NSW Environment Minister Gabrielle Upton says that the jailing of a serial asbestos dumper “served as an important warning to those thinking of breaking the law”. It was the first
Missing MSDS causes severe burns?; employer fined
A worker suffered serious chemical burns because he didn’t understand his workplace’s hazardous spill procedure, in an incident from January of 2016. The accident has been determined as the fault
Fines issued in breach that caused Karratha crane collapse
There have been renewed calls for a focus on safety limits on machinery on worksites after a crane operator who disregarded safety warnings seriously injuring another worker. In Karratha in
Renewed? focus on falls from height prevention after Victorian worker’s death
A Melbourne construction company has been fined $275,000 following the death of a painter who fell 3.46 metres through a stair void at a Mornington Peninsula building site. VCON Pty
Crane operator fined over 2015 collapse which seriously injured another worker in Karratha
A crane operator who disregarded safety warnings when he overloaded the machine he was using, seriously injuring another worker, has been fined $4,400. Robert Anthony Hoekzema was working on a