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Coronial Inquest into construction worker death resumes this morning
The coronial inquest into the death of Jorge Castillo-Riffo at the Royal Adelaide Hospital construction site resumes this morning at 10am. The Coroner has already heard extremely disturbing evidence earlier in the year about Jorge’s death. This morning, senior...
OHS Alert JLG SCISSOR LIFT
In an incident at the Glen Shopping Centre in Victoria in June 2018, a JLG R1932R scissor lift dropped approximately 3 metres without notice while an air con plumber was working on it. Luckily nobody was seriously hurt on this occasion. This was not an isolated...
Union pursues John Holland over $700,000 owed to Canberra construction workers
The CFMEU is seeking the repayment by John Holland and its sub-contractors of $700,000 in unpaid wages and entitlements to workers on the Canberra Light Rail project. The claim, lodged in the Federal Court, affects 84 CFMEU members with an average individual...