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Prosecution continues for metal tooling company over apprentice death

Friday 14 November 2008

THE HIGH Court has refused a metal tooling company’s leave to appeal, opening the way for workplace safety prosecution of the business.


NSW environment department washes hands of scrap bombs

Thursday 06 November 2008

METAL recyclers are angry after the NSW Department of Environment and Climate Change (DECC) dropped its support for a working group set up to design an end-of-life solution for LPG gas bottles.


Fines after six workers splashed with molten metal

Tuesday 07 October 2008

STEEL galvanising company Korvest has been convicted and fined after two 2006 incidents in which its employees were burned by 450 degree molten metal.


Coating worker’s legs crushed by 400kg of steel

Friday 15 August 2008

A WORKER at Transblast Coating Services in Queensland had his legs trapped under 400kg of steel for 50 minutes.


Metal foundry fined over alloy explosion death

Friday 08 August 2008

A METAL foundry has been fined $100,000 for the 2005 death of a 21-year-old worker at its Henderson factory.


Steel fabricator fined for leg crushing

Friday 01 August 2008

A NARANGBA metal fabricator has been fined $35,000 after a worker was injured at its steel manufacturing business in June 2007.


Insight into challenges of calibrating steel sheeting scales

Friday 01 August 2008

ACCUWEIGH has tested and serviced a set of heavy capacity industrial scales used at a Brisbane steel plant for weighing coils of colour bond sheeting.


Smelter operator found guilty for worker death

Monday 28 July 2008

ZINIFEX Port Pirie, the previous operator of the Port Pirie metal smelter has been found guilty of breaking workplace safety laws after a worker was killed at the facility in 2004.


Entries open for steel industry safety award

Monday 28 April 2008

THE Australian Steel Institute (ASI) has opened entries for its National Occupational Health and Safety Excellence Award 2008.


Iron and steel industry commits to safety

Monday 21 April 2008

THE Executive Committee and Board of the International Iron and Steel Institute (IISI) has again committed the industry to health and safety.


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