AUSTRALIAN company Safety Floorings is set to cash in on the construction boom in the Middle East, with an exhibit at November’s The Big 5 Show in Dubai.
QUEENSLAND Workplace Health and Safety inspectors have uncovered 80 safety breaches in Gold Coast construction sites.
WORKSAFE Victoria says it has received the youngest-ever entry to its WorkSafe Awards, claiming if a six-year-old can improve safety, so can industry professionals.
A Queensland mine has prevented a possibly fatal collision on its haul road because of a hard safety control it implemented.
BRISBANE’s central business district was the scene of a partial crane collapse in the early hours of 15 April 2008.
FLOORSAFE International has released a heavy-duty anti-slip safety stair nosing for harsh environments and high-traffic areas.
WORKSAFE Victoria has applied new penalty options to a Geelong-based company, resulting in the offender placing a newspaper advertisement about what it did wrong.
SDS Beverages Food and Wine of Irymple has been convicted and fined $200,000 for the death of a forklift driver.
THE Queensland Department of Mines and Energy’s Mines Inspectorate has issued a safety alert following a near-fatal collision between a 4-wheel-drive (4WD) light vehicle and a water truck at a surface mine.