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Managing sprains and strains in the retail tyre industry
A new pilot project is helping employers in the retail tyre industry address the risk factors contributing to work-related sprains and strains.
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Sole director and his company cop huge fines for unlicensed electrical work
A sole director and the company he runs have been fined more than $120,000 for performing unlicensed electrical work in south east Queensland over a number of years.
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Gold Coast property management company fined $60,000 for fall from heights
Using an unsafe temporary elevated platform in a Molendinar warehouse has cost a Gold Coast property management company $60,000 for exposing an individual to a risk of death or serious injury.
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Stay electrically safe during flood clean up
Workers, helpers and homeowners are being urged to clean up safely following Queensland’s recent deluge which has left many properties and businesses flooded.
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Truckie fined after teenager crushed in workplace incident
An experienced truck driver has pleaded guilty in the Longreach Magistrates Court to breaching his work health and safety duty over an incident in which a young worker was crushed and spent 18 days in hospital.
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Handyman fined after using wrecking bar to remove asbestos
A local handyman has been fined $3,000 for removing 36.8m2 of asbestos from a Paddington home without holding a licence, using a wrecking bar to remove the asbestos in an uncontrolled manner and for disposing of the asbestos in an unsafe manner.
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Huge fines imposed on major macadamia nut grower
One of the world’s largest macadamia producers has been fined more than $400,000 over a series of work safety breaches which left workers with serious injuries, including an injury which resulted in a forearm amputation.