WorkSafe Victoria has recorded nine work-related deaths since 21 November.
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Incitec to expand manufacturing on Kooragang Island near Orica leaks
Chemicals manufacturer Incitec Pivot has announced plans to expand into explosives, and is reassuring locals living near its Newcastle ammonium nitrate plant in the wake Orica's Kooragang Island leaks.
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Correct chemical protection is critical
With most industries often using many different chemicals, it is critical that workers are issued with hand protection that will provide the highest level of protection for their work environment.
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Orica confirms no risk from latest chemical spill
Orica has confirmed a small level of ammonium nitrate overflowed from its tank bund this afternoon.
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Worker crushed to death by stone slab at kitchen manufacturer
A man has been crushed to death at a kitchen bench manufacturer in Perth, in the latest of a slew of horrific workplace accidents happening around the country.
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Beware of safety cold caller scam, warns Worksafe
WORKSAFE Victoria says business operators need to be wary of cold callers offering health and safety services.
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NSW launches wood manufacturing safety project
NSW’s wood component manufacturing industry is among the state’s highest risk industries. In response, WorkCover NSW has announced a new project to reduce workplace injuries and illnesses and improve injury management.
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Nissan recalls defective X-Trail and Dualis models
Nissan Australia has issued a product safety recall on its T31 Nissan X-Trail and J10 Nissan Dualis due to manufacturing fault in the power steering control unit, which can stop power assisted steering.
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Conviction and fine over arm crushed in Goodman Fielder dough machine
SKILLED Group, a labour hire company, has been convicted and fined $50,000 over a 2009 incident where a worker’s arm was crushed in a machine.
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OneSteel blast injures three workers
Three workers have been seriously injured following an explosion yesterday at OneSteel's Waratah mill.
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Toyota Australia recalls 21,000 cars after Aussie driver’s power steering fails
Toyota has called a worldwide safety recall on three of its car models after insufficient adhesive around the steering wheel caused a local driver’s power steering to fail.
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Adjustable auto-darkening helmets protect V8 supercar welders
V8 Supercar constructor Triple Eight Race Engineering is using welding helmets from Welding Industries of Australia (WIA) to protect workers’ eyes from flash burn.
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Manufacturers can delay OHS laws
With the OHS due to take place next year, businesses can now delay Work Health and Safety laws by up to 12 months if the transformation will embark significant change.
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Orica chemical plant leak sends two people to hospital
Another chemical leak at the embattled Kooragang Island chemical plant has seen two people taken to hospital.
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Not a stretch: self-retracting lifeline training
Fall protection training is crucial for any worker who performs work at height. Without the proper training, workers may not realise the severe consequences of a fall—serious injury or even death. Self-retracting lifeline (SRL) are becoming more common on job sites because they reduce fall distance and fall clearance requirements.
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New campaign urges safety improvements before inspectors visit
WorkSafe has launched a campaign urging safety improvements before an inspector visits.
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Designing storage systems to cope with earthquakes
Designing rack structures to cope with the unpredictable forces generated during an earthquake requires a combination of detailed engineering, sophisticated computer analysis, and a degree of crystal ball gazing – on the part of the engineer – into how the storage system may be utilised over its lifetime.
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Sun protection in the workplace: you can’t afford not to
AUSTRALIA has some of the highest levels of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in the world. Too much UV can cause sunburn, premature ageing, eye damage and skin damage leading to skin cancer.
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Using safety monitoring filters with cartridge dust collectors
Many cartridge dust collectors today are equipped with a bank of filters installed downstream of the clean air discharge. These systems are known by a variety of names – safety monitoring filter, secondary filter, after-filter and safety filter being the most common terms.
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Orica plant leaks nitric acid, under investigation
Newcastle residents have raised concerns of plumes of nitrogen dioxide coming from a Kooragang Island nitric acid manufacturing plant owned by Orica.
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