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New safety laws for quad bikes
New laws to protect the health and safety of workers while operating or being a passenger on a quad bike in a workplace have commenced in Queensland.
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Company fined $150,000 for failing to adhere to electrical safety regulations
A significant sentence was handed down in the Cleveland Magistrates Court, following an incident where a worker was electrocuted due to a company's failure to adhere to safety duties.
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Engineered stone ban in effect from 1 July 2024
Builders, renovators, fabricators, and those working in the construction industry are being reminded of the upcoming national ban on the use, supply, manufacture, and installation of engineered stone which will come into effect in Queensland on 1 July 2024.
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Joint WHSQ and Department of Environment, Science and Innovation investigation into asbestos in mulch
Action has been taken by Workplace Health and Safety Queensland to ensure Queenslanders are safe.
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Waste transfer and recycling business fined $140,000 for fatality
A waste transfer and recycling business has been fined $140,000 after a worker died while operating the onsite shredder which was used to process waste material.
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Townsville business and director fined over trailer collapse in spray painting booth
A steel fabrication business and a director have been fined a total of $92,500 in the Townsville Magistrate court for a workplace incident involving a trailer collapsing while a worker was prepping it in an onsite spray-painting booth.
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Diving fall at aquatic centre leads to $125,000 fine
A fine of $125,000 has been handed to a local government after a serious accident at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre in Southport left a four-year-old girl with fractures to her skull and vertebrae.
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Sparkie fined $10,000 for live switchboard in Sunshine Coast classroom
An electrician has been fined $10,000 after leaving a live switchboard exposed in a classroom placing students who were present at significant risk.
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New code of practice for amusement rides
The Office of Industrial Relations has launched Australia’s first code of practice for amusement device safety.
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Electric shock results in $85,000 fine for aquatic centre
A council run aquatic centre was fined $85,000 in the Beenleigh Magistrates Court following an incident where a worker contacted overhead powerlines with a pool-cleaning tool.
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Pie company fined after worker suffers multiple fractures
A North Queensland pie company has been fined $55,000 after a worker suffered multiple fractures to his left arm while cleaning a tension roller on a conveyor belt, used to move frozen product from the freezer to the packing room at the workplace.