A NSW business owner has been fined $60,000 for ongoing breaches of his health and safety duties regarding safe work systems and an additional $1,500 for failing to notify SafeWork
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Blue Mountains Council threatens Ray Hadley with legal action over asbestos claims
Blue Mountains City Council, with the assistance of lawyers, have today threatened legal action against broadcaster Ray Hadley, after he claimed on air that they had been lying and covering
Melbourne developers who demolished historic pub found guilty of dumping asbestos
Two developers who came to the attention of regulators in October of 2016 when they demolished an iconic inner-Melbourne pub without a permit have since been fined for dumping asbestos
Breaking: worker dies at Eastern Creek worksite
A worker has died and another is seriously injured after an incident at a worksite in Eastern Creek, Sydney. Ambulance and resuce crews were called to Dial-A-Dump landfill off Kangaroo
Lendlease launch new safety campaign
One of Australia’s largest construction companies has launched a new nation-wide safety campaign to help keep workers safe. Enlisting the help of mothers of Lendlease workers, the campaign focuses on
Unsafe noise levels for one in five male workers
New research from Curtin University has revealed that almost one in five male Australian workers experience noise above the recommended occupational limits the last day they worked. 5000 Australian men
Ashfield redevelopment site positive for asbestos
A demolition crew working on the redevelopment of a public pool in Ashfield, Sydney have found asbestos in the administration building roof, the pool walls and the soil of the
SafeWork update on Operation Scaff Safe
SafeWork NSW has released an update on Operation Scaff Safe, a safety blitz across construction sites in NSW to highlight the importance of safety when working from heights involving scaffolding:
