Prior to the Christmas holidays WorkSafe inspectors focused on the risk of falls during construction work when they visited sites across Victoria. Last year there were 2 fatal falls from height at construction sites in the state and recently a…
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WorkSafe Inspections Focus on Work From Heights
Posted in Industry News Tagged with: Construction, ohs, WH&S, whitecard, work from heights, workplace health and safety
Grieving Wife Wants Laws Changed following Husband’s Workplace Death
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…
Posted in Industry News Tagged with: building, Construction, WH&S, whitecard, workplace health and safety
Overhaul of ACT Construction Industry Delayed Until 2020
The planning directorate for the ACT recently said the planned overhaul of the ACT construction industry intended to be completed by the end of the last financial year will not be completed until 2020. In 2016, the planning minister Mick…
Posted in Industry News Tagged with: building site, construction industry, 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
Starting Out A New Year in Construction
We’ve just entered the second month of the new year and there have already been 5 workplace fatalities in Australia, 2 of which were from the construction industry, according to figures from Safe Work Australia. These tragic incidents highlight an…
Posted in Industry News Tagged with: building industry, Construction, construction safety training, whitecard, work site, workplace health and safety
Man Killed by Dozer a Queensland Site
One Queensland worker didn’t make it to the new year, having been involved in a bulldozing accident on a mining site on New Year’s Eve. The incident is under investigation by the Queensland Mines Inspectorate. A 49 year old worker…
Posted in Industry News Tagged with: building site, bulldozer, Construction site, tradies, whitecard, workplace fatality, workplace health and safety
Queensland Issues Safety Warning About Engineered Stone Benchtop Work
The Queensland Government has issued an urgent safety warning about work related to engineered stone benchtops. Workers and employers are reminded of the risk of silicosis after 26 worker claims for the disease were lodged to WorkCover. Industrial Relations Minister…
Posted in Industry News Tagged with: building industry, Construction, engineered stone, whitecard, workplace health and safety
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
Protecting Workers from Heat Stress Important – SafeWork Warns
We still have a couple of months left for summer and SafeWork SA is reminding employers with workers that operate outdoors to ensure the risks of heat stress and solar UV radiation are managed. A concerning report by Skin Health…
Posted in Industry News Tagged with: Construction, heat stress, outdoor work, safework, WH&S, whitecard, workplace health and safety
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