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Stress session to improve return to work strategies

Friday 21 November 2008

WORKSAFE Victoria is holding an interactive session to help employers gain a better understanding of workplace stress.


What to do if your forklift rolls over

Thursday 20 November 2008

AUSTRALIAN Forklift Training has highlighted the procedure forklift drivers should follow if their vehicle rolls over.


Reducing risks in warehousing and storage

Monday 17 November 2008

VOCAM says slip and trip accidents, though often seen as trivial, are avoidable and serious problems in warehousing and storage.


Furniture company fined over $40,000 for lift truck rollover

Friday 14 November 2008

A MALAGA-based furniture company has been fined $40,750 over an incident in which a lift truck rolled over and seriously injured two men.


Safety award winners lead by example

Monday 10 November 2008

ACCORDING to SA Industrial Relations Minister Paul Caica, the Safe Work Award winners provide examples of the innovation, dedication and cooperation needed to keep workplace safe.


National safety system will not be strict enough: ACTU

Friday 07 November 2008

THE AUSTRALIAN Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) has called for the national work safety laws to have tougher penalties, so as to deter potential breaches.


Precautions can prevent crane collapses

Tuesday 02 September 2008

WORKCOVER NSW has reminded the construction industry of the need to follow adequate safety precautions when working with tower cranes.


Investigations into fatal formwork collapse

Friday 15 August 2008

WORKCOVER NSW is investigating an incident in which a man was crushed at a Bundeena construction site after formwork collapsed on top of him.


Unguarded machinery shreds limbs

Monday 05 May 2008

A winery has pleaded guilty to two charges of failing to provide and maintain a safe work place and was fined $60,000 for not guarding their machine.


Challenge Dairy pleads guilty for fingertip loss

Tuesday 15 January 2008

CHALLENGE Australian Dairy has pleaded guilty to failing to provide and maintain a safe work place. It was fined $20 000 for a 2005 incident when a worker lost part of his finger.


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