Falling short on safety won’t keep you secure working at heights

Victoria’s construction industry has been placed under a safety spotlight after a…

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Worker loses hand in costly concreting mix-up

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

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Concreter loses half his hand in cement pumping mix-up

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

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HVAC contractor fined after bullied apprentice ‘hung from noose’

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

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Tradie left paralysed after falling headfirst into concrete water tank

A horrific worksite accident has left one tradie paralysed for life after…

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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…

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Union demands manslaughter charges and jail time in wake of Victoria mine collapse

The Australian Worker’s Union has demanded manslaughter charges be brought on the…

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WorkSafe remains stone-cold on silica shortcut warning ahead on engineered stone ban

With a nationwide ban on engineered stone looming, Aussie tradies have been…

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Inspectors tackle worksite fall risks in statewide safety blitz

WorkSafe inspectors are surprising tradies across in a safety blitz tackling the…

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Company cops a record $2.1 million fine for apprentice’s head injury

A Victorian engineering company has copped a record fine this weekend for…

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