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25.01.2022 "The truck driver accused of veering into the emergency lane killing four police officers on the Eastern Freeway has negotiated a plea deal as the prosecution pushes to have his matter uplifted to the Supreme Court ... " ...Simiona Tuteru, 49, a manager at Connect Logistics, the trucking company where Singh worked, is also facing four counts of manslaughter over the crash. An earlier court heard he was aware of Singh’s deteriorating mental and physical state."

25.01.2022 The families of 2 men who were killed on the job are leading a campaign to erect a Ballarat and Region Workers Memorial. Jack Brownlee and Charlie Howkins' loved ones need around $200,000 in public donations to make it possible.

23.01.2022 No mention of work-related mental harm that is preventable. Last year mental harm caused 14 per cent of worker-related injury in the state, and is increasing. It adds burden in both short and long term to mental harm in the community.

23.01.2022 https://www.abc.net.au//man-pinned-underwater-by-/12922340

22.01.2022 Latest work-related death in Victoria.

22.01.2022 A death at work in the 1950s. Few of these deaths have been recorded.

22.01.2022 " ....the building company that engaged a labour hire backpacker who died as the result of a fall in 2016 was fined $60,000 (and ordered to pay $5000 in costs) for failing to apply mesh to holes or openings in floors at an apartment building site in Perth. "The court found that Hanssen Pty Ltd repeatedly breached the Occupational Safety and Health Regulations by failing to install mesh in the openings in floors during construction of the Concerto Apartments building in Adelaide Terrace, Perth."

22.01.2022 Electrocution is one of the leading causes of death for construction workers, including electricians. As WorkSafe inspector, Allan Mulvena explains, simple over...sights and a she’ll be right attitude, can lead to fatal consequences. Find out how to keep your workers safe when working with electricity: www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/preventing-electric-shocks-electric

21.01.2022 "Regional OHS Training Unit communications officer Lana Cormie said the new unit was established in response to a need for more accessible training across regional Victoria."

20.01.2022 Confirmation that the incident on Monday near Bendigo was the first death at work in Victoria for 2021. No reported deaths in January is significant historically. Details are scarce but it has now been atttibuted to 29-year-old Bendigo father, Harley Muir (see report posted below), being caught in machinery ...

18.01.2022 "Dion Hallion, 29, was working in the roof space of a beauty salon in Adelaide last Monday when he received a severe electric shock at about 3pm. Fire crews rushed to the scene, removing sheets of roofing to gain access to the tradesman and lifting him out with a hydraulic crane. Mr Hallion was rushed to hospital, where he died on Saturday."

15.01.2022 Carly is one of our Silica Health Assessment Advisors who has been with WorkSafe for 6 months. For her, the most important part of her job is educating stonemas...ons on their health and wellbeing options. Helping workers understand the process of the silicosis health assessment and supporting their emotional wellbeing throughout is rewarding. I also love to make sure that they know all of their entitlements to make the claims process as easy as possible for them and ensure we can help provide them the best quality of life possible following diagnosis. To find out more about the silicosis health assessment program and how WorkSafe can help, visit www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/crystalline-silica-health-assessmen

13.01.2022 "His loved ones will remember Bendigo father Harley Muir as a man who would walk into a room full of strangers, and leave with 20 friends."

10.01.2022 Not OHS or is it? The issue of "good chararacter" in the trade: " The long-running case of Nickolaos Andriotis v Victorian Building Authority (VBA) has concluded with the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) striking out an application for review of a decision to refuse Mr Andriotis registration as a waterproofer in Victoria. "As a result of the dismissal of Mr Andriotis’ application, the original decision of the BPB to refuse Mr Andriotis... registration in Victoria stands. The VBA is pleased with the final outcome and Victorian consumers can be assured we will always do what we can to protect them from people we consider not to be of good character, Ms Eddy said. https://www.vba.vic.gov.au//1/200922-VBA-AAT-Andriotis.pdf

10.01.2022 Yes, it's national OHS month and the pandemic is the topic around the nation.

08.01.2022 It's health and safety month around the nation and for the first it's mostly online and managing a risk like no other in modern OHS history. Here are some of the Victorian events ...

05.01.2022 Allegations of an unsafe workplace culture on capital hill for female staff has spread to the office of the minister for employment, Senator Cash. Matters of workplace bullying in her office have been raised in a complaint.

03.01.2022 "WorkSafe Victoria has withdrawn two charges against the Department of Education relating to an injury to a Ballarat school pupil more than two years ago. "The Little Bendigo Primary School pupil sustained a fractured humerus when a tree branch fell on her at the Nerrina school on March 26, 2018." The school failed to notify WorkSafe of the incident.

03.01.2022 NEW CHIEF AT THE VBA The Victorian Government has appointed Michelle McLean Chief Commissioner at the Victorian Building Authority, a co-regular of Victorian workplaces with WorkSafe and EnergySafe. She replaces from government minister Justin Maddern who was interim commissioner. Ms McLean is the first woman Chief Commissioner to lead the Authority and is an experienced Board Director and an expert in finance, governance and people management. She is Deputy Chair of the Country Fire Authority and Chair of its Finance, Audit and Risk Committee, and currently serves as a non-executive Director on the boards of East Gippsland Water and FrontierSI. https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/new-chief-commissioner-victo