Workplace Manslaughter Laws Now In Effect
As of 1st July 2020 new workplace manslaughter laws are now in effect with employers now liable in cases where negligence contributes to a worker dying on the job. Penalties...
Category: Safety
Preparing for the second wave
As Australia continues to navigate our way through the pandemic, many are wary of a ‘second-wave’ of infections particularly with ongoing community transmission in Victoria. The industry has been fortunate...
Workplace Manslaughter Laws Come In To Effect July 1
New workplace manslaughter legislation comes into effect in Victoria on 1st July. The new laws include a massive increase in fines for negligence that results in death and injury along...
Asbestos Concerns Threaten Cross River Rail
The Courier Mail is reporting that the CFMEU is raising concerns about asbestos contamination and handling on the $5.4Bn Cross River Rail project. It reports that photos and video obtained by...
Scaffold Collapse Injures 5
Five workers have been transported to hospital with serious injuries following a scaffold collapse in North Melbourne on Monday. The four-story scaffold on a site in Craigieburn came down at...
Worksafe Vic brings charges over crane incident
Worksafe Victoria has charged construction company Alliance CG and Clark Cranes with two and three offences respectively following a September 2018 incident that resulted in the death of a 48...
Can Construction be done in bank hours?
On the back of the Swinburne study that identified significant issues with mental and lifestyle challenges in the construction industry, another university-backed study has shone a damning light on health...
EPA NSW Launches Asbestos Week
It may be aimed more at DYI’ers and home renovators, but the risk and danger is just as applicable to more established builders. Asbestos remains a major hazard on building...
Crane Driver Rescued After Fall
A crane driver was rescued this morning after an apparent slip and fall of roughly 2m inside the access structure of the machine. The driver, in his 60s, suffered head...
Bosses could be liable for worker wellbeing
The Victorian State Government yesterday introduced new workplace manslaughter laws in a bid to toughen penalties and responsibilities for employers. The new laws will include provisions for deaths attributed to...