CHARLES Watsford Lindsay Thomson has been fined $15,000 after a hired worker fell from a forklift and was injured.
14/05/2009
SAFEWORK SA says companies which operate heavy machinery such as loaders and forklifts need to have systems in place to keep workers safe from moving machinery.
18/02/2009
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
SCRAP metal business Normetals has been convicted and fined $52,000 in the SA Industrial Relations Court after a truck driver was killed by steel tubes on its premises.
04/05/2009
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
THE JOURNAL of Commerce (JOC) says cargo handling experts have launched a concerted effort to reduce injuries and equipment damage in port operations, with a crane safety initiative.
17/11/2009
THERE are no maximum weight limits allowed for manual handling, but according to Industrial Conveying Australia, it is possible to minimise the risks of manual handling injuries by changing handling systems over to automated systems.
27/05/2008