Safety Culture OHS News

TAS: Worker injures hand at timber-mill

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 16:49 GMT

The Tasmanian safey watchdog is investigating an incident where a timber worker's hand was almost severed in a conveyor-belt accident at a timber mill.

VIC: Man falls from roof installing TV antenna

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 16:49 GMT

Worksafe is investigating an incident where a man fell to his death while trying to install a television antenna.

WA: BHP Rail Workers Return to Work Amidst Safety Concerns

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 16:49 GMT

Most of the workers involved in the construction of a major BHP Billiton railway project in Pilbara have returned to work today after the company had stopped operations due to breaches in safety procedure.

Safe Work Australia's Integral Role in Workplace Safety

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 16:49 GMT

The Federal Government has announced that Safe Work Australiahas begun operating as an independent statutory agency.

NSW: Hungry Jack's to Pay Plumber Due to a Defective Chair

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 16:49 GMT

NSW Supreme Court has awarded $35,000 damages to a plumber's labourer when the chair he was sitting on collapsed under him at a Hungry Jack's in Western Sydney.

WA: Govt Begins Oil Leak Oil Inquiry

Wed, 6 Nov 2009 11:18 GMT

Former Environment Department Secretary David Borthwick has been appointed as commissioner to look into the recent oil spill in the Timor Sea.

Forklift Hits Pallet Racking

Wed, 6 Nov 2009 11:18 GMT

In a Vodka warehouse located in Moscow, a Forklift Operator has inadvertently accelerated into a pallet racking support. The result was catastrophic.

VIC: Medical Clinic Collapses in Brunswick

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 11:18 GMT

A medical clinic has collapsed at Brunswick in Melbourne's inner north, throwing peak-hour traffic into chaos. Initial investigations reveal that a demolition work adjacent to the Brunswick site was ongoing. Investigators are finding out whether the demolition had compromised the clinic's structural safety, causing it to cave in.

WA: Fire in Leaking Oil Well Raises Red Flags

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 11:18 GMT

A fire that broke out last Sunday in a PTTEP Australasia oil well in East Timor was finally extinguished yesterday. Before the well caught fire on Sunday, there had already been problems with the particular oil well, as it spewed its contents for more than two months into the sea.

QLD: Mining in Mount Isa Causes Lead Poisoning Worries

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 11:18 GMT

Mount Isa, a remote Queensland town, relies mainly on mining to keep its economy afloat. But lead contamination of the children in the town -with the mine as the most probable cause- has created discord among Mount Isans.

WA: Company Cleared of Cyclone-related Injury

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 11:18 GMT

Construction company Laing O'Rourke has been cleared of failing to provide a safe workplace when its Pilbara worksite was destroyed by a cyclone.

QLD: Work-Related Accidents in Transport Sector Escalating

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 11:18 GMT

Alarming statistics released by the State Government show an increase in the number of workers in the transport industry being injured and killed on the job. This comes at a time when the overall number of workplace injuries are on the decline.