A woman was airlifted to hospital by the LifeFlight crew after falling from a horse in South West Queensland on Monday morning.
Tasked at 9:10am, the rescue chopper was directed to a rural property in the Maranoa region and successfully landed close to the incident site.
The team partnered with local paramedics to assist a patient in her 60s with a sh…
SafeWork SA, in collaboration with the state's electricity distributor, is urging the community to exercise caution about the serious hazards posed by working in proximity to overhead and underground powerlines.
SafeWork SA indicates that it has documented a total of 59 notifications of dangerous work-related incidents associated with overhead or unde…
Safe Work Australia has released updated information during National Safe Work Month, offering insights into occupational health and safety as well as workers' compensation throughout Australia.
The report titled ‘Key Work Health and Safety Statistics Australia 2025’ underscores important trends related to occupational deaths, injuries, an…
SafeWork NSW is conducting an investigation after a man died while performing work on a dam in the state’s Central West region.
Police indicated that two men were in a canoe on a dam at a farm in Clover Hills on Tuesday morning when it flipped over.
Emergency crews arrived at the scene at 7.30am and initiated a search for the two individuals.
Po…
Employers and employees are encouraged to participate in the annual Health and Safety Month webinar series hosted by WorkSafe Victoria, which attracts over 20,000 participants.
As WorkSafe concludes its annual roadshow this week, a set of 12 free online information sessions will facilitate discussions on workplace safety from 27 to 31 October.
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A worker sustained fatal injuries during the demolition of a three-story brick building in Melbourne on Wednesday 8th October 2025.
Reports indicated that a section of the building structure fell onto the 49-year-old man at approximately 8:45am.
WorkSafe is conducting an investigation
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The NSW Government is initiating a safety compliance blitz focusing on forklift safety, deploying more than 250 SafeWork inspectors across the State to perform unannounced inspections.
The program is part of National Safe Work month and comes after multiple injuries and deaths, including a horrific forklift incident that occurred last month in eastern…
The independent regulator for safety and health in Queensland's mining, quarrying, petroleum, gas, and explosives sectors warns that resource workers face a heightened risk of heat stress as temperatures remain above normal ahead of summer.
The regulator notes that an uncharacteristic spring heatwave has led to temperatures in many areas of the state…
WorkSafe has filed charges against the general manager of a chemical production firm following the death of an employee at a Melbourne factory two years ago.
The 44-year-old man was working at the factory when an explosion and fire erupted during the mixing of combustible liquids.
The 36-year-old man is facing two counts under section 144 of the Occup…
The latest data from Safe Work Australia indicates that 116 workers have died in workplace incidents in Australia thus far this year.
The postal, transport, and warehousing industry has seen 51 fatalities, while Agriculture, forestry, and fishing account for 13 fatalities. The construction sector ranks third, having recorded 11 fatal incidents.
The fi…
This is the fourth in a four-part series on building a comprehensive workplace safety system.
Your Safety Plan Isn’t a Set-and-Forget Document
In the first three weeks of our series, you've done the hard work: You've identified hazards, assessed risks, and implemented controls. But the job isn't done. The final and most crucial step in the safety…
This is the third in a four-part series on building a comprehensive workplace safety system.
The Gold Standard for Managing Risk
In Weeks 1 and 2, you learned how to identify hazards and assess their risks. Now, you’re ready for the most important part of the safety process: controlling those risks. But how do you choose the right control measure…
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