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Wednesday 24 July 2024
WorkSafe has charged a Keysborough warehousing and logistics company and its sole director following the death of a delivery driver in August 2022.
Monday 22 July 2024
WorkSafe is investigating the death of a worker at a Broadmeadows recycling centre on Friday.
Tuesday 16 July 2024
WorkSafe reminds pyrotechnicians to check fireworks for signs of deterioration, and to consider the weather before commencing a display.
Monday 15 July 2024
WorkSafe is calling on cattle farming businesses to check how their safety standards stack up against industry best practice as part of National Farm Safety Week.
Friday 12 July 2024
A water tank installation and maintenance company has been convicted and fined a total of $45,000 after two workers fell into a tank near Ballarat, leaving a 43-year-old man a paraplegic.
Thursday 04 July 2024
A fast food business has been convicted and fined $75,000 after a worker's ponytail was caught in an unguarded rotisserie machine at a store in Plenty.
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