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2 months, 3 weeks ago
Contractor safety conference
LIQUID Learning is holding its second Annual Contractor Safety Alignment Conference in Melbourne on 17 and 18 September 2008.
Safe To Work - 10 a.m. Monday 25th August 2008
Safe To Work - 10 a.m. Monday 25th August 2008
Construction and engineering firm pleads guilty
CIVIL and Allied Technical Construction (CATCON) has pleaded guilty to two breaches of workplace safety laws, and was fined $31,825 in South Australia.
Safe To Work - 10 a.m. Monday 25th August 2008
Safe To Work - 10 a.m. Monday 25th August 2008
Bullying still a serious problem
WORKPRO claims bullying continues to be a serious problem in the workplace, after carrying out its second 2008 Workplace Pulse Quarterly Survey of 2000 employees.
Safe To Work - 10 a.m. Monday 25th August 2008
Safe To Work - 10 a.m. Monday 25th August 2008
2 months, 4 weeks ago
Guidance for improving safety in cold storage
WORKSAFE Victoria has released a new guidance and will be holding two information sessions designed to help improve safety in cold storage operations.
Safe To Work - 10 a.m. Friday 22nd August 2008
Safe To Work - 10 a.m. Friday 22nd August 2008
Update on workplace amputation
WORKSAFE Victoria has released updated information and warnings regarding the workplace amputation on 19 August 2008.
Safe To Work - 10 a.m. Friday 22nd August 2008
Safe To Work - 10 a.m. Friday 22nd August 2008
3 months ago
Teenage worker stuck in conveyor belt
A TEENAGE Queenslander was stuck in a conveyor belt for 15 minutes on 19 August 2008.
Safe To Work - 10 a.m. Thursday 21st August 2008
Safe To Work - 10 a.m. Thursday 21st August 2008
McCain does it again: prosecutor
MCCAIN Foods pleaded guilty on 18 August 2008 to failing to provide a safe working environment, after a 2006 incident in which an employee got his hand stuck in a ...
Safe To Work - 10 a.m. Thursday 21st August 2008
Safe To Work - 10 a.m. Thursday 21st August 2008
Heads of Workplace Safety Authorities meeting results
AUSTRALIAN and New Zealand workplace safety authorities have met in Sydney to discuss the progress of a number of occupational health and safety initiatives in Australia.
Safe To Work - 10 a.m. Thursday 21st August 2008
Safe To Work - 10 a.m. Thursday 21st August 2008
3 months ago
Financial fallout for fatal fall
TWO companies have been fined a total of $360,000, while a crane supervisor was fined $18,000 for the death of a trainee rigger at a Sydney construction site.
Safe To Work - 10 a.m. Wednesday 20th August 2008
Safe To Work - 10 a.m. Wednesday 20th August 2008
Man caught in log stripping machine, loses arm
WORKSAFE Victoria says it is investigating an incident at a Traralgon sawmill where a man lost his arm on the morning of 19 August 2008.
Safe To Work - 10 a.m. Wednesday 20th August 2008
Safe To Work - 10 a.m. Wednesday 20th August 2008
New work safety laws for the ACT
THE CANBERRA State Government has introduced the Work Safety Bill 2008 in the ACT Legislative Assembly in an effort to ensure the safety of workers.
Safe To Work - 10 a.m. Wednesday 20th August 2008
Safe To Work - 10 a.m. Wednesday 20th August 2008
3 months ago
Log truck safety forums to enhance driver awareness
THE FOREST Industry Council (FIC) is sponsoring three log truck safety forums designed to educate and enhance the awareness of truck drivers.
Safe To Work - 10 a.m. Tuesday 19th August 2008
Safe To Work - 10 a.m. Tuesday 19th August 2008
3 months ago
Unsecured hatch, long hours and lighting caused fatal fall
THE INVESTIGATION into a fatal 12m fall at the Gladstone Queensland Alumina plant on 17 July 2005 has concluded an unsecured hatch played a part in the tragic accident.
Safe To Work - 10 a.m. Monday 18th August 2008
Safe To Work - 10 a.m. Monday 18th August 2008
3 months ago
Queensland safety authority to investigate quarry worker
QUEENSLAND Workplace Health and Safety personnel are investigating an accident in which a sand quarry worker was killed.
Safe To Work - 10 a.m. Friday 15th August 2008
Safe To Work - 10 a.m. Friday 15th August 2008
Investigations into fatal formwork collapse
WORKCOVER NSW is investigating an incident in which a man was crushed at a Bundeena construction site after formwork collapsed on top of him.
Safe To Work - 10 a.m. Friday 15th August 2008
Safe To Work - 10 a.m. Friday 15th August 2008
