A CRANE at a Port Melbourne tipped over during a pipe moving operation, according to WorkSafe Victoria.
21/04/2009
WORKSAFE Victoria has issued a health and safety solution for handling of 205L drums.
31/08/2009
WORKSAFE Victoria has released a health and safety solution for developing a forklift traffic management plan.
02/04/2009
WORKSAFE Victoria has released a safety solution after a worker was struck and killed by a palletising robotic arm when he entered the operating area of the machine.
28/05/2009
WORKSAFE Victoria has urged companies using forklifts to get a copy of a new safety poster which graphically highlights the dangers of people working near the vehicles.
18/01/2010
PHIL Fehring Engineering has been fined $11,000 and convicted of three counts of failing to comply with safety Improvement Notices relating to forklift safety.
18/03/2009
WORKSAFE Victoria has released a safety handbook for people who own, use or maintain bridge and gantry cranes.
23/07/2008
HUNTINGDALE Mobile Cranes has been fined $70,000 after failing to carry out simple safety checks on its cranes, related to the crushing death of a worker.
25/05/2009
TWO crushing fatalities and one serious injury in less than a week have prompted WorkSafe Victoria to issue a warning to workplaces to ensure they secure loads and vehicles at all times.
13/10/2008
LAYER TECH has been commended for its Froglift Vacuum Layer Picker at the 2008 WorkSafe Victoria awards held in Melbourne recently.
02/12/2008
A VICTORIAN company has been convicted and fined $60,000 after a forklift driven by a 22-year-old worker tipped over, crushing the driver’s foot which was later amputated.
18/02/2010
THE ROAD freight transport industry has joined WorkSafe Victoria in developing a strategy and action plan to improve workplace health and safety.
24/03/2009
WORKSAFE Victoria inspector Roger Parry-Jones claims forklift incidents cost tens of millions of dollars in insurance claims, fines, and compensation payouts.
21/09/2009
MILDURA-based GTS Freight Management is a finalist in the WorkSafe Victoria Awards 2009, after developing the Load Restraint Trailer.
23/10/2009
A FACTORY worker in Melbourne sustained serious leg injuries after being pulled into a conveyor.
06/10/2009
SAFE Work Australia has released three guidance publications for the stevedoring industry which will create a national approach to improving safety within the workplace.
02/11/2009
THE HEADS of Workplace Safety Authorities (HWSA) is aiming to reduce injury rates resulting from manual materials handling tasks such as loading and unloading vehicles.
05/11/2008
BAIADA Poultry has been convicted and fined $100,000 after a worker was killed on a poultry farm in a forklift truck loading incident.
01/06/2009
WORKSAFE Victoria is alerting crane owners, operators, manufacturers and hirers of the need for a dual braking system in applications where the crane is required to suspend a workbox for hoisting personnel.
04/08/2008
WORKSAFE is prompting workplaces to check safety procedures when stacking goods following the deaths of several workers in Western Australia.
16/12/2008