A gas explosion that caused burns to a forklift driver highlights an important lesson for workplaces, according to WorkSafe New Zealand, following a recent court verdict on the matter.
WorkSafe said the incident took place at a business in south Auckland in March 2024, when a forklift caught fire, which ignited Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) that had b…
A farmer lost his life following a quad bike crash in Victoria’s south west last week.
Reports indicate the 51-year-old man was riding a quad bike when the vehicle collided with a rock and overturned.
He experienced critical injuries to his chest and arms and succumbed in the hospital on Friday.
According to WorkSafe data, this marks the third f…
The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) has teamed up with the Queensland Police Service (QPS) to combat breaches of Oversize Overmass (OSOM) permits in the southeast of the state, following an uptick in non-compliance rates.
NHVR Director Northern Region Kelli Ready said various operations carried out in 2025 revealed that mechanical, dimensional…
A man was airlifted to the hospital after falling from a ladder on Tuesday afternoon.
The LifeFlight helicopter was dispatched to the incident near Blackbutt at 4:35pm.
The man in his sixties received treatment from paramedics for injuries sustained to his wrist and shoulder.
He was later flown to Toowoomba Hospital for additional care.
Originally pub…
Safe Work Australia has published a research report from Monash University, which explores the pathways that contribute to secondary psychological injury.
The report analyses the primary factors that lead to an injured worker experiencing a secondary psychological injury.
“A secondary psychological injury refers to new or worsening mental health…
According to preliminary statistics from Safe Work Australia, a total of 178 workers were killed on the job in 2025.
The transport, postal, and warehousing industry experienced 65 fatalities, while agriculture, forestry, and fishing had 25, and the construction industry reported 19 deaths.
Public administration and safety saw 9 fatalities; other servi…
A man was involved in a bulldozer incident at a Brisbane worksite last Friday morning, leading to fatal injuries.
Paramedics arrived at the scene at about 6:20 am after receiving reports of a worker who had been injured in an incident involving machinery.
The worker, who was in critical condition, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police are collabora…
Australian unions are pressing for the introduction of new national safety protocols that require employers to either stop work or modify tasks during extreme heat conditions.
The Commonwealth’s National Climate Risk Assessment for 2025 anticipates that heat-related fatalities in major urban areas will increase over fourfold without intervention…
A worker has been killed in an incident at a mine site north-west of Alice Springs.
The mine operator confirmed a fatality occurred at the site on Wednesday afternoon.
"Emergency response procedures were immediately activated, and relevant authorities have been notified and are attending the site," a spokesperson told the ABC News.
NT police said they…
WorkSafe Victoria has disclosed that in 2025, it carried out 137 prosecutions and enforceable undertakings.
Victorian employers were fined a cumulative total of $17,391,325 by WorkSafe for non-compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act and the Dangerous Goods Act.
WorkSafe indicates that the construction industry faced 64 prosecutions (64)…
A woman was flown to the hospital by the LifeFlight helicopter following a farming incident in southern Queensland on Saturday afternoon.
The LifeFlight helicopter was dispatched at 1:47 PM to a farm in the Southern Downs Region, where it landed in a paddock adjacent to the scene of the incident.
It is understood the woman was caught in machinery for…
Following an incident in which a worker sustained injuries at a Central Queensland mine, the state’s resources safety and health regulator has issued a safety alert to the mines across the state.
Resources Safety and Health Queensland (RSHQ) says it is probing the incident that happened in the early morning hours of Tuesday, January 20, in which…
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