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Massive floor collapse in Canberra construction site

Tuesday 28 October 2008

PART of a floor of a building under construction in Canberra collapsed during a concrete pour on 27 October 2008, sending equipment and scaffolding crashing downwards.


Operator recovered from collapsed crane

Monday 27 October 2008

A WORKER is recovering in hospital with a fractured right leg after being rescued from his 150t crane.


Coal mine owner fined $200k for electric shock

Tuesday 30 September 2008

ANGLO Coal has been fined $200,000 after a contractor suffered an electrical shock at its Dartbrook mine in 2005.


Queensland to enhance scaffolding safety

Monday 29 September 2008

THE QUEENSLAND Government will implement recommendations made by an independent reference group to help improve the safety of swing stage scaffolding.


SafeWork SA probes mine fall fatality

Friday 26 September 2008

A WORKER has died at the Leigh Creek mine after falling from a bulldozer into the mine, prompting the facility to halt production and criticism from the CFMEU.


Record visitors for mining safety conference

Wednesday 13 August 2008

NEARLY 700 mining industry personnel have applied to attend the 20th annual Queensland Mining Industry Health and Safety conference, forcing the event to change venue.


Workers to return after asbestos scare

Friday 04 July 2008

CONSTRUCTION workers who walked off a Victorian building site over an asbestos scare will return to work.


Lead scare at power station

Monday 31 March 2008

WORKERS have returned to the Bluewaters power station in Collie after 300 contractors refused to work onsite following concerns of lead-based paint on temporary equipment.


Union warning on coal mining safety

Thursday 13 March 2008

THE Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) has warned Australia’s coal mining industry against complacency when dealing with work safety.


Investigation into asbestos stunt

Friday 22 February 2008

WORKSAFE Victoria is investigating an incident in which an official from the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) is said to have dumped asbestos on a table in front of two managers at a construction site.


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