WorkSafe is calling for a renewed focus on the safety of working from heights and the dangers of falling objects after a large metal prop fell from the 56th level of
Fines of $80,000 for apartment developer’s unsafe worksites.
WorkSafe Inspectors have fined a residential apartment developer after it uncovered multiple safety breaches across at least two construction sites in Melbourne. Erfanian Developments faced the Melbourne Magistrates Court on
Manslaughter charges over workplace death, deliberate cover-up
The operator of excavation equipment has been accused of killing a man and then deliberately tampering with the scene to cover up his involvement. Neil Norris pleaded not guilty in
$330,000 in fines over fall that killed shopfitter
A Victorian shopfitting company has been convicted and fined over a 2017 incident where a worker fell and died at one of their sites in Maidstone, west of Melbourne. The
Fact Sheet: Asbestos Roofs
Asbestos cement roofs were in widespread use throughout Australian homes until the 1980s. Corrugated asbestos roofs are commonly referred to as ‘Super Six’. While asbestos was mostly discontinued by the