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Sydney construction company fined $240,000 by SafeWork following explosion

The blast took place on a residential construction site in Eastwood, NSW, when a worker attempted to remove three underground petrol storage tanks using an excavator. The explosion heavily damaged nearby structures and even broke the windows of several buildings across the road.
SafeWork NSW charged the construction company, with a breach of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 for failing to ensure the health and safety of workers and others.
SafeWork’s investigation found that the company hired an unqualified contractor to remove the tanks.
Executive Director of SafeWork NSW, Peter Dunphy said although no one was injured in the explosion, the incident could have been catastrophic.
“Storage tanks that previously contained flammable liquids or gases must be handled with extreme care as there can be vapors which, even after many years, may ignite when exposed to heat,” Mr Dunphy said.
“Businesses and workers should take extreme care working near or on items that contain chemical residue, especially solvents.
“It is extremely fortunate that the contractor and people in nearby buildings were not killed or injured in the explosion.”
Mr Dunphy added that the company also failed to provide notice of their planned demolition work.
“The company failed to notify SafeWork NSW about demolition work as well as the schedule 11 hazardous chemicals in the abandoned petrol storage tanks at the site,” he said.
“The company took no steps to address the risks and chose to rely on the contractor’s claimed experience, with near-disastrous consequences.”
Failure to manage contractors can result in costly incidents. So, as well as putting worker and public safety at risk, businesses can be left exposed to substantial financial penalties, criminal and civil prosecution and loss of reputation.
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The training and compliance paradigm

Well-trained staff and qualified professionals are essential in making sure the business is safe. Companies that provide health and safety information and training, not only meet their legal responsibilities, but also ensure staff know how to work safely and without risks to themselves or others.

Effective training will contribute towards making your employees competent in health and safety and it can help businesses avoid the distress and costs that accidents and ill-health can cause.

Training can be on the job, online or in a classroom setting. In-company training can be useful as the course can be designed to fit the organisations exact needs.

ISOsafe’s fully tailored training solutions will consider your organisations health and safety documentation, general operational policies and procedures, site specific needs, and include organisational branding.

Our training solutions are pragmatic, focusing on environments and situations that the learners are familiar with, thereby making the training more engaging. An example of this is our sought-after Risk Assessment in Practice training. By using the organisations scenarios for hazard identification and risk assessment, it makes the learning readily applicable to learners.

Many clients have found our training to be particularly effective in ensuring company processes are adhered to, resulting in operational efficiencies and greater customer satisfaction.

To learn more about our training solutions, contact us today.

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Non-government disability service providers and the law

Members of the National Disability Services (NDS) have very specific Work Health & Safety (WHS), Environment & Quality reporting requirements. 

As an employer, every non-government disability service provider is legally obliged to exercise a duty of care to protect their workers (including any volunteers and contractors) against potential WHS risks. Risks to disability support workers include:
•    manual handling, such as heavy lifting;
•    slips, trips and falls;
•    bullying and harassment;
•    electrical safety, for example from damaged equipment; and
•    use of chemicals, such as for cleaning and laundry.

ISOsafe can assist non-government disability service providers with WHS Management Systems & training, as well as, the upkeep of benchmarking data,  general policies, and record keeping.

For expert advice on DisabilityCare Australia (National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)), Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (WHS Act), Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 and anti-discrimination legislation contact ISOsafe today.

Posted on February 13, 2016 by ISOsafe Team and tagged National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) NDIA NDIS NDS WHS Risk Management Disability Sector National Disability Insurance Scheme disability Workplace health and safety (WHS) support worker non-government disability service NDS support Disability safe WHS Management System WHSMS OHSMS Risks Hazards Disability support Disability worker.