Concreter loses half his hand in cement pumping mix-up

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

By Ashton Victor 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 Ashton Victor 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 Ashton Victor 4 Min Read

Online tool educates DIY lovers and tradies about dangers of deadly building material

Banned building material asbestos is still claiming the lives of thousands of…

By Ashton Victor 6 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 Ashton Victor 5 Min Read

WorkSafe “makes no apologies” for ditching engineered stone transition period

Victoria's workplace safety watchdog has doubled down on their decision to scrap…

By Ashton Victor 4 Min Read

Construction sites land in the shit over “no-go zone” dunnies

A nine-month investigation saw WorkSafe South Australia dump legal cautions on more…

By Ashton Victor 5 Min Read

Worker’s gruesome injuries after arm mangled in metal shredder

One of Australia’s largest scrap metal exporters was fined $40,000 last week…

By Ashton Victor 3 Min Read

Ministers deny tradies transition period for engineered stone

One territory has doubled down on its strict cutoff date for tradies…

By Ashton Victor 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 Ashton Victor 3 Min Read