The QLD parliament has passed the Work Health and Safety and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2015. The Bill implements election commitments made by the Government as part of the Improving safety for Queenslanders at work policy. In particular, the Government committed to restoring elements of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (WHS Act) that Read More …

A Victorian construction company has been fined for allowing un-licenced workers to operate a boom type elevating work platform. The Company was the principal contractor for the construction of a service station, when it engaged a second company to supply and install roof plumbing works to the service station canopy. The roof plumber engaged two Read More …

A NSW engineering company has been fined $150,000 after a boilermaker lost part of his foot when a steel beam weighing more than half a tonne fell on him. On 14 September 2013, the 30 year old boilermaker was moving and unpacking steel beams when three beams fell from their frame with one beam which Read More …

A major chicken processing company was convicted and fined $60,000 and ordered to pay $3895 in costs for inadequate guarding that led to a worker severely injuring her arm. The company pleaded guilty to one charge of breaching the OHS Act 2004 by failing to provide and maintain plant that was safe and without risks to Read More …

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 …

A Sydney demolition company has been fined $120,000 over an incident in 2013 where a worker’s skull was pierced by steel bar that flew into the cabin of the excavator he was operating. The Company was found guilty in the District Court after being charged with a breach of the Work Health and Safety Act Read More …

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 …

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 …

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 …