Due to the unavailability of explosives boosters from the regular supplier, a consignment of boosters was sourced from an alternate supplier. The new boosters had been used on site for … Continued
Almost 130 businesses and individuals were fined a record amount by the Victorian courts in 2015-16 for breaching OHS laws. New figures released today by WorkSafe reveal 108 businesses and … Continued
A forklift operator has been fined $7200 (and ordered to pay costs of $800) over the death of a truck driver who died as the result of a fall while washing … Continued
Failed gantry bridge crushes boilermaker working in thickener tank – fatal accident – 03/08/2016. This alert is very relevant to our industry, in particular when working on old plant. (Source: … Continued
A UK manufacturer of concrete products has been fined after a worker’s arm was torn off when it was pulled into the rotating tail pulley of a conveyor belt. The … Continued
A haul truck driver, age 54, was fatally injured on March 8, 2016, when his truck travelled beyond the dump site berm and down a slope, about 80 feet, coming … Continued
Site visits to Voting Member Peter Murphy of Alex Fraser at Derrimut and Potential Members, Metro South East, conducted by Gavin Moreira and Elizabeth Gibson.
The Fair Work Commission have amended a number of modern awards by introducing additional provisions to the relevant annual leave clause. Model terms have been inserted into the awards and … Continued
Victorian agriculture business can now receive up to $1200 to fit rollover protection or upgrade quad bikes in an effort to reduce quad bike deaths. The $6 million scheme comes … Continued
As reported in the Australian Financial Review, earlier this week Fair Work Ombudsman Natalie James told a gathering of HR managers that anyone involved in decision-making around the strategy for … Continued
