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