Tag: workplace health and safety

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

Engineered stone ban takes effect with rule flouters threatened by watchdogs and unions

Australia’s world-first ban on engineered stone took effect Monday, saving the lives

By Paul Eyers 8 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

“Disgraceful” response to work-site fall paints a picture of injustice for paraplegic worker

The CFMEU ACT has called for harsher punishments for workplace safety law

By Paul Eyers 6 Min Read

Falling load leaves truckie with traumatic brain injury and both legs amputated

A Melbourne truck driver has received some long-awaited justice after he suffered

By Paul Eyers 4 Min Read

More decisions made surrounding engineered stone ban as union warns of “evil” rebranding

Work Health and Safety Ministers from across the country met last Friday

By Paul Eyers 6 Min Read

Bunnings forks out $1.2 million after worker suffers “life-changing” back injury

Bunnings has been forced to make a whopping payout to a worker

By Jarrod Brown 4 Min Read

Construction industry under fire for workplace safety breaches

The NSW government is cracking down on the construction industry after a

By Paul Eyers 3 Min Read