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Thursday 17 October 2024
WorkSafe has charged two companies in relation to the collapse of a large section of structural steel framework at the redevelopment of the Kew Recreational Centre in October 2022.
Wednesday 16 October 2024
WorkSafe has charged a carpenter and a residential construction company after a worker died in hospital following a three-metre fall at a Glen Waverley building site in September 2022.
Tuesday 15 October 2024
A construction company has been fined $125,000 after second storey formwork failed during a concrete pour at Sunshine, causing three workers to fall more than two metres.
WorkSafe is reminding mine operators about the risks of high-speed bearing failure on mobile equipment.
Wednesday 09 October 2024
A civil engineering company will spend more than $560,000 to improve health and safety outcomes after a labour hire worker's hand was amputated in a concrete pump mixer.
Tuesday 08 October 2024
The sole director of a plumbing company in Victoria's high country has been fined $20,000 for driving his ute with a teenage apprentice in a toolbox.
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