The NSW Resources Regulator reports that a front-end loader and a grader were recently involved in a collision at a mine site during a morning shift.
According to the Resources regulator, the incident took place when the operator of the front-end loader elevated his bucket to shield his eyesight from the ascending sun, thereby proceeding with restrict…
A construction company has been found guilty and penalised with a fine of $100,000 by the District Court of NSW following a prosecution initiated by the State’s workplace safety watchdog.
The company was charged by SafeWork NSW following an incident in which a worker was injured after tumbling about 3.8 meters from a two-storey house that was in…
In a new awareness initiative by SafeWork SA, an animated safety cone that talks will play a central role, with the goal of helping South Australians ensure their safety at work.
The campaign, titled Safety at Work is a Serious Job, showcases Stanley the Cone offering guidance on three prevalent workplace dangers: ‘falls from heights, roll-away…
Safe Work Australia has launched a new collection of tools to assist employers in identifying, assessing, and controlling the risks related to gender-based violence in the construction sector.
“The resources include practical case studies, posters and infographics designed for use on construction worksites,” Safe Work Australia said.
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Preliminary figures from Safe Work Australia reveal 30 Australian workers have been fatally injured at work thus far this year.
The transport postal and warehousing sector reports the highest number of fatalities, totaling 15.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing are next with 6 work-related fatalities, while mining ranks third with 5 fatal incidents. T…
A woman sustained injuries Saturday afternoon after rolling her quad bike in the South Burnett Region.
Emergency crews arrived at a private property in Merlwood shortly before 4:30pm.
According to a spokesperson for QAS, the woman in her 50s experienced injuries to both her head and arms.
She was airlifted to Toowoomba Hospital to undergo treatment fo…
The NSW Resources Regulator has published an animation that outlines an incident at Clovass Quarry on 8 February 2024, during which two workers sustained injuries due to a catastrophic failure of a truck tyre.
The event took place in the quarry workshop when the workers were attempting to find an air leak in the tyre while it was attached to a tyre-fit…
Operators of mines and quarries are being alerted to the safe practices for using and storing explosives after an incident occurred at a mine site in South Australia last year.
SafeWork SA said inspectors were called to investigate a fire that broke out at the underground magazine of the mine site during the changeover of shifts.
SafeWork SA's inspect…
WorkSafe is reminding everyone of the significance of keeping your tractor's braking systems in good condition and advising against trying to enter a moving tractor.
The Victorian workplace safety watchdog indicates that two farmers have recently died in related circumstances.
“In each case, the farmer had been operating a tractor with a hay bal…
Safe Work Australia is looking for responses concerning the regulation of crowd platform arrangements as outlined in the model Work Health and Safety (WHS) Act, with the goal of ensuring that crowd platform workers receive equivalent WHS protections to those provided to other workers.
“Crowd platforms are a type of digital labour platform that c…
A construction company has been charged by Victoria’s workplace safety watchdog after an employee sustained severe head and spinal injuries from a fall at a Melbourne worksite two years ago.
WorkSafe said the worker, aged 28, was on an A-frame ladder, trying to cut a tree branch with a chainsaw, when he fell nearly four meters to the ground.
The…
The NSW Government says it is enhancing workplace mental health by increasing the number of psychosocial inspectors from SafeWork NSW.
According to the State Government, 20 psychosocial inspectors will be introduced as part of an overall increase of 51 inspectors, which constitutes the largest expansion of inspectors that SafeWork NSW has ever experie…
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