Category: News

Following charges which arose from the death of a young man at a Quarry in Queensland’s North Burnett region in 2012, two men have pleaded guilty in the Industrial Magistrates … Continued

The accessible word versions of the following model Codes of Practice have been republished on the Safe Work Australia website: Confined spaces Hazardous manual tasks How to manage and control … Continued

Workshop on Working Safely with Geotechnical Risk in Quarries, Kinglake and site visit to Castella Quarries – the Minister for Energy and Resources launched the Guideline “Working Safely with Geotechnical Risk … Continued

Earth Resources Regulation Industry Reference Group, DEDJTR, Melbourne, Elizabeth Gibson, discussion centered on risk based work plans, reform of the ERR and the proposed compliance strategy.

Some important revisions have taken place for fire detection and control in buildings across a number of Standards. Setting out the minimum requirements that should be in place during design … Continued

Driver loses control of light vehicle and crashes.  The driver of a personnel transport and service vehicle (single cabin, four – wheel drive tray – top utility) lost control of … Continued

A quick scan through the Weekly Incident Report from the Department of Industry Resources and Energy (NSW Government) is a reminder to all to work safely. (Source:  Department of Industry … Continued

Failure of the lock out equipment used to isolate switch consoles in the engine control room of an aggregate dredger resulted in a near miss recently during a maintenance stop. … Continued

In 2016 Women & Leadership Australia is administering a national initiative to support the development of female leaders across the construction sector. From February 10th 2016 the initiative will provide women … Continued

A worker conducting a prestart check on a truck-mounted high pressure water jet blaster sustained a lower abdominal injury when the water jet blaster hose ruptured. [Source: Department of Natural … Continued