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Company fined $40,000 after worker’s hand crushed

Posted on 2/05/2024
A cardboard manufacturer in Victoria has been convicted and fined $40,000 after a worker’s hand was dragged into unguarded machinery at a Keysborough factory.
  

Rubber company fined $450,000 after fatal blow to worker

Posted on 1/05/2024
A rubber product manufacturer in Dandenong South Victoria has been convicted and fined $450,000 after a worker died when he was struck on the head by a machine component.
  

Visy Board fined $375,000 after worker sustains crush injuries

Posted on 30/04/2024
Visy Board was recently fined $375,000 in the NSW District Court after an employee sustained crush injuries to his left ankle following a workplace incident where the ruling found the risk of injury was “patently obvious.”
  

New workplace exposure limits for airborne contaminants

Posted on 29/04/2024
Work health and safety ministers have agreed to a new workplace exposure limit list for airborne contaminants and a harmonised transition period, which will end on 30 November 2026.
  

Safety alert issued after workers fall through plaster ceilings

Posted on 28/04/2024
WorkSafe Victoria recently issued a safety alert reminding employers about managing the risk of falling through plaster ceilings.

Industry news

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Media release

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MEDIA RELEASE: Skye Buatava and Kala Philip join the AIHS as Independent Directors

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Incidents and prosecutions

Company fined $40,000 after worker’s hand crushed

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Rubber company fined $450,000 after fatal blow to worker

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Visy Board fined $375,000 after worker sustains crush injuries

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Residential care provider fined $300,000 over workplace sexual violence

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Policy and legislation

New workplace exposure limits for airborne contaminants

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Safety alert issued after workers fall through plaster ceilings

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Safety alert issued over illegal sale and use of flares

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SA: hot weather prompts regulator safety warning

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