The state’s workers’ compensation scheme remains financially sound, and fewer people are being injured at work, according to the mid-year report card released today by WorkSafe.
WorkSafe announces half-year results
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Traditional Land Owners welcome WorkSafe to Geelong
WorkSafe’s new head office is one step closer to be being open for business, with a Welcome to Country and traditional smoking ceremony held today in Geelong.
The ceremonies were presided over by fourth generation Wadawurrung Woman and Traditional Land Owner Naomi Surtees, who officially welcomed WorkSafe to Geelong with a heartfelt ceremony.
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Charges laid over swim school injury
The Department of Education and Training and a private swim centre operator have each been charged by WorkSafe following an incident involving a Ballarat student in 2016.
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Ambulance Victoria fined following paramedic’s death
Ambulance Victoria was convicted and fined $400,000 yesterday for failing to adequately record and store stocks of morphine and fentanyl, following an investigation into the death of a paramedic at Heywood near Portland, in 2015.
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Powerline incidents prompt call for care
Employers and contractors who operate heavy vehicles and machinery are being urged to always check for powerlines following a spate of serious incidents.
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Campaign to prevent quad bike rollover deaths enters new terrain
WorkSafe has begun enforcement activities to help reduce the risks associated with quad bike rollovers.
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Metro Trains charged over high voltage incident
WorkSafe has today charged Metro Trains for a breach of the Occupational Health and Safety Act following an incident in which an employee was injured while working on high voltage powerlines.
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Company fined $350,000 after death of client’s son
A Carrum Downs concreting contractor has been convicted and fined $350,000 after the son of a client died while using the company’s earthmoving equipment.
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Young workers the focus of Cross Border safety program
The safety of young workers and apprentices will be the focus of a joint visit by WorkSafe Victoria and SafeWork NSW to Albury/Wodonga in coming weeks.
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Asbestos, trees, powerlines pose risks after fires
Victorians affected by the recent devastating fires need to be aware of potential hazards as they commence clean-up and recovery efforts on farms and other properties.
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One dead, one injured in trench collapse near Ballarat
A man in his 30s has died and a second worker in his 20s has been seriously injured after a trench collapsed at a subdivision site at Delacombe, near Ballarat, yesterday.
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Second worker dies following Delacombe trench collapse
A second worker who was trapped in a trench collapse at a subdivision site at Delacombe, near Ballarat, has died in hospital.
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Company fined $42,000 for failing to guard machinery
A Hoppers Crossing cardboard carton manufacturer has been fined $42,000 for failing to properly guard four separate pieces of machinery.
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Company fined $380,000 after Mt Waverley pit collapse
A structural engineering firm which drew up the plans for excavation works at a Mt Waverley construction site has been convicted and fined $380,000 after the pit collapsed, leaving homes teetering on the edge of a 10 metre drop.
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Don’t chance it with musculoskeletal injuries, WorkSafe warns
Builders and contractors are being urged to do more to prevent musculoskeletal injuries, the most common type of injury to construction workers.
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Man dies in farm truck rollover near Warragul
A worker in his early 30s has died after the fertiliser spreader truck he was driving rolled on a steep hill north-east of Warragul yesterday afternoon.
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Worker dies after being struck by tractor attachment
A man in his 20s has died after being struck by a tractor attachment at a property at Carwarp, near Mildura.
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Entries open for the 30th annual WorkSafe Awards
The role that all Victorians can play in making workplaces safer will be highlighted at the 2018 WorkSafe Awards.
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49-year-old man faces serious fraud charges
WorkSafe has charged a Roxburgh Park man with dishonestly obtaining financial advantage by allegedly receiving more than $700,000 in unlawful workers compensation payments.
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Ricegrowers Ltd fined $260,000 following maintenance worker’s death
Agricultural processor Ricegrowers Ltd has been convicted and fined $260,000 following the death of a maintenance worker at a stock feed plant in Tongala.
Ricegrowers pleaded guilty to one count of failing to provide or maintain plant that was, so far as reasonably practical, without risks to health and safety.
The Melbourne County Court heard the 53-year-old man was performing maintenance on the inside of a surge bin at the time of the incident in September, 2014.
He died when the wooden plank he was standing on snapped, causing him to fall onto a sensor-activated screw conveyor at the bottom of the bin.
The court heard there was no emergency stop button within reach of the surge bin’s access plate that would have allowed an observer to stop the screw conveyor in the event it started operating during maintenance.
WorkSafe Acting Executive Director Health and Safety Paul Fowler said employers must ensure protective devices such as override buttons and guards are in place to prevent workers being caught in moving plant during maintenance work.
“It is absolutely unacceptable for workers to be exposed to horrific injuries or death because of improperly maintained or unsafe plant,” he said.
“These types of incidents have tragic consequences for workers, their families and friends, and WorkSafe will not hesitate to prosecute employers who fail to protect people from unsafe plant.”
Safety measures to prevent injuries from operating plant include:
- Ensuring emergency stop buttons are in within reach of observers
- Using isolation procedures such as lockout devices when clearing blockages or servicing and maintaining machinery and equipment
- Ensuring guards are in the correct place during and after any repair or maintenance
- Installing fitted guards, fences, barriers or interlocked gates so moving parts cannot be touched and workers cannot be struck by ejected items
- Ensuring pre-operation checks are carried out on interlocking and emergency systems.
For more information visit www.worksafe.vic.gov.au
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