In a horrific case that illustrates the "grave risk" of conducting hot work near a fuel source, a NSW employer has been fined $200,000 after a worker surrounded by flames jumped nine metres to his death.
A NSW principal contractor that failed to secure a site has been fined $250,000, following a horror incident in which a man walking his dog fell headfirst into a two-metre-deep pier hole and died of asphyxiation.
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.
WorkCover NSW urges height safety after more serious falls; South Australian employer fined after mobile phone fall; Queensland mines getting safer with more audits and fewer deaths; and WorkSafe Victoria hosting harmonisation sessions.
Post-holiday complacency can be fatal, employers warned; WorkSafe WA warns employers about heights and inspection campaigns; New Western Australian rail safety laws commence; and South Australia appoints new Industrial Relations Minister.
Employer fined $100K over insulation death; Unsafe employer ordered to donate $30K to charity; Safety condition placed on Longford operation; and Unions lying about safety in recruitment drive, says AMMA.
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.
SWA reports alarming spike in notified fatalities; NT WorkSafe issues alert after two fatalities in two weeks; Comcare prosecuting John Holland and Transpacific over fall deaths; and Employer charged over insulation death.
