Tag: safework

SafeWork is cracking down on scaffold safety. Here’s how you can avoid a fine

SafeWork inspectors are out in force across NSW targeting scaffold safety on

By Jarrod Brown 4 Min Read

Dust won’t settle on silicosis with tradies at risk despite stone ban

Ongoing ignorance around the dangers of working with silica dust could cost

By Paul Eyers 5 Min Read

Young tradies told to ‘play it safe’ after spike in worksite injuries

A series of electric shocks, finger amputations and numerous trips, slips and

By Jarrod Brown 4 Min Read

HVAC contractor fined after bullied apprentice ‘hung from noose’

A heating and cooling contractor has been fined after a teenage apprentice

By Paul Eyers 4 Min Read

Worker, told to ignore safety rules, suffers horror hand injury and is then sacked

A roofing manufacturer has been fined $40,000 after a worker's hand was

By Paul Eyers 5 Min Read

Safework tells tradies, “It’s the safe way or no way”

The industry watchdog is cracking down on dodgy job site dealings across

By Jarrod Brown 3 Min Read

Free tradie breakfast to serve up mental health strategies

Work safety authorities on the Victorian-New South Wales border will go together

By Paul Eyers 3 Min Read

SafeWork launches ‘asbestos awareness’ course free to the public

SafeWork has launched an 'Asbestos Awareness' course free to the public after

By Jarrod Brown 4 Min Read

Faulty “life-saving” silica dust detector lands Safework in hot water

An audit has exposed SafeWork for releasing their award-winning silica dust-detecting device

By Jarrod Brown 5 Min Read