Call for better machine guarding after another workplace death
16 August, 2010Safety Regulator WorkSafe Victoria has called upon business owners and operators to place a more rigorous focus on machine guarding after another workplace death involving processing plant.
Safety warning for working in sawmills
20 July, 2010Following a number of injuries in sawmills, WorkCover NSW has reminded the sawmilling industry to ensure adequate safety precautions are taken.
Second reckless endangerment conviction in Victoria this year
28 June, 2010A Geelong-based company received Victoria’s second reckless endangerment conviction in 2010 over an injury that could have easily been prevented.
WA recycling company fined over loss of toes
04 June, 2010A Western Australian recycling company has been fined $50,000 over an incident that resulted in the amputation of a teenage employee’s toes.
WorkSafe prosecution generates half a million dollars for charities
21 May, 2010A Victorian court recently ordered a timber company to donate over half a million dollars to charities and emergency services as part of its penalty for a workplace injury.
Tripled fine sends clear health and safety message
14 May, 2010An appeal by the Director of Public Prosecutions over the inadequacy of an OHS conviction has seen the penalty tripled.
Man dies after workplace lathe incident
28 April, 2010A man who was struck in the head by a steel rod that came loose from a lathe at a steel fabrication business died in hospital recently.
Abattoir safety failings exposed in parallel prosecutions
31 March, 2010Recent WorkSafe prosecutions in Victoria send a strong message to the meat industry about the importance of machine guarding.
Fortress Interlocks CPS4STOPXP safety switch key station
17 March, 2010 byThe Fortress Interlocks CPS4STOPXP is an ATEX-certified, explosion-protected safety switch key station. It is designed to release keys which can be used to control mechanical door locks that provide access to machinery and process lines operating in potentially explosive environments.
Injuries from moving parts see employers fined
12 March, 2010Total fines in excess of $50,000 have been imposed on three employers by the South Australian Industrial Court for machinery incidents that left their employees with hand and arm injuries.
Director and company prosecuted after hand caught in shredder
11 March, 2010Failing to spend $5000 on a guard for a meat shredder has cost a worker the use of his hand, and a company and director a total of $75,000.
Brick-making company fined over loss of worker’s arm
10 March, 2010A brick-making company has been fined $70,000 over an incident where a labour hire employee’s right arm and shoulder was torn from his body by a material conveyor machine.
Timber company fined over hand injury
04 February, 2010A Western Australian company was fined $60,000 over a hand injury sustained by a worker in a machine in 2006.
Packaging company fined over two injuries in four days
03 February, 2010An Adelaide-based packaging company has received a significant penalty over two injuries that were sustained on unguarded machines in just four days.
Fines for hand injuries and ignoring notices
01 February, 2010Four Adelaide corporations have been fined a total of more than $70,000 by theSouth Australian Industrial Court for breaches of workplace safety laws, two of which involved hand injuries to workers.
