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Bouncy castle safety warning ahead of summer fun

Bouncy castles and other inflatables aren't always properly anchored, putting children's safety at risk, a workplace safety watchdog has warned.

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Details emerge on wind farm death amid law scrutiny

A dislodged blade on a turbine platform is being blamed for the death of a wind farm worker as Victoria's industrial manslaughter laws are criticised.

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Unions slam wind farm's safety after blade kills worker

The Danish company building a huge wind farm where a worker was crushed and killed by a turbine blade says safety is its number one priority.

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Rokewood windfarm death: man crushed by turbine blade at Victorian worksite

Company says subcontractor was killed as blade was being prepared for installation, with WorkSafe to investigate

The Guardian - AU

Warning as workers thrown off revamped compo scheme

The Victorian government has been accused of kicking workers off the state's revamped compensation scheme to raid it for profits.

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Indigenous woman's death in custody to go unpunished

Victoria's workplace safety regulator has declined to launch a prosecution over the death of an Indigenous woman in custody, citing insufficient evidence.

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Companies charged after man jailed over workplace death

WorkSafe has charged two companies over the death of a worker who was crushed under a Bobcat at a construction site.

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Aged home fined $66,000 for burns that killed resident

A Melbourne aged-care facility has been fined $66,000 after a patient suffered burns from a hydronic heater, which led to amputation and ultimately his death.

AAP

Govt handed hefty fine after worker's 'tragic, life altering' crushing

'First successful prosecution of its kind in the ACT.'

The Canberra Times

Watchdogs eye engineered stone suppliers amid bans

Stone suppliers and manufacturers are on different alert levels after some faced surprise inspections after a nationwide ban took effect.

AAP

Legal Aid failed to keep staff safe from psychosocial risk: WorkSafe

The legal assistance service has been issued an improvement notice.

The Canberra Times

An overdose of orange cones? What the review of NZ’s workplace safety rules must get right

The government’s recently announced review of New Zealand’s health and safety system puts the spotlight back on the 2015 Health and Safety at Work Act – and why it has failed to keep New Zealanders safe on the job.

The Conversation

Factory fire probes won't be quick, authorities warn

Investigations into what sparked one of Melbourne's biggest factory fires will not be quick, fire and environment authorities have warned.

AAP

A year into mandatory reporting, workplace sexual assaults still go 'underreported'

WorkSafe to push for confidentiality change in mandatory reports.

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The Guardian - AU

Teacher dies after falling through skylight at Melbourne primary school

Paul Hogan fell more than three metres to concrete ground while collecting balls from roof of Spotswood school, WorkSafe Victoria says

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Concrete company fined $50,000 after worker's death

A concreting company has been sentenced after admitting it failed to provide a safe working environment for a man who was killed after being struck in the head.

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From cleaner to crane driver in one easy crash

WorkSafe Victoria has reprimanded a steel engineering company after a cleaner filled in for a sick crane driver working on a job for the Spirit of Tasmania.

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Monash Health fined $160k over patient's death

Monash Health has been fined $160,000 in the Victorian County Court after it failed to ensure one of its mental health inpatients was not at risk of self-harm.

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Travel company and school charged after student's death

The death of a 16-year-old student on a school trip to Vietnam has resulted in WorkSafe laying charges against a travel company and his school.

The Canberra Times

Now-paraplegic painter climbed on roof 'to impress', supervisor says

The supervisor faced a criminal charge over a six metre fall.

AAP

Miner critical, tributes to worker killed in collapse

A 21-year-old miner continues to fight for his life after a rockfall that killed his colleague, as safety authorities probe the tragedy.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: deadly mine collapse ‘should have been avoided’; iron lung patient dies; and Dutton’s radioactive rhetoric

WorkSafe have committed to ‘complex, detailed investigation’ into mine collapse

The Guardian - AU

Seven rescued from remote WA finally home – as it happened

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International Business Times

New Zealand Volcano Disaster Victims Win Damages

The victims and families affected by the 2019 New Zealand volcano disaster, which claimed 22 lives, were awarded total damages of NZ$10 million (US$6 million) on Friday.

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Justice department charged after youth worker 'assault'

WorkSafe has charged Victoria's Department of Justice and Community Safety after a youth justice worker was allegedly assaulted at a Melbourne facility.

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