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WHS Worker killed in plant machinery in Auckland
May 26, 2020in WHS 0 Comments 0 Likes

Worker killed in plant machinery in Auckland

A worker at a packaging company Alto Packaging in Auckland has been killed in an incident involving machinery. Police confirmed that emergency services attended the scene in Rosedale, Auckland before

WHS Worker killed in Ballarat roofing incident
May 26, 2020in WHS 0 Comments 0 Likes

Worker killed in Ballarat roofing incident

A worker has been killed in a roofing incident at a site in Golden Point, a suburb of Ballarat, yesterday morning. Police, ambulance and fire and rescue attended the site

WHS Worker killed in tractor incident
May 25, 2020in WHS 0 Comments 0 Likes

Worker killed in tractor incident

A primary producer has been killed in an incident involving a tractor in the far north of South Australia. Police and ambulance services were called to the property at Stirling

Air Quality Monitoring New tech dubbed ‘virtual canary’ for mine safety
May 25, 2020in Air Quality Monitoring 0 Comments 0 Likes

New tech dubbed ‘virtual canary’ for mine safety

A new technology to counter air quality levels across mines in Western Australia has begun, being described as a ‘virtual canary in the coal mine’. The original version, actual canaries,

Hazardous Materials New research shows global glyphosphate contamination
May 22, 2020in Hazardous Materials 0 Comments 0 Likes

New research shows global glyphosphate contamination

Image courtesy of the University of Sydney.  Australian scientists have created a map tracking the global use of glyphosphate – the active ingredient in Roundup – and the map identifies

Hazardous Materials Hazelwood power fined $1.56 million over 2014 mine fire
May 22, 2020in Hazardous Materials 0 Comments 0 Likes

Hazelwood power fined $1.56 million over 2014 mine fire

Hazelwood Power Corporation Pty Ltd has been fined $1.25 million for five breaches of the OHS Act for failing (so far as is reasonably practicable) to provide a safe working

WHS Primary producer critically injured north of Townsville
May 21, 2020in WHS 0 Comments 0 Likes

Primary producer critically injured north of Townsville

A worker at a property in Collinsville, North Queensland has been transported to Townsville University Hospital after a workplace incident around 2pm yesterday. The worker was a contractor completing maintenance

Uncategorized Police investigate malicious spiking of sawmill logs
May 21, 2020in Uncategorized 0 Comments 0 Likes

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

WHS $75,000 fine over forklift incident
May 20, 2020in WHS 0 Comments 0 Likes

$75,000 fine over forklift incident

A meat company operating out of Pendle Hill in NSW has been convicted and fined $75,000 for breaches of the Work Health and Safety Act. Zammit Ham & Bacon Curers

Asbestos Johnson & Johnson stop talc sales in the US as asbestos lawsuits mount
May 20, 2020in Asbestos 0 Comments 0 Likes

Johnson & Johnson stop talc sales in the US as asbestos lawsuits mount

Johnson & Johnson has confirmed that it will no longer sell its talc baby powder products across North America and Canada. The company says it was part of an ongoing

WHS $230K fine for structural engineer over roof collapse
May 19, 2020in WHS 0 Comments 0 Likes

$230K fine for structural engineer over roof collapse

A Sydney engineering company director has faced court over an unverified and high-risk demolition job at the Sydney Entertainment Centre, which almost killed two workers. The company, Grasso Consulting Engineers

Silicosis Mobile testing for silicosis rolls out across Queensland
May 19, 2020in Silicosis 0 Comments 0 Likes

Mobile testing for silicosis rolls out across Queensland

Mobile health service, Heart of Australia, is broadening its reach and is taking its new, custom-made B-Double mobile clinic on the road throughout Queensland. The service, provided in partnership with

WHS One worker seriously injured every day in Western Australian mines
May 18, 2020in WHS 0 Comments 0 Likes

One worker seriously injured every day in Western Australian mines

The Western Australian Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DMIRS) has released new data that shows that workers are being injured at a rate of one serious injury per

