A worker is in the Gold Coast University Hospital following a workplace accident on the Gold Coast yesterday afternoon. Emergency services, including police and ambulance, attended the scene around 1:30
Scaffolding on NSW construction sites in the spotlight
SafeWork NSW has put the state’s construction sites on notice again, this time focusing on scaffolding on structures. The regulator has warned they will issue on-the-spot fines and stop-work notices
Company director facing prison over gross negligence, death of worker
A Western Australian shed building company and its director are facing seven separate charges over the death of a worker on the south coast of WA last year. The case
Business fined $35,000 for forklift crush incident
A Gympie business has been fined $35,000 in the Gympie Magistrates Court for breaching its duty of care after an incident in which one of its workers was seriously injured
Jumping castle business fined $50,000 over explosion
A jumping castle business on the Gold Coast has been fined $50,000 for failing to comply with their primary health and safety duties, exposing workers to a risk of serious