Ladder Inspection slide
Posted on
Month: September 2015
Noise
Long term and frequent exposure to loud noise can permanently damage a person’s hearing, possibly resulting in deafness. Acute short term hearing loss can result from exposure to an instantaneous loud noise eg. an explosion, this may also have a long term affect. Noise Sources The first step in preventing hearing loss is to recognise Read More …
Asbestos in Imported Building Products
A prohibition notice has been issued to a building site in Sydney, following the discovery of asbestos in fibrous building panels imported to construct a residential building. The panels were imported from China and were thought to be asbestos-free, but subsequent testing by the National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) has shown they contain chrysotile asbestos. Read More …
Company Fined $1.1 Million Dollars for Death of Worker
A construction company has been fined $1.1 million over the death of a truck driver in 2012 under new nation-al work safety laws. The truck driver was electrocuted when his tip truck touched low-slung power lines on a work site. The company was found guilty of safety breaches that led to the drivers death, including Read More …
Company Fined $5,000 for Injury to Apprentice
A flooring installer has been fined $5000 after a labour hire apprentice suffered serious cuts to his hand while using an unguarded saw. The company pleaded to guilty to failing to provide a safe work environment for a labour hire worker. The company was constructing a floating timber floor at a residential dwelling in Ascot. The Read More …
Appeal Over $375,000 Fine Dismissed
A Victorian engineering company which had been fined a total of $375,000 after three employees were injured in separate incidents had its appeal dismissed by the Court of Appeal this week. The company had pleaded guilty to two charges of failing to provide or maintain plant and systems of work that were, so far as Read More …