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Museum faces fine after child burnt by plasma globe

Museum faces fine after child burnt by plasma globe

A science museum has been charged over an incident in which a child was allegedly burned when touching a plasma globe after using hand sanitiser.

Doctor shortage concerns over age health check push

Doctor shortage concerns over age health check push

Doctor shortage concerns over age health check push

Doctor shortage concerns over age health check push

Australia's medical board is considering asking doctors over 70 to have mandatory heath checks over a "disturbing" jump in complaints.

Watchdogs eye engineered stone suppliers amid bans

Watchdogs eye engineered stone suppliers amid bans

Watchdogs eye engineered stone suppliers amid bans

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.

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'Unacceptable' injury raises power plant safety issues

'Unacceptable' injury raises power plant safety issues

The chief executive of a Queensland power plant still recovering from a catastrophic explosion says a worker being injured on site is "unacceptable".

Welders exposed to 'high level' of dangerous fumes

Welders exposed to 'high level' of dangerous fumes

Welders could develop serious health problems due to the inhalation of dangerous fumes, a study shows, but an industry body says it's managing the issue.

AFL team's crappy flight home after toilet trouble

AFL team's crappy flight home after toilet trouble

The AFL has complained to a charter company after one of its teams was left without water after take-off, leaving crews to scoop toilet waste into bins.

CFMEU fined $168k over 'thuggish' bullying on worksite

CFMEU fined $168k over 'thuggish' bullying on worksite

The embattled union representing construction workers has had fines totalling $168,000 imposed by a court over "thuggish" bullying against safety inspectors.

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Toxic factory fireball contained but will rage for days

Toxic factory fireball contained but will rage for days

Toxic factory fireball contained but will rage for days

Toxic factory fireball contained but will rage for days

A huge factory fire billowing toxic smoke is expected to burn for days, with residents told to stay indoors and a major freeway shut for health reasons.

Workplace killer's sentence no surprise to victim's mum

Workplace killer's sentence no surprise to victim's mum

Workplace killer's sentence no surprise to victim's mum

Workplace killer's sentence no surprise to victim's mum

George Tereva's mother say she is unsurprised his killer Christopher Bell, 53, could be released from jail in as little as three years.

'Disgraceful': train cleaner contract had 'secret link'

'Disgraceful': train cleaner contract had 'secret link'

'Disgraceful': train cleaner contract had 'secret link'

'Disgraceful': train cleaner contract had 'secret link'

The former boss of Victoria's V/Line network has faced a committal hearing as a barrister raises further questions about a Metro cleaning contract.

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

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

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

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.

'Mind-boggling' oversight led to crush death of worker

'Mind-boggling' oversight led to crush death of worker

'Mind-boggling' oversight led to crush death of worker

'Mind-boggling' oversight led to crush death of worker

A crane operator who fatally ran over a coworker had faced no management action despite being the subject of complaints about speeding in his 12-tonne vehicle.

Prominent dentist banned for four years for misconduct

Prominent dentist banned for four years for misconduct

Prominent dentist banned for four years for misconduct

Prominent dentist banned for four years for misconduct

A dentist known for his no-brace orthodontic treatment has been banned for four years after performing procedures without the appropriate qualifications.

Paramedic caught high on drugs while working on shift

Paramedic caught high on drugs while working on shift

Paramedic caught high on drugs while working on shift

Paramedic caught high on drugs while working on shift

A Victorian paramedic who tested positive to a cocktail of drugs while working and admitted to a long history of drug abuse has been suspended for 12 months.

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Local Sydney council probing potential cancer cluster

A union is calling on a local council to take further action after a potential cancer cluster was discovered among staff.

Tough penalties finally coming for state's work deaths

Industrial manslaughter will bring a maximum penalty of 25 years in jail and up to $20 million in fines under tough laws being introduced to NSW parliament.

Support for harsher penalties over workplace deaths

A survey has found voters support harsher penalties and industrial manslaughter offences in NSW, but it will come too late for some workers who never came home.

School knew boy was a weak swimmer before camp drowning

A judge has repeatedly questioned a primary school's failure to disclose an eight-year-old boy's swimming ability to an aquatic centre before he drowned.

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Union court claim for sacked Qantas staff 'unrealistic'

A union's claim that unlawfully retrenched Qantas staff would still work there flew in the face of reality, a judge has said during a hearing on compensation.

New laws to crack down on customers abusing workers

Premier Jacinta Allan has used a speech to Labor Party faithful to flag a legislative crackdown on abuse of retail, hospitality and transport workers.

Worker wins legal fight in engineered stone safety fail

A stone supplier has copped the first fine of its kind after exposing a worker to silica dust and the risk of serious illness over almost seven years.

Monash Health pleads guilty over patient's death

Monash Health admits it breached health and safety legislation before a mental health patient took her own life at Casey Hospital in Melbourne's southeast.

Bobcat driver admits killing mate after a few beers

Bobcat driver Christopher Bell, 53, has pleaded guilty to running down and killing his workmate George Tereva after drinking about five beers.

Rubber company fined $450k over worker's death

A rubber company has been fined $450,000 after one of its workers was killed while operating machinery in Melbourne's southeast.

Worker insurance boss quits $1m post at troubled agency

Scandal-plagued NSW public insurer icare is looking for a new chief after the man credited with leading it through a "period of crisis" resigned from his role.

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