The death of an elderly man involving a forklift at a Gold Coast workplace on Wednesday night will not be investigated by Workplace Health and Safety Queensland.
Man, 78, found dead after being crushed by forklift The Mermaid Waters man, 78, was found dead inside a Burleigh Heads shed. File image. Picture: Bill Hearne
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Subscriber only A MERMAID WATERS man has been found dead inside a Gold Coast shed after he was crushed by a forklift. Initially, Queensland Police stated the 78-year-old man died in a workplace incident on Fremantle St at Burleigh Heads. But Workplace Health and Safety Queensland later told the
Bulletin this incident was not work-related and so WHSQ will not be investigating . The man was working inside the shed, but it is not considered a place of business.
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Subscriber only Maritime Safety Queensland has confirmed the ship docked at the QGC Terminal on Curtis Island with a positive COVID-19 crew member on board will be moved from the wharf Tuesday afternoon. Maritime Safety Queensland general manager Angus Mitchell said Maritime Safety Queensland (MSQ) was working with Queensland Health to manage a COVID-19 issue on board the LNG carrier Maran Gas Achilles. Queensland Health boarded the vessel on Monday to undertake full serology of the entire crew and confirmed only one positive crew member. The initial results taken on Sunday (May 23) returned two positives but Queensland health has since confirmed one of these was a false positive result.
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Federal Member for Flynn Ken OâDowd says Gladstone residents âshould not be concernedâ after a ship carrying a Covid-positive seafarer docked in Gladstone on Saturday.
Maritime Safety Queensland confirmed the LNG carrier Maran Gas Achilles, which was docked at the QGC Terminal on Curtis Island, had a positive COVID-19 crew member on board.
Mr OâDowd said he was ensured there were processes in place that would protect residents and those on board the ship.
âThey will get the treatment if necessary on ship or on shore,â Mr OâDowd said.
âWe have a lot of boats coming and going into Gladstone Harbour, itâs a very busy harbour and I m sure the processes in place now are efficient to protect the Gladstone people.
Sunshine Coast surf lifesaver opens up on tragic Coolum drowning
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Subscriber only Shark attacks, wild surf rescues and lifelong friendships. Graham Sharry has experienced it all in his 30 years manning the Sunshine Coast s beaches. But the drowning death of 21-year-old Kyle Schroduer at Coolum Beach in March this year is the one that will stick with him forever. A Saturday afternoon trip to the beach turned to tragedy when Kyle was taken by a rip and disappeared. An extensive land and air search ran for three days involving surf lifesavers, water police and coast guards.