Safe Work Australia has released their Notifiable Fatalities Monthly Report for January 2016. While there have been 81 preliminary worker deaths this year, as at 7 July, Safe Work Australia’s report highlights the notifiable fatalities that have been reported to each state and territory’s relevant WHS authority. The reports shows of the 15 work-related notifiable…
Did you know that in South Australia the supply, installation and servicing of fire equipment is not regulated? WLSS has always taken pride in the fact that we are trained and certified in each service we provide, and have been trained and certified in Fire Protection Inspection and Testing (a Nationally Recognised Training) since our…
The Industrial Court has fined South Australian ship management company, Inco Ships, $200,000 after the death of a qualified deck mechanic at Whyalla in December 2012. The worker was cleaning built-up iron ore from a conveyor inside the ship, when they received fatal crush injuries. It was alleged that the company had not installed guards…
Even though the weather seems to have calmed down from the wild weather we had over the last couple of months, it is still important to factor the weather condition into your work. SafeWork SA urges businesses to secure or put loose items away on their worksites so they do not pose a safety hazard in…