According to the NSW branch of the CFMMEU, thousands of construction workers have abandoned their worksites across the Greater Sydney region. NSW Secretary Darren Greenfield estimated that the numbers were
Worker critically injured after electric shock
A 37-year-old worker remains in a critical condition today, two days after he was knocked unconscious after the tool he was using came into contact with a power line on
Link between robots and higher injury rates in Amazon fulfilment centres
A report in America’s The Atlantic has revealed that workers in Amazon’s fulfilment warehouses are injured at twice the rate of the national warehouse industry standard, with rates of up to 9.6
Pool hinge gaskets: SafeWork Safety Alert
SafeWork NSW has released information regarding the hinge gaskets used to secure glass pool fencing, advising that those installed before 2004 may contain asbestos. While the gaskets do not pose
Victoria’s industrial manslaughter laws come into effect
18 months ago two men were fatally injured after a trench they were working in collapsed at a worksite in Delacombe, near Ballarat in Victoria. Yesterday, the Victorian Government announced