Industry News
4 m factory fall kills worker
A man who fell around four metres at a factory in Clayton has been killed. [ + ]
NT skipper convicted, fined $20K over deckhand death
A conviction and $20,000 fine has been issued to a skipper for a Darwin shipping company, following the death of a deckhand. [ + ]
Can farting in the workplace amount to bullying?
An employee who claims he was bullied by a flatulating fellow worker has vowed to take his former employer to the High Court of Australia. [ + ]
Garbage truck crushes and kills driver
A garbage truck has crushed a man to death in Koonwarra, South Gippsland. [ + ]
Forklift injuries spark $95K fine for abattoir
A $95,000 fine has been issued to a Warrnambool abattoir, after two of its workers were struck by a forklift. [ + ]
Legal action launched after miner death
Prosecution proceedings have been launched by the NSW Resources Regulator against a mine, following an alleged workplace death in April 2017. [ + ]
Worker crushed, UK food processor fined £1.4m
A £1.4 million fine has been issued to a UK food processing company, after one of its workers sustained serious crush injuries. [ + ]
How to correctly contain a hazardous liquid spill
It is essential for businesses that use or store hazardous liquids to implement effective spill containment strategies. [ + ]
Fake electrician on Airtasker fined $100K
A $100,000 fine has been issued to a man who fraudulently posed as an electrician on the Airtasker online marketplace. [ + ]
Keeping first responders safe from drug exposure
A new video has been released by the US National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), aimed at improving drug safety for first responders. [ + ]
Heat stress sees formworkers hospitalised
Two Queensland formworkers were hospitalised due to heat stress during an incident in February 2019. [ + ]
