Industry News
Collapsed roof traps and injures worker
A worker has been seriously injured while manually demolishing the roof frame and external walls of a single-storey house. [ + ]
New safety signs added to ISO standard
New safety signs have been added to the ISO’s Graphical symbols standard — ISO 7010 — to reflect signs used around the world. [ + ]
Man fined $3.5K for assaulting a WorkSafe inspector
A man has been fined $3500 and ordered to pay $127.40 in costs for assaulting a WorkSafe Victoria inspector at an Elwood construction site. [ + ]
Fruit processor cut with $25K fine following worker injury
A Victorian fruit processor has been fined $25,000 and ordered to pay $3592 in costs after a worker's finger was partially severed by moving machinery. [ + ]
Two workers killed after being crushed by forklifts
Forklifts and associated loads can cause serious crush injuries, WHS Queensland warned after two workers died in separate forklift-related incidents. [ + ]
Worker suffers serious burns in vehicle LPG tank fire
WHS Queensland believes the worker was using a battery-operated screwdriver to remove screws on the LPG tank. This acted as an ignition source and started a fire. [ + ]
Farm worker dies after being crushed by hay bale
Early investigations indicate the worker had been removing a strap from a front-end loader's trailer when a hay bale became unstable and fell onto him. [ + ]
Ballantine fall lands $38K fine in first of four cases
Valmont WA Pty Ltd has been fined $38,000 and ordered to pay $8054 in costs in the first court case related to 17-year-old Wesley Ballantine's death. [ + ]
One worker dead and two injured after crane hits powerline
A North Queensland worker has died and two others were hospitalised after a crane came into contact with overhead powerlines. [ + ]
