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ABCC pours more money into going after workers while subbies in Queensland owed millions
The Morrison Government has demonstrated once again it is in the pocket of property developers and building industry employer groups by pouring even more resources into going after workers while it does nothing about phoenix companies. Yesterday the Government...
SAFETY ALERT: Spotters on Ground for All Scissor Lift Operators
The South Australian Coroner has recommended that spotters be used whenever scissor lifts are operated on construction sites in order to save construction workers’ lives. The Coroner handed down his findings in the inquest into the death of Jorge Castillo-Riffo, who...
SA Coroner recommends spotters on construction sites to save lives: Inquest findings into death of Jorge Castillo-Riffo
In a finding with ramifications for every construction site around the country, The South Australian Coroner has recommended that spotters be used whenever scissor lifts are operated on construction sites in order to save construction workers’ lives. The Coroner today...
Coroner to hand down findings on inquest into death of Jorge Castillo-Riffo
On Thursday, 1 November 2018, the South Australian Coroner will hand down the findings of the inquest into the death of Jorge Castillo-Riffo, who was killed on the Royal Adelaide Hospital building site in November 2014. Jorge’s widowed partner, Pam Gurner-Hall, and...