A Brisbane homebuilder has faced the Brisbane Magistrates Court over seven breaches of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011, from 2017. The Office of the Work Health and Safety Prosecutor
Worker critically injured on Melbourne worksite
A construction worker has been seriously injured after falling approximately two metres from a crane on a construction site in Melbourne. The accident occurred just before 7am at a worksite
Scaffolding blitz targets Illawarra sites
SafeWork NSW has continued its commitment to safety across the state’s construction sites with a fresh safety blitz across the Illawarra region. It follows a crackdown in recent months by
Geelong company fined $120K over unsafe worksite
SafeWork month’s focus on scaffolding safety and falls from heights has again been at the forefront, as a Geelong company was $120,000 for exposing workers to the risk of serious
Caringbah site shut down over scaffolding safety concerns
A south-west Sydney worksite has been shut down after it was revealed that tradesmen on the site removed parts of scaffolding and altered the structure, leaving the scaffolding at risk