A residential housing construction business has been fined as a result of a workplace incident where a young school-based apprentice was injured when a scaffold component dislodged and fell, striking them in the head. The company carried out housing construction at various workplaces in Queensland and at the time of this incident it was constructing a two-storey residence at Parrearra, a locale in the Sunshine Coast region. It employed a number of workers including a site supervisor who was responsible for the Parrearra site along with several other construction sites.

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On or around 17 December 2021 the defendant was the branch manager of a heavy vehicle repair and maintenance business located at Chinchilla in Quee

On 19 November 2024, the Magistrates Court of Queensland at Richlands convicted a defendant of failures to comply with workplace health and safety

On 18 November 2024, a responsible agency for The State of Queensland, engaged in public administration and safety, was sentenced in the Caboolture Magistrates Court for breaching section 32 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (‘the Act’), having failed to comply with its primary health and safety duty.

On 7 November 2024, a sole trader with 22 years experience in the roofing industry was sentenced in the Maroochydo

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On 22 October 2024, Drake Trailers Pty Ltd, was sentenced in the Richlands Magistrates Court for breaching section 32 of the Work Health and Sa

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On 21 October 2024, a precast concrete manufacturer was sentenced in the Toowoomba Magistrates
Court for breaching sections 33 and 38 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011, having failed to comply with its primary health and safety duty, and failing to comply with its reporting obligations.