“It is not good enough for companies to assume they are doing all they can to control the risk just because there have been no previous incidents. Joseph McDonald’s death could have been prevented had Leadec Limited had the necessary control measures and management systems in place to protect its employees.”
Read MoreSafeWork NSW has investigated a number of incidents where workers have been crushed by electric sliding gates, the most recent a fatality in June 2020.
Read MoreIn July 2018 a worker at Champion Flour Milling Limited in Christchurch was paralysed from the waist down when she fell 3.7 metres from the unsafe fixed platform and unsecured ladder she was using to undertake maintenance on a grain conveyor.
Read MoreWhen employing migrant workers it is vital to ensure they clearly understand health and safety risks and the measures in place to control them.
Read MoreA London-based relocation and refurbishment company has been fined after a worker was seriously injured when he fell from height.
Read MoreMinimising the spread of infectious diseases in the workplace is important to keeping staff safe and well at work.
Read More
