Industry News
Vic introduces new laws to improve workplace safety
The Workplace Safety Legislation and Other Matters Amendment Act 2022 is now in force in Victoria, to prevent workplace safety incidents and improve outcomes for injured workers. [ + ]
Metro Trains fined after worker suffers arc flash injury
Metro Trains Melbourne has been fined $100,000 for failing to ensure that the workplace was safe, after a worker suffered an electric shock in 2018. [ + ]
WA to introduce new WHS laws and regulations
Western Australia has taken steps to modernise its work health and safety laws, with the new work health and safety regulations to come into effect from 31 March 2022. [ + ]
Abattoir fined after worker struck by forklift
A meat processor has been fined $55,000 for failing to provide a safe working environment after a worker was injured in a forklift accident in 2019. [ + ]
Council urges residents to take greater care when disposing of hazardous items
The Sutherland Shire Council has launched a campaign to urge local residents to take greater care when disposing of hazardous waste items. [ + ]
Inaugural conference to highlight asbestos safety and management
The Asbestos Safety & Management Conference will bring all levels of government and non-government together to lead the charge for asbestos management. [ + ]
Welding manufacturer upgrades to new premises in Sydney
Welding equipment manufacturer Kemppi Australia has moved its head office into new, purpose-designed premises in Wetherill Park, Sydney. [ + ]
Safety industry pioneers to convene at Workplace Health & Safety Show
The Workplace Health & Safety Show will take place at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre from 25–26 May and will feature a range of innovative technologies. [ + ]
Company, director fined after worker injured in unprotected fall
A residential building company and its director have been convicted and fined a total of $320,000 after a renderer fell from an unsecured plank 3.2 metres above the ground. [ + ]
Qld implements mandate for bus driver safety barriers
Safety barriers will now be mandatory in all new Queensland urban buses, to protect drivers from unacceptable passenger behaviour. [ + ]
Freight company charged after worker fatally crushed
A freight transport company has been charged after a worker sustained fatal injuries while unloading sections of steel light poles from a truck. [ + ]
Safety alert issued after man injured while operating EWP
Queensland business owners have been urged to take steps to eliminate the risk of operating an elevated work platform, after a man was injured while operating a self-propelled scissor lift. [ + ]
SWA seeks feedback from workers about National Safe Work Month
Safe Work Australia has encouraged workers and employers to provide feedback about National Safe Work Month through an online survey. [ + ]
Electrical firm fined after apprentice suffers near-fatal electric shock
An electrical firm has been fined $21,500 after an apprentice received an electric shock that left him unresponsive and without a pulse. [ + ]
SA issues safety warning after four nail gun injuries in one month
PCBUs in the residential construction sector have been urged to pay close attention to apprentice carpenters after four apprentices received nail gun injuries in February. [ + ]
