A Perth-based drilling contractor has been fined $750,000 over the death of an employee in 2006. Bradley Alford, 21, was killed when the truck he was driving rolled onto him at Clonbinane, north of Melbourne. Read Full Article
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National Broadband Network Safety Concerns
Friday, April 23, 2010
Network activity across the state was stopped for about two weeks in March. This stoppage is due to fears over the Federal Government's National Broadband Network has been hit with safety problems, with construction suspended in Tasmania after a worker received an electric shock. Read Full Article
Construction Worker Catapulted from Crane
Friday, April 23, 2010
A man is lucky to be alive after he was catapulted out of the cabin of a crane on a Melbourne construction site. The man was working on a shopping complex in Springvale when a counterbalance fell off the crane and was left dangling by his safety harness 40 metres above the ground. Read Full Article
Rail maintenance worker killed by train
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
The passenger train was city-bound when the accident happened. (ABC News) Read Full Article
US mine blast toll rises to 25
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Four miners are still missing deep underground after an explosion ripped through a US coal mine, killing 25 people. Read Full Article
Huge Ramifications for OHS over Kirk High Court Decision
Sunday, March 07, 2010
Middletons Lawyers has reviewed the recent High Court decision regarding Kirk v Workcover NSW and advise this case will have dramatic repercussions for occupational health and safety prosecutions in New South Wales and across Australia.
Most importantly, the decision does not mean that the level of safety that must be provided by employers has in any way been diminished. It will be more important than ever for employers to implement comprehensive safety systems.
Employers will now be able to rely on the quality of their systems to assist them in successfully defending any prosecutions. Read Full Article
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