The Queensland Government has increased the average premium rate for workers’ compensation insurance. For the financial year 2022–23, Queensland businesses will pay $1.23 per $100 of wages paid. The average premium rate for 2020-2021 was $1.20 per $100 of wages paid.WorkCover CEO Bruce Watson said, “While this is the first premium increase since 2012-2…
A man has died in an incident at an Auckland workplace.Paramedics were called to the scene on Tuesday afternoon following reports of a fatal workplace incident.The man died after reportedly being crushed by timber at a construction site in Onehunga.Police also attended the scene.WorkSafe NZ will investigate the incident.Read the original story in …
A traffic controller has died after being crushed by a truck trailer in northern Victoria.The truck trailer was delivering gravel in Wahring on Wednesday afternoon when it tipped onto the 64-year-old man.WorkSafe has opened an investigation into the fatal incident.Source WorkSafe Victoria website.…
The Queensland Government has recently passed new laws banning ‘claim farming’ for personal injury or workers’ compensation claims.Attorney-General and Minister for Justice Shannon Fentiman said the new laws demonstrate the Queensland Government’s commitment to stop the practice of claims farming.“Claim farmers cold call or approach individuals to coer…
SafeWork SA plans to conduct a state-wide compliance campaign early next month to look at the issue of violence and aggression in the retail sector. Inspectors will visit retail outlets both in metropolitan and regional areas to ensure businesses are managing the risk of violence and aggression at the workplace.SafeWork SA says a good number of workers…
Victoria’s safety authority has launched an investigation following the death of a man who fell at a Melbourne hotel on June 12.WorkSafe confirmed the 50-year-old man died in hospital on Saturday.“It is understood the 50-year-old guest walked through an aluminium screen and fell 60 centimetres onto the concrete below, striking his head,” WorkSafe Victo…
Western Australia has recorded the 12th work-related death in the agricultural industry in as many months, prompting a WorkSafe inquiry into the sector.WorkSafe WA said a 24-year-old man died on a farm in the Great Southern region on Tuesday, after being struck on the head when the equipment he was using to tow a bogged vehicle failed.The inquiry will…
Entries for the 2022 WorkSafe Queensland Farm Safety Calendar Competition close on Friday 24 June, and primary school children are encouraged to enter the annual drawing competition.Industrial Relations Minister Grace Grace urged Queensland kids to use their drawing skills to raise awareness about farm safety."It's about getting creative to help save l…
WorkSafe New Zealand has recently received the Rainbow Tick accreditation, which recognises the safety regulator's commitment to fairness, diversity, and inclusion."To be a good regulator and a good employer, WorkSafe needs to ensure our kaimahi and the communities they serve are reflected in our organisation," says WorkSafe Chief Executive Phil Parkes…