Mould Malaysian shopping centres reopen to find mould covering surfaces
May 18, 2020in Mould 0 Comments 0 Likes

Malaysian shopping centres reopen to find mould covering surfaces

Images have been circulating on social media of shopping centres in Malaysia as they reopen certain parts of the country, with store owners sharing photos of their stores covered in

Air Quality Monitoring Proposed incinerator causes uproar in Eastern Sydney
May 15, 2020in Air Quality Monitoring 0 Comments 0 Likes

Proposed incinerator causes uproar in Eastern Sydney

Waste company Suez has come under fire for proposing another high-temperature waste incinerator after residents voiced concerns that the facility could contaminate nearby residential areas. The proposed incinerator would have

WHS Critical incident near Gympie
May 15, 2020in WHS 0 Comments 0 Likes

Critical incident near Gympie

A worker is in a critical condition in hospital following a serious workplace injury after an incident at a site near Gympie, in Queensland. Emergency services workers attended the scene

Hazardous Materials Legal action over contaminated Hazelwood power site
May 14, 2020in Hazardous Materials 0 Comments 0 Likes

Legal action over contaminated Hazelwood power site

Residents in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley have begun legal proceedings with the EPA over fears a nearby power station and it’s coal ash dumps will pollute nearby waterways and groundwater supplies.

WHS Director fined over workplace electrocution burns
May 14, 2020in WHS 0 Comments 0 Likes

Director fined over workplace electrocution burns

A Queensland electrical and airconditioning director Jacob Mohr, trading as SOLTEC, has been fined $30,000 over a workplace incident at a worksite in Gatton in July of 2018. Mr Mohr

WHS $11,000 fine over serious ‘near miss’ at WA mine site
May 13, 2020in WHS 0 Comments 0 Likes

$11,000 fine over serious ‘near miss’ at WA mine site

A contractor at Western Australian nickel mine has been fined $11,000 over an accident in 2017, which gravely endangered two people. The incident, at Ravensthorpe nickel and processing plant, occurred

WHS Four men injured in inner Sydney wall collapse
May 13, 2020in WHS 0 Comments 0 Likes

Four men injured in inner Sydney wall collapse

Four workers have been injured in a workplace incident in Woollahra this morning in Sydney’s inner east after a wall collapsed. Emergency services attended the scene not long after 9am,

WHS Barman sues over keg blast that left him an amputee
May 12, 2020in WHS 0 Comments 0 Likes

Barman sues over keg blast that left him an amputee

Jye Parker, a former bartender from Newcastle, is suing over an incident with a beer keg that left him without his left arm. The incident occurred in October of 2014

WHS First 6 months of results from NSW safe-at-work app
May 12, 2020in WHS 0 Comments 0 Likes

First 6 months of results from NSW safe-at-work app

Minister for Better Regulation, Kevin Anderson, will officially launch NSW’s first anonymous app for raising safety concerns to the workplace health and safety regulator on Thursday. Speak Up, Save Lives

WHS Scaffolding collapse injures two
May 11, 2020in WHS 0 Comments 0 Likes

Scaffolding collapse injures two

Two workers are in hospital this afternoon after a section of scaffolding collapsed at a Kippa-Ring worksite, north of Brisbane. Emergency services attended the scene around midday, including a critical

Hazardous Materials $400,000 fine after alleged pollution incident in NSW
May 11, 2020in Hazardous Materials 0 Comments 0 Likes

$400,000 fine after alleged pollution incident in NSW

Hunter Valley Operations has paid $400,000 towards environmental management improvements as part of an enforceable undertaking with the NSW branch of the EPA. The fine and EU relate to an

Hazardous Materials 11 dead in fatal gas leak in India
May 8, 2020in Hazardous Materials 0 Comments 0 Likes

11 dead in fatal gas leak in India

Image by Bloomberg A chemical factory in India is the site of a gas leak which has killed 11 people and meant that 1000 people required medical attention yesterday, with

WHS WorkSafe inspectors isolated over outbreak at meat processing facility
May 8, 2020in WHS 0 Comments 0 Likes

