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Highlighting the risks associated with removing guards and using incorrect discs on angle grinders.(Source: WorkSafe Qld) Click here for related link.

An incident occurred on 8 January 2016 when a 13.4 tonne counterweight fell off the back of a mobile piling rig that was being assembled on a construction site in … Continued

A worker had finished re-fueling an excavator and was in the process of stepping down onto the track to lay the fuel nozzle down when he fell.  (Source: US Mines … Continued

A woman has died after the truck she was driving fell into a quarry at Nyora, in South Gippsland on last Tuesday (1 Mar 2016). It is understood the woman, … Continued

A South Canterbury company NZ) who owned a lime quarry where a worker died has been convicted on a workplace safety charge after changing its plea from not guilty to … Continued

Jane Sims, Box Hill TAFE, Box Hill to discuss education strategies, Ron Kerr and Elizabeth Gibson

The CMPA Management Committee held its first meeting for the year at the Kilmore Tennis Club. Thank you to the members that attended and a special thank you also to … Continued

Extractive Industry Reference Group, SkillsDMC teleconference, Elizabeth Gibson discussed the current federal government reform in the VET process and the implications for the extractive industry.

The CMPA Associate Committee held its first meeting for the year. Thank you to the members that attended and a special thank you to CJD Equipment in Campbellfield for hosting … Continued

The campaign, shows the impact that a serious injury can have on a workplace.  It is aimed squarely at employers. According to WorkSafe Chief Executive Clare Amies, it is important … Continued