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How to reduce the deadly risk of falling objects

With falling objects one of the leading causes of workplace death and serious injury, safety consultant Gary Rowe explains how to reduce the risk of tools and other objects falling from elevated work areas, lifting equipment and racking.

Foremen to be trained in safety "conversations" as part of EU

A national employer will train 10 of its foremen and leading hands to stress the importance of safety in "each and every conversation" they have with workers, as part of a $128,000 enforceable undertaking.

Caution urged after serious scaffolding and electrical incidents

Two scaffolding and electricity incidents that occurred in different jurisdictions within two days, leaving one worker dead and 600 electricity users without power, should send a warning to employers involved in high-risk work, according to regulators. Also in this article, WorkCover NSW has expanded its quad bike safety research project.

Eight Victorian entities fined after fatal fall and other incidents

The $475,000 fine imposed on building company Hansen Yuncken Pty Ltd last week, after the death of a worker in a boom lift incident, is just one of eight OHS penalties handed to Victorian entities recently.

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First entity sentenced under Queensland's mirror WHS Act

In the first penalty handed down under Queensland's mirror WHS Act, a building contractor has been ordered to undertake industry training - one of the new sentencing options available.

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Three parties fined for document breaches after three-metre fall

Two NSW employers and a director have been fined $147,000 for failing to deal with a known hazard or ensure workers were familiar with safety documents, after a worker suffered serious injuries when he fell through an open stairwell void.

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Six entities prosecuted over fall; and Warning on adverse action rise

Six entities prosecuted over workplace fall; and Union hints at taking more OHS matters to the Federal Court after adverse action case.

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Enforceable JSA training program to deliver best-practice system

A national employer will, in lieu of a Queensland safety prosecution, train dozens of its managers and foremen to develop JSAs and SWPs, and then use the documents created in the training exercises to develop best-practice procedures.

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Modified procedure and lack of training proved fatal

An investigation into the death of a NSW paramedic in a helicopter incident shows how difficult it is to identify and manage work hazards and risks when using undocumented procedures.

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