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Edge protection company and its director fined $55,000 for exposing workers to risk of serious injury or death
After a hearing in the Brisbane Magistrates Court last Wednesday, an edge protection company has been fined $50,000 for failing to comply with its primary safety duty under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011, exposing workers to risk of serious injury or death from roof falls.
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Wholesale bakery fined $90,000 for breakdown of safety procedures
Darra wholesale baker Wild Breads has been sentenced and fined $90,000 in the Richlands Magistrates Court for breaches of s.19 and s.32 of the WHS Act. The breaches relate to an incident at its Kiln Street factory where a maintenance worker received serious crush injuries.
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Fencing contractor fined $25,000 after teenage worker suffered serious hand injuries at Camooweal
A sole trader operating as a fencing contractor, has been sentenced and fined $25,000 in the Mount Isa Magistrates Court for breaches relating to duty of care under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011.
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$50,000 fine after young boy injured on inflatable amusement ride
A $50,000 fine was handed out in a Brisbane court this week over an incident in which a nine-year-old boy was injured when he fell off an inflatable amusement device he was riding.
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Builder fined over Gold Coast workplace injury
A qualified carpenter working on a Gold Coast house has been fined $20,000 over a workplace incident which left his apprentice with a fractured leg.
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Brisbane builder fined over work safety breaches
A Brisbane builder was fined $24,000 this week over breaches of Queensland work safety laws which posed a serious risk to workers.
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Concrete pumping Code of Practice 2019
The new code replaces the existing code on 2 December 2019. On 24 October 2019, the Minister for Education and Minster for Industrial Relations approved the Concrete pumping Code of Practice 2019 which commences on 2 December 2019.
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Brisbane Homebuilder fined $77,000 for safety breaches at two different worksites
A local homebuilder has been fined $77,200 in the Brisbane Magistrates Court for seven breaches under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 dating back to 2017.
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Building company fined $110,000 over worker impaling
A Brisbane building company has been fined $110,000 after a worker fell and was impaled on a steel bar while constructing a Balmoral house.
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Ministerial media release
Government finalises new code in battle against silicosis
Queensland will introduce Australia’s first Code of Practice for the stone benchtop industry, Industrial Relations Minister Grace Grace announced today.
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Serious injuries from errant sugarcane burn-off lead to $35,000 fine
A Burdekin sugar cane harvester has been fined $35,000 after a cane burning incident left a worker with serious burn injuries requiring multiple skin grafts.