Any work activities involving work at heights such as those involving ladders, elevated work platform, scaffolding, trucks, plant / machinery and swinging stages present major risks to workers. Statistics released by Safe Work Australia show that, from 1 July 2003 to 30 June 2011, 232 workers killed due to a fall from height. Of these…

Hundreds of construction workers could be turning up to worksites unqualified after a Sydney man was arrested for selling fake health and safety white cards, police have warned. The man from Sydney’s northwest was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly selling at least 400 cards to unqualified workers. Police say the 37-year-old Kellyville man completed online…

Australia’s largest workplace health and safety event, Safety in Action, took place this year in Sydney, exhibiting the latest systems, products, and seminars to encourage safety in the workplace.Manufacturers’ Monthly was on site speaking to some of the companies that attended. Sharon Masige writes. The Sydney Showground played host to the three-day event, with more…

A recent health and safety prosecution in New South Wales has resulted in a total penalty of over half a million dollars. The new Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (HSW Act) means that this sort of penalty could be on the way in New Zealand. The case in Australia involved the prosecution of…