Archive for 2018
Falling From Height
Recent media coverage reported that a Ballarat construction company was convicted and fined $25,000 for “ignoring WorkSafe directions to fix unsafe scaffolding”. Employers and others responsible for erecting and maintaining scaffolding cannot cut corners on measures that are put in place to protect our workers. According to the Safe Work Australia 2016 report “Work-related Traumatic…
Read MoreDogs At Large
The DOMESTIC ANIMALS ACT 1994 provides various laws and penalties pertaining to dogs and other animals but the ones we thought you might be interested in include: – Dogs over 3 months old must be registered with the relevant Council and failure to do so can lead to a fine of up to 20 penalty…
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