This year seems to be fraught with workplace health and safety incidents and particularly falls from heights. The latest one involved a 45 year old man who had to be transported to hospital after falling through a roof at Pennant…
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Sydney Electric Shock Fatality
Working with or near powerlines is a high risk activity and the proper precautions need to be followed in order to avoid incidents like the one that happened in Sydney’s Lower North Shore. A man died in hospital after being…
Posted in White Card Tagged with: building, construction, Power Lines, whitecard, workplace health and safety
Melbourne Construction Worker Has Leg Amputated After Workplace Accident
A horrific construction accident in Melbourne’s west has resulted in the amputation of one man’s foot. The 40 year old construction worker was injured in the workplace incident at a site in West Melbourne recently. He was rushed to Royal…
Posted in Industry News Tagged with: building site, construction, whitecard, workplace health and safety
New Government Inquiry Compared Tiredness to being Drunk
A federal investigation into sleep health in the workplace found that tired workers are as impaired as drunk drivers. This is a particularly important revelation for high risk industries such as construction where tired workers, as impaired as being drunk,…
Worker Pleads Not Guilty after Actions Lead to Co-worker’s Death
A court has heard that as a worker on a Queensland construction site lay injured, his co-worker and alleged killer Neil Edward Norris was beginning a cover-up. The injured worker Peter Tullett died after he was hit in the head…
Posted in Industry News Tagged with: building site, construction, whitecard, workplace health and safety
Plumber Stable After Construction Fall
The 26 year old plumber who fell into a trench at a Pinjarra construction site is now in a stable condition in hospital. The man was working in the Pinjarra Industrial Estate when he fell off a ladder and into…
Posted in White Card Tagged with: building site, construction, Fall, Plumber, whitecard, work from height
Engineering Controls And Education Needed To Make Sure Workers Stay Safe From Silica
Dust particles known as silica are a major concern to the construction and stonemason industries and cause serious health problems, including the fatal lung disease Silicosis. Engineering controls and education are necessary to ensure workers health and safety. Workplace exposure…
Posted in Industry News Tagged with: construction, Silica, stonemasons, whitecard, workplace health and safety
Deadly Lung Disease- Silicosis Affecting Tradies Around Australia
Silicosis is the deadly lung disease affecting tradewokers around Australia and the problem is worse than we thought. A recent article on 9News.com.au highlighted the story of one tradie who is suffering from the disease and has to use an…
Posted in Industry News Tagged with: construction, lung disease, silica dust, Silicosis, stonemason, WHS, workplace health and safety
Flu Warning for Workers in Queensland
Queenslanders are being urged to get a flu vaccination after 25 people have died in the state this year due to the illness. According to Queensland Health people should get vaccinated as soon as possible with 10,000 flu cases having …
Man Injured in Truck Rollover on Sydney Construction Site
A man’s been rushed to Royal North Shore Hospital after sustaining injuries in a truck rollover at a construction site on the Pacific Highway. It is believed the man was trapped under a rolled truck at the construction site on…
Posted in White Card Tagged with: construction, Construction Vehicle, truck rollover, whitecard, workplace health and safety
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