WorkSafe inspectors isolated over outbreak at meat processing facility

The outbreak of COVID-19 at a Melbourne meat processing facility has now reached 70 confirmed cases linked to the site. As we reported earlier in the week, the outbreak was

Unions SafeWork Australia and unions clash over safety standards as businesses eye reopening
May 7, 2020in Unions 0 Comments 0 Likes

SafeWork Australia and unions clash over safety standards as businesses eye reopening

Diane Smith-Gander, independent chair for SafeWork Australia has moved against tighter workplace safety regulation as businesses across the country look to reopen their businesses, as lockdown restrictions ease. Ms Smith-Gander

WHS Mine blast in Queensland leaves five workers in hospital
May 7, 2020in WHS 0 Comments 0 Likes

Mine blast in Queensland leaves five workers in hospital

Five workers were seriously injured in an underground explosion at a Queensland coal mine yesterday afternoon. Around 3pm yesterday, a blast occurred at Anglo American’s Grosvenor coal mine, at Moranbah,

WHS Worker killed at steelworks near Wollongong
May 6, 2020in WHS 0 Comments 0 Likes

Worker killed at steelworks near Wollongong

A worker has been killed in a workplace incident today at Port Kembla, near Wollongong, marking the second workplace fatality in NSW in as many days. Just before 2pm, emergency

WHS Worker killed by forklift in Sydney
May 6, 2020in WHS 0 Comments 0 Likes

Worker killed by forklift in Sydney

A worker has been killed at a warehouse site in Chipping North yesterday afternoon. Emergency services crews attended the scene just after 1pm, including police and three ambulances, who arrived

WHS Worker impaled on Sydney jobsite
May 5, 2020in WHS 0 Comments 0 Likes

Worker impaled on Sydney jobsite

A construction worker was rushed to hospital last week after he fell more than three metres at a worksite in Belrose, in Sydney’s North. The 25-year-old worker landed on a

WHS Workplace incident uncovered COVID-19 outbreak at Melbourne abattoir
May 5, 2020in WHS 0 Comments 0 Likes

Workplace incident uncovered COVID-19 outbreak at Melbourne abattoir

The latest outbreak of Covid-19 in Victoria has been traced back to an abattoir in Melbourne’s west, with 34 confirmed cases relating to the worksite. More cases are expected to

WHS Alert issued after mine worker sucked into auxiliary fan
May 4, 2020in WHS 0 Comments 0 Likes

Alert issued after mine worker sucked into auxiliary fan

The NSW Resources Regulator has issued a safety alert after a worker at a colliery in Helensburgh, in the state’s south, was sucked into an auxiliary fan during the installation

Hazardous Materials West Gate Tunnel completion date pushed to 2023 over contamination
May 4, 2020in Hazardous Materials 0 Comments 0 Likes

West Gate Tunnel completion date pushed to 2023 over contamination

Melbourne’s West Gate Tunnel project – which should have begun construction almost 12 months ago – has had the proposed completion date pushed out to 2023 as all the stakeholders

WHS $30,000 fine over incident involving high voltage power lines
May 1, 2020in WHS 0 Comments 0 Likes

$30,000 fine over incident involving high voltage power lines

A Brisbane electrical contractor has faced the Brisbane Magistrates Court this week over charges under the Electrical Safety Act, relating to unsafe electrical practises which exposed a person to a

Uncategorized Asbestos confirmed at Allianz stadium rebuild
May 1, 2020in Uncategorized 0 Comments 0 Likes

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,

WHS Serious incident on Gold Coast worksite
April 30, 2020in WHS 0 Comments 0 Likes

Serious incident on Gold Coast worksite

A man has been seriously injured in a workplace incident this afternoon on the Gold Coast. The High Acuity Response Unit and critical care paramedics attended the scene in Molendinar

WHS Worker crushed under marble slab
April 30, 2020in WHS 0 Comments 0 Likes

Worker crushed under marble slab

A worker has been killed by a falling slab of marble in a workplace accident in Melbourne’s southeast this morning. Police and emergency services attended the scene at RHF Stone

