Make your site safe before the Christmas break
WorkSafe is urging builders across Victoria to secure their worksites to make them safe before heading off for the Christmas break.
View ArticlePublic warned on illegal firework dangers
Victorians are being urged to enjoy the free and legal fireworks on offer at displays across the state this New Year’s Eve, and not to risk death or injury by illegally obtaining and setting off their...
View ArticleAgencies take control of chemical removal
WorkSafe, Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) and other government agencies will take action to remove stored chemicals discovered at a number of sites in Epping and Campbellfield.
View ArticleCompany charged over trench collapse deaths
A civil construction company has been charged by WorkSafe Victoria following the death of two workers after a trench collapsed in Ballarat in March 2018.
View ArticleHot days spark safety warning
WorkSafe is urging employers in the north of the state to plan ahead to protect workers in this week’s prolonged extreme heat.
View ArticleWorker dies in hospital after scissor lift fall
A 63-year-old man has died from the injuries he sustained in an incident involving a scissor lift at a Derrimut warehouse on December 22.
View ArticleUpdate on plans to remove chemical stockpiles at Epping and Campbellfield
A multi-agency taskforce led by WorkSafe is continuing detailed planning and preliminary work for the removal of chemicals stockpiled at eight sites in Epping and Campbellfield.
View ArticleMore care needed to prevent workplace deaths
WorkSafe is urging employers to make sure they do everything they can to protect their workers in 2019 after 23 people died as a result of workplace incidents last year.
View ArticleWork to remove chemical stockpiles begins
A WorkSafe-led taskforce including Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) and fire services has begun the complex task of removing chemicals stockpiled at eight sites in Epping and...
View ArticleWorkSafe to target falling object dangers
The risks of falling objects at building sites will be the focus of WorkSafe inspectors when they visit Victorian construction sites in the coming weeks.
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