Tag: Worksafe

Warning as falling object risks send job-site safety plummeting

Falling objects are a risk on any job site, but safety regulators

By Paul Eyers 5 Min Read

Faulty formwork has concreters forking out over $125k in fines

Some faulty formwork has forced concreters to fork over $125k in fines

By Jarrod Brown 3 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

Surf’s up! Tradies hit the waves in WorkSafe challenge 

Victorian tradies swapped belts for boards last weekend as workers battled it

By Jarrod Brown 7 Min Read

Worker loses hand in costly concreting mix-up

A Victorian construction worker has been left with permanent injuries after a

By Paul Eyers 3 Min Read

Plumber fined after jobsite joyride with apprentice in the toolbox

A Victorian plumber has been slapped with a hefty fine this week

By Jarrod Brown 5 Min Read

How to protect your construction site against wild winds

Construction sites are being told to batten down the hatches this week

By Jarrod Brown 4 Min Read

Concreter loses half his hand in cement pumping mix-up

A Melbourne-based concreter is now an amputee after losing half his hand

By Paul Eyers 4 Min Read

Hundreds of illegal benchtops seized in engineered stone crackdown

Job sites and manufacturers across Victoria have been hit with a surprise

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