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TUE

2:04PM

Apprentice killed doing expert's job, employer fined $120K

A Queensland employer that allowed two labour-hire workers to perform a maintenance task that was meant for a specialist contractor has been fined $120,000, after one of the workers was killed.

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THU

3:46PM

Failure to enforce PPE ends in death and fine; and more

Failure to enforce PPE ends in death and fine; Regulators investigating work-related fatalities and falls; and South Australian safety award winner stripped of prize.

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