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Unlicensed electrical contractor fined $16,000
Using Facebook to advertise an air-conditioning installation business over the summer of 2018/19 may have been the undoing for an unlicensed electrician who was recently fined $16,000 in the Brisbane Magistrates Court.
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Disgraceful disregard for safety in asbestos work safety fine
A house painter’s failure to protect his workers and the public from asbestos has been labelled disgraceful by a Brisbane magistrate.
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Company fined $50,000 after young worker’s hand caught in Hippo mixer
A Brisbane and Gold Coast flooring company has been fined $50,000 over a workplace safety incident in which a young labourer suffered serious injuries when his hand became caught in a portable mixer.
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Employer fined $5000 for not reporting workplace injury
A transport company has been fined $5000 for not reporting a serious workplace injury after an incident in which a worker was hospitalised for a week.
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Dismounting from moving tractor causes death at North Queensland farm
A North Queensland produce company was fined $150,000 in the Bowen Magistrates Court for a 2019 incident that resulted in the death of a 37-year-old worker who was crushed when he dismounted from a moving tractor.
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Changes to regulation for low density asbestos board (LBD)
From 1 May 2021, low density asbestos fibre board will be classed as a friable asbestos containing material and must be removed by a class A licensed removalist.
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Company and director both fined for putting public at risk
A flooring business has been fined $35,000 and its director given a 12-month court ordered undertaking after it was found the company had failed to follow its own Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS) for a building project, putting public health at risk.
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Roofing product manufacturer fined $135,000 after death of innocent bystander
At a recent hearing in the Maroochydore Magistrates Court, a roof product manufacturing company was fined for its part in an incident which saw a man killed almost two years ago.
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Court imposes $30,000 fine for dodgy electrical work and no licence
At a recent hearing in the Brisbane Magistrates Court, Daniel William Dawes was convicted and fined for multiple offences under the Electrical Safety Act 2002 and the Electrical Safety Regulation 2013.