck trailer. This brings the workplace fatality toll to 23 for 2022, six fewer than at the same time last year. [ + ]
Transport company charged after worker suffers electric shock
A Victorian transport company has been charged after a worker was injured when a crane truck he was operating struck overhead powerlines. [ + ]
WA launches Mine Safety Management System code of practice
WorkSafe WA has launched the Mine Safety Management System code of practice as a central component of the risk management framework for mine sites. [ + ]
Road tanker manufacturer fined $600,000 over suffocation death
A road tanker manufacturer has been convicted and fined after an apprentice died of asphyxiation while working inside a tanker at its Cranbourne West factory. [ + ]
ETU raises safety concerns over Sydney Metro project
The ETU has called for SafeWork NSW to investigate the Sydney Metro project, after an escalator collapsed and a worker was injured in two separate incidents. [ + ]
WorkSafe WA investigates worker death
WorkSafe WA is investigating the work-related death of a man who was reportedly caught in a conveyor belt while working in a North Coogee salt refinery. [ + ]
Union condemns extent of sexual harassment in mining sector
The AWU has condemned the mining sector's inaction on sexual violence, after a WA parliamentary inquiry revealed that sexual assault is endemic in the industry. [ + ]
Report into sexual harassment in mining "shocking"
The WA Parliamentary Inquiry found that women accounted for 74% of mining workers who reported sexual harassment at work. [ + ]
Queensland extends consultation for quad bike safety laws
The Queensland Government has extended consultation on proposed new laws to improve safety for people operating quad bikes in a workplace until 31 August. [ + ]
Qld announces range of events to celebrate Safe Work Month
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland has announced a range of events that will take place in the lead up to Safe Work Month in October. [ + ]
Death sparks warning over filling scuba dive cylinders
WorkSafe Victoria has issued a prohibition notice to an East Gippsland dive shop after unsafe levels of carbon monoxide were found in its scuba diving cylinders. [ + ]
