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.
Printer fined over fifth workplace injury
06 November, 2009An Adelaide printing business was convicted and fined in the SA Industrial Relations Court, after pleading guilty to its fifth breach of workplace safety laws.
Employer fined over fingertip loss
06 November, 2009An Adelaide Hills food business has been fined over an incident in which a mincer amputated an employee’s fingertip.
Guard your machines and protect your employees
30 September, 2009 by Andrew Douglas*A recent NSW Industrial Court ruling over an injury sustained by a worker from an unguarded machine stresses the importance of avoiding taking short cuts just to meet production schedules at the risk of injuring employees.
Fine over injury on unguarded machine
28 September, 2009An Adelaide kitchen maker and one of its supervisors have been fined in the Industrial Court over an incident in which a teenage employee had a section of finger amputated at the company’s workshop.
Upgraded safety locks
18 September, 2009 byThe H31 safety lock mechanism has been replaced with the upgraded mGard CL disc tumbler lock.
