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Piling contractor fined $40,000 after pressure explosion on Western Downs
A company pleaded guilty and was ordered to pay $40,000 after exploding aerosol cans caused a metal bar to strike and injure a worker on a piling rig at a Western Downs solar farm.
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Safety audit reveals manufacturing and spray-painting businesses failing to meet health and safety duties
All eleven businesses targeted during recent spray-painting inspections by Workplace Health and Safety Queensland were found to be breaching their safety obligations.
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Queensland energy supplier fined $300,000 after powerline fatality
A Queensland-based energy supplier has been fined $300,000 in a decision handed down last week in the Rockhampton Magistrates Court.
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Scaffolding interference results in $8000 fine for roofer
A roofer has been fined $8000 in the Brisbane Magistrates Court, after failing to take reasonable care on a construction site, exposing other workers to a risk of death or serious injury.
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Unlicensed electrical apprentice fined $45,000 for illegal, dangerous work
An unlicensed electrical apprentice has been fined $45,000 in the Richlands Magistrates Court for non-compliant and unsafe electrical work in South East Queensland between November and December 2020.