Falls the focus of Cross Border safety program
The prevention of falls on construction sites will be the focus of a joint visit by WorkSafe Victoria and SafeWork NSW to Mildura this week.
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11 falls prompts warning about working safely at heights
WorkSafe has warned there will be consequences for not managing the risk associated with working at heights on construction sites following two serious incidents in less than two weeks.
Safety blitz heads west
WorkSafe is calling on the housing construction industry to make sure their sites and work practices are up to scratch ahead of a safety blitz early next month.
Nail Gun Shooting Takes Apprentice's Eye
A roof tiler has been convicted and sentenced to four months jail after shooting an apprentice with a nail-gun causing him to lose the site in one eye.
Domestic construction sites blitz
WorkSafe construction inspectors are staging a pre-Christmas blitz of domestic housing sites in Melbourne’s west from 8 December.
Asbestos concerns raised
To coincide with Asbestos Awareness Week, WorkSafe is reminding employers and workers of the need to focus on good work practices to prevent people inhaling fibres.
Kids at risk if building sites are not secured
Victorian building sites need to be well secured before the annual Christmas/New Year shutdown, WorkSafe warns.
House restumping collapse leads to $40,000 fine for small business
A Geelong restumping company was convicted and fined $40,000 today over an incident that seriously injured its owner who was trapped under a house which was being re-stumped.
Fall leaves worker in wheelchair and small business with fine
A magistrate has given a small building company six years to pay a fine imposed on it after a worker became a paraplegic as a result of a four metre fall. The incident occurred at Keysborough in June 2010.
Incidents and prosecutions show construction sector can do better
Heavy fines have been imposed in a series of WorkSafe prosecutions after serious incidents for construction industry safety failings.
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