WHS $140,000 fine over 2017 workplace death
April 29, 2020in WHS 0 Comments 0 Likes

$140,000 fine over 2017 workplace death

Inverdon Pty Ltd has been fiend $140,000 over a 2017 workplace accident south of Alice Springs that killed worker Mustapha Dahmani. The company was convicted over the incident and pleaded

Unions CFMEU hit with $200,000 fine over one-hour pay dispute
April 29, 2020in Unions 0 Comments 0 Likes

CFMEU hit with $200,000 fine over one-hour pay dispute

The NSW branch of the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union has been fined $200,000 over a stop-work action at a Glebe building site in 2018. Both the organisation

Hazardous Materials Narrabri Coal hit with $120,000 EPA fine
April 28, 2020in Hazardous Materials 0 Comments 0 Likes

Narrabri Coal hit with $120,000 EPA fine

Narrabri Coal Operations Pty Ltd has been fined $120,000, which will be payable to the Environmental Trust, under an enforceable undertaking agreed with the NSW EPA for the transportation of

WHS Abattoir facing $600K fine over 2016 meat processing incident
April 28, 2020in WHS 0 Comments 0 Likes

Abattoir facing $600K fine over 2016 meat processing incident

JBS Australia Pty Ltd, an abattoir in Tasmania, has pleaded not guilty to reckless conduct and is facing a maximum fine of $600,000 if they’re found guilty over a 2016

WHS Critical incident in rural Queensland
April 27, 2020in WHS 0 Comments 0 Likes

Critical incident in rural Queensland

Two workers have been injured after being struck by heavy machinery at a regional Queensland worksite this morning. Emergency services, including a rescue helicopter, were dispatched to the industrial site

WHS Aluminium smelter workers set to run out of essential PPE
April 27, 2020in WHS 0 Comments 0 Likes

Aluminium smelter workers set to run out of essential PPE

The Australian Workers Union has spoken out about the standards of personal protective equipment available to workers at Alcoa’s aluminium smelter in Portland, Victoria after it was revealed that workers

Hazardous Materials Fine after fire and pollution incident on Central Coast
April 24, 2020in Hazardous Materials 0 Comments 0 Likes

Fine after fire and pollution incident on Central Coast

The NSW branch of the EPA has fined a Shoalhaven recycling facility $8,000 over its failure to notify them of an incident at its site in Bombaderry on the Central

WHS Electrical explosion leaves two workers in hospital
April 24, 2020in WHS 0 Comments 0 Likes

Electrical explosion leaves two workers in hospital

Two workers are in a serious condition in hospital after a workplace incident at a site in Eastern Creek, in Western Sydney. Multiple calls were made to emergency services around

Asbestos Illegal dump remediation work begins to clean up asbestos and demolition waste
April 23, 2020in Asbestos 0 Comments 0 Likes

Illegal dump remediation work begins to clean up asbestos and demolition waste

Clean up is about to begin at two locations 100km north-east of Adelaide, which have recorded several thousand tonnes of construction and demolition waste, and includes asbestos. The sites were

WHS $450,000 over 2016 Sydney workplace fatality
April 23, 2020in WHS 0 Comments 0 Likes

$450,000 over 2016 Sydney workplace fatality

The events surrounding the 2016 death of worksite foreman Iremar Da Silva have been in court this week, as the construction company at the centre of the case faced charges

Tech Tech advances to protect workers during pandemic
April 22, 2020in Tech 0 Comments 0 Likes

Tech advances to protect workers during pandemic

A new intelligence device has been introduced into the Australian market by Melbourne manufacturer Mideco and Newcastle tech company Pulse Mining Systems, aimed at reducing heat stress, viral infections and

Hazardous Materials NSW primary school investigated over lead contamination
April 22, 2020in Hazardous Materials 0 Comments 0 Likes

NSW primary school investigated over lead contamination

A NSW primary school in Tarago has reported lead contamination above acceptable levels in school bubble taps, as well as in some of the buildings on the school site. An

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