Industry News
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. [ + ]
Fall from height prompts safety alert
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland has issued a safety alert after a worker was seriously injured when he fell 3.5 metres from a ceiling panel. [ + ]
Safety alert issued after worker struck by hay bale
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland has issued a safety alert for the agricultural industry after a worker was seriously injured when he was struck by a hay bale. [ + ]
Nominations open for 2022 WorkSafe Awards
Nominations for the 2022 WorkSafe Awards are now open, with individuals and businesses striving to improve workplace health and safety encouraged to enter. [ + ]
NT workers reminded to renew WorkSafe-issued licences
NT WorkSafe has reminded workers not to let their licences expire, after a recent increase in workers trying to renew licences that had been expired for months. [ + ]
Company fined as workers exposed to silica dust
A stonemasonry company has been fined for failing to provide and maintain a safe working environment, after workers were exposed to silica dust. [ + ]
SWA publishes guidance on industrial rope access systems
Safe Work Australia has published a guide to manage the health and safety risks of using industrial rope access systems. [ + ]
Vic roofing company fined over serious fall injury
A roofing company has been fined $20,000 after a worker fell three metres from the roof of a residential construction site in Mount Duneed in 2018. [ + ]
Company, director fined over workplace roof fall
A Queensland house-moving company and its sole director have been fined a combined $60,000 after a workplace incident where a worker fell from a roof. [ + ]
Transport company fined after worker dies in milk tanker crash
A Victorian transport company has been fined $490,000 after a worker died in a truck rollover at Leongatha in May 2018. [ + ]
Prioritising compliance to ensure machine operator safety
Industrial equipment supplier Enmin manufactures a range of materials handling solutions with a focus on compliance, to ensure maximum operator safety. [ + ]
New tool promotes safety for agriculture industry
Safe Work Australia has released an online tool that provides information about duties under the model WHS laws, for PCBUs and workers in the agriculture industry. [ + ]
Vic nursery fined after worker seriously injured in machine accident
A Victorian nursery has been fined $52,500 after a worker was seriously injured while using a seeding line machine. [ + ]
WA engineering company charged after worker crushed
A Bassendean engineering company has been charged after a worker was fatally crushed while welding large gear segments with a welding manipulator. [ + ]
Industry leaders gather in Melbourne for Workplace Health & Safety Show
More than 2000 health and safety representatives attended the Workplace Health & Safety Show, to hear from industry leaders on how to foster safe work environments. [ + ]
