Melbourne recycling company fined over separate incidents that left workers injured - 26.8.20
PowerPoint Presentation A Melbourne recycling company has been fined $115,000 after workers were injured in two separate incidents. The company has been convicted and fined in the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on August 7 following their guilty plea to four charges. The recycling company was fined $50,000 for two charges... Read more.
Victorian meat processor fined for severe hand injury - 17.8.20
Diamond Valley Pork, a pork processor based in Laverton, Victoria, has been convicted and fined $130,000 for failing to adequately guard plant, after a worker was seriously injured when his arm became trapped in a waste chute in January 2019. The Melbourne Magistrates’ Court heard the worker was operating... Read more.
WA company found guilty of gross negligence - 15.7.20
A waste recycling company was found guilty of gross negligence over an incident in 2016 where a labour hire worker’s arm was amputated at the shoulder. The company was found guilty of failing to provide and maintain a safe work environment for a labour hire worker in the Perth... Read more.
Company fined $293,000 after worker’s hand trapped in machinery - 6.7.20
A company has been fined $293,000 after a worker’s hand was trapped in machinery for 10 minutes in a horror workplace injury. The female employee has likely lost the full use of her hand after getting it caught in a chain at a Napier meat processing business. She will... Read more.
New safety film highlights arc flash danger - 18.5.20
A new case study film launched through video conference by Queensland’s Electrical Safety Office (ESO) highlights the dangers posed by an arc flash. The film, Arc Flash Safety – Mark’s Story, tells the story of an experienced electrician who talks about how his life changed following an incident at... Read more.