The grieving widow of fallen tradie Iremar Da Silva is calling for current workplace health and safety laws to be reviewed. According to his wife Linda Moussa, the frequency of workplace deaths in Australia warrants a change to laws that…
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Grieving Wife Wants Laws Changed following Husband’s Workplace Death
Posted in Industry News Tagged with: building, Construction, WH&S, whitecard, workplace health and safety
These are the Most Dangerous Jobs in Australia for Men
Men working in the mining and construction industries are increasingly battling with depression and anxiety and according to statistics, they are taking their own lives at a rate never before seen in Australia. Men’s mental health issues are perhaps a…
Queensland Motorists Urged to Slow Down To Protect Road Workers
Queensland’s roadusers have been urged to keep calm and drive slowly through roadworks to ensure the safety of road workers. Workplace Health and Safety Queensland’s Tony James said traffic controllers’ lives were being put at risk by aggressive driving from…
Posted in Industry News Tagged with: building, Construction, road construction, road work, road workers, whitecard, workplace health and safety
Melbourne Trains and Roads to be Disrupted by Construction Blitz in January
Melbourne commuters can expect delays on the state’s roads, rail and tram networks due to an ongoing construction blitz. Generally the quietest time of the year, this January Victorians can expect what the state government has described as the biggest…
Workers Sustains Serious Arm Injury on Work Site – Investigation Underway
Reports have emerged of a workplace accident at a tunnel project in Perth, prompting a WorkSafe WA investigation. The incident involved a worker who suffered a serious arm injury while working on the tunnel project at the end of 2018.…
Posted in Industry News Tagged with: building, Construction, Construction Worker, tunnel project, whitecard, workplace health and safety, worksafe
Company’s $22k Fine Over Apprentice’s Serious Injury
A company in Western Australia was fined $22,000 over a fall incident that happened in 2017. The incident involved an apprentice who fell 6 metres from a trestle scaffold and sustained serious injuries. He was a part of a team…
Posted in Industry News Tagged with: apprentice, builder, building, building site, Construction, construction industry, ohs, WH&S, whitecard, workplace health and safety
Young Workers Urged to Get Involved in Health and Safety
WorkSafe New Zealand introduced a new campaign encouraging young workers to speak up for each other. The campaign titled ‘Be A Safe Guy’, involving the young comedian D’Angelo Martin, focuses on Māori male workers, who are at the greatest risk…
Posted in Industry News Tagged with: building, Construction, ohs, WH&S, workplace health and safety, worksafe
What it Takes to Construct Sydney Metro Rail
It seems the Sydney Metro Rail has been under construction forever but while it can be an inconvenience if you live or commute around the area, this is what it really takes to complete the mammoth project. In this video…
Posted in Videos Tagged with: building, Construction, infrastructure construction project, tunnelling
Queensland Aims to Improve Safety in the Workplace
Queensland’s Work Health and Safety Board have developed a plan to tackle safety in the state. The peak advisory board to the Queensland government on work health and safety issues has developed the 5 year plan in response to the…
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Government Should Do More to Shake Up Male Dominated Construction Industry
A recent article on Abc.net.au highlighted the importance of shaking up the male dominated construction industry, with men making up 88% of the construction work force. The construction trades workforce is made up of 99 per cent males and 86…
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