Industry News
Warning issued after farmer dies while inflating tyre
The South Australian Coroner has issued a warning about the risks of inflating tyres, following the death of a man on a farming property while inflating a tyre. [ + ]
Risks of not effectively immobilising vehicles
WorkCover Queensland is urging PCBUs to ensure trucks, trailers and mobile plant are safely immobilised, after a worker was seriously injured by a frontend loader. [ + ]
Worker crushed unloading light towers marks 25th Vic death
A Victorian transport worker has died after he was crushed unloading steel light tower segments from a semitrailer. It brings the state's toll to 25 for 2020. [ + ]
Safe Work Australia delays GHS 7 transition
Australia's transition to the seventh revised edition of the Globally Harmonised System (GHS) of classification and labelling has been delayed till 2021. [ + ]
Senior miners appointed to Qld safety board
Four senior miners have joined the body that sets and maintains the standards for safety roles in Queensland's mines. [ + ]
Contractor fined $85K after worker sustains electric shock
A Brisbane contractor has been fined $85,000 for failing to ensure a worksite was electrically safe, after a worker received an electric shock. [ + ]
Mt Waverley developer's fine increased on appeal
Chloch Homes & Developments, a Mount Waverley developer, has been fined a total of $27,500 for failing to provide a safe workplace. [ + ]
Inquiry reveals design issues with unstable Paradise Dam
An independent inquiry has found a range of structural and design issues with Paradise Dam in Bundaberg, detailed in a 563-page Commission report. [ + ]
Business fined after fatal wall collapse
A building company and its subcontractors have been fined a total of $620,000 after one worker was killed and another injured at a construction site in Sydney. [ + ]
