SafetyNet 638

Welcome to the 31 August, 2022 edition of SafetyNet. 

Sadly, there has been another workplace death since our last journal.

An unidentified crane operator was reportedly killed at a construction site in Prahran last Friday. WorkSafe are investigating but this workplace death was preventable. Another Victorian worker has not returned home to family and friends, as they should have. We will mourn the dead, but fight like hell for the living.

We hope you find this week's journal useful and interesting. Feel free to share it, and please, encourage others in your workplace to subscribe. 

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