Industry News
Formwork company fined $120K after worker fall
A formwork business has been convicted and fined $120,000 after an employee fell more than four metres, fracturing his leg, according to SafeWork SA. [ + ]
Worker doused in sugarcane mud and liquid
WHS Queensland are investigating after a release of hot sugarcane mud and liquid left an evaporative plant operator with extensive burns to his upper body. [ + ]
SafeWork NSW seeks input on draft formwork code of practice
Construction workers and businesses are being encouraged to provide feedback on a draft code of practice on working safely with formwork and falsework. [ + ]
Hand amputation slaps meat processor with $90K fine
A meat processor has been fined $90,000 in Melbourne Magistrates' Court after a worker's hand was severed at its Brooklyn plant. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
