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Company hit with massive fine after scaffolding death tragedy

A construction company has been fined $900,000 after a scaffolding collapse in Sydney, Australia killing 18-year-old Christopher Cassaniti. The apprentice was killed when the 120ft...
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Companies fined after scaffolder suffers serious chemical burns

Two New Zealand based businesses have been sentenced for health and safety failings after a scaffolder suffered serious chemical burns to his hands. A court...
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Australia calls for improved scaffolding safety standards

An NSW government Minister has called on the industry to improve safety standards in the country or risk heavy fines after a number of...
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Worker takes serious fall from scaffolding at Sydney construction site

A man has taken a serious fall from scaffolding on a construction site in Sydney, Australia this morning. The 35-year-old worker plunged three meters, from...
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Australia kicks off scaffold safety campaign

Construction workers in Australia are being warned of the dangers of tampering with scaffolding. SafeWork NSW is launching Scaff Safe 2020 a new scaffold safety...
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School children injured after scaffolding collapses

Nearly 30 school children have been injured after scaffolding collapsed at a Sydney school. It has been reported that Year 12 students at Campbelltown Performing...
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Tragedy: Aussie scaffold business owner loses house, then his life

An Australian scaffold business owner lost his family home in a devastating fire just before Christmas. Weeks later he died suddenly aged just 37. Father...
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New Zealand scaffold fall leads to $230K fine

A construction company and scaffolding firm will have to pay a combined $230,000 as part of a settlement agreement with New Zealand's Health &...
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Australian scaffolding industry put on notice

New data has revealed that nearly half of all construction sites in New South Wales (NSW) have non-compliant scaffolding. The NSW government has put the...
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Sydney Scaffolding Collapse Kills Teen Apprentice

A large section of scaffolding has collapsed at a building site in Sydney killing an 18-year-old apprentice and seriously injuring another. Apprentice Christopher Cassantiti was...
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