THE AUSTRALIAN Trucking Association (ATA) is calling for more action on rest areas to boost safety and productivity on Australian roads.
WORKSAFE Victoria has released its operational results for the 2007/2008 financial year
ZERELLA Holdings has been fined $24,000 after a pallet of cardboard fell on a 72 year old employee and broke his leg.
ACCORDING to Easy Guides Australia, the new national ‘high risk’ licensing system will not be implemented before 2009, so business should be run ‘as usual’.
LAKESIDE Packaging has been convicted and fined $100,000 as a result of a prosecution over their treatment of two Chinese workers on Section 457 visas.
SPERIAN Protection has released a range of harnesses and lanyards compatible with the latest safety standards for fall protection equipment.
LAKESIDE Packaging pleaded guilty to seven workplace health and safety charges after WorkSafe Victoria prosecuted the company for forcing two Chinese workers to work while suffering from serious injuries.
SICK has released tamper-proof emergency buttons which are essential safety features for automated machines and plants.
SICK has released a series of reed switches suitable for protecting mechanical guards on machines and plants.
AMCOR Packaging has been fined $25,000 plus costs of nearly $6500 for an incident in which a worker’s hand was crushed and burned after being caught in a machine.