WORKSAFE Victoria has released a safety alert regarding the cleaning of concrete pumping equipment.
14/12/2009
WORKSAFE Victoria says workers using lead solder to repair radiators risk being exposed to excessive amounts of lead.
20/07/2009
MAINTENANCE workers, plant operators and tradesmen engaged in plant and factory work should check for the presence of underground infrastructure before they start digging, according to work safety authorities.
23/05/2008
WORKSAFE Victoria has issued a safety alert on the use of caustic chemicals used to clean industrial facilities.
31/07/2009
MCCAIN Foods has been fined $145,000 after a maintenance fitter’s left thumb was amputated by a machine in 2007 due to health and safety failings at its Ballarat plant.
22/02/2010
WORKSAFE Victoria has published a short guideline for keeping inspection and maintenance records of mobile plant equipment.
14/07/2008
TWO WORKERS are in hospitalised, after one of them lost a hand, and the other’s was badly crushed during routine maintenance work.
20/02/2009
MAINTENANCE personnel are at risk of electric shock from portable thread cutting machines, according to WorkSafe Victoria.
08/10/2008
THERE ARE concerns over the maintenance of the Yallourn and Hazelwood power stations, after temporary solutions were used to protect personnel from potential hazards.
11/08/2008