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.
Hand injury incurs 20K fine
22 January, 2010The principals of a South Australian company were convicted and fined over a workplace injury where an employee lost several fingers.
New WA code of practice on safeguarding of machinery and plant
22 December, 2009A new code of practice for the safeguarding of machinery and plant was recently released in Western Australia.
Can metal lathes be made safe?
30 November, 2009 by Frank Schrever*Metal lathes are dangerous machines that can cause serious injury. A simple interlocked chuck guard that prevents the machine from starting while open can reduce most lathe safety risks. These guards and controls are adaptable for just about every brand of lathe and, applied correctly can eliminate risks without depending on human behaviour.
Sawmill and director prosecuted after worker loses hand
30 November, 2009WorkSafe Victoria has put timber mill operators on notice to improve safety after the prosecution of a company and its director on workplace health and safety charges.
Company director and firm convicted and fined $815,000 over workplace death
17 November, 2009A Victorian company director was convicted and fined $65,000, while his company was convicted on two counts and fined a total of $750,000 over a workplace death on an unguarded machine.