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WorkSafe inspectors Michael and Larissa in Dandenong’s manufacturing hub as part of Project 3175. (Stewart Chambers: 556200)
Deadly postcode The deadly toll shrouding Dandenong’s manufacturing hub has become the focus of a WorkSafe campaign. Since 2021, there have been 57 work-related deaths in the manufacturing industry, including seven in Dandenong’s postcode 3175. The area was also the scene of 303 of the more than 3000 manufacturing workers injured on the job last year.
As a result, WorkSafe inspectors are set to converge on Dandenong and surrounds in coming weeks as part of Project 3175. The campaign takes a two-pronged approach to lift workplace safety standards through workplace visits and education. Phase one of the project kicked off in October last year.
Since then, inspectors have completed 341 visits to 225 manufacturing workplaces in Dandenong and surrounds. They issued 272 improvement notices to address hazards relating to plant and machinery (including forklifts), guarding, hazardous manual handling, and dangerous goods. WorkSafe chief health and safety officer Sam Jenkin said the manufacturing industry was one
of five priority sectors as the authority aims to reduce fatalities by 30 per cent and injuries by 20 per cent in the next five years. Mr Jenkin said the next phase of Project 3175 would include opportunities for local manufacturing businesses to get independent, tailored expert support on OHS. More on the story, turn to page 3
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Belinda Wilson MP
Labor Member for Narre Warren North
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