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Boat builder fined $140,000 over workplace injuries
A Queensland boat builder has been fined $140,000 after a worker suffered multiple wrist fractures while using a faulty press that had been reported to the company more than a year earlier.
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Media release
Not ensuring workers complied with traffic management policies costs not-for-profit organisation much needed cash
A not-for-profit business which stores and distributes food to other charities has been fined $30,000 after an incident in 2020 left an employee with hip and foot fractures.
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News article
Making in-roads to improve mental health for transport workers
Australasia’s largest bus operator Kinetic has made significant in-roads towards improving mental health outcomes for drivers, through a pilot program supported by industry and WorkCover Queensland.
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Ministerial media release
Farm Safety Calendar competition closing soon
With a closing date of Friday 24 June, time is running out for Queensland primary school students to enter the Farm Safety Calendar competition.
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Media release
House moving company and director fined over workplace roof fall
A Queensland house moving company and its director have been fined a total of $60,000 over a work safety incident where a worker fell from a roof.
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Media release
Fertilizer company fined $250,000 over worker crush fatality
A Queensland fertilizer company has been fined $250,000 after a worker was crushed by machinery at its plant.