A British asbestos management company has been fined after prosecution by the HSE, while two of its employees have been jailed for ‘failing to protect workers from asbestos exposure’ during
Asbestos manufacturer under fire for “playing down” risks
One of the United Kingdom’s largest asbestos manufacturers has been found to have withheld detail on the risks the material posed, while also “playing down” the dangers it holds, while
Worker killed in workplace accident in NZ West Coast
A man has died after a tree fell on a digger in a workplace incident on a farm near Harihari on the West Coast. Emergency services were called to the
Police investigate malicious spiking of sawmill logs
Tasmanian Police have commenced investigations as reports of “deadly” tree spiking in logging areas begins. The process involves driving bolts or nails or other pieces of metal into trees that
Asbestos confirmed at Allianz stadium rebuild
Construction work has begun on Sydney’s new Allianz Stadium, despite NSW Infrastructure confirming asbestos had been discovered at the site. A fact sheet was released by the department in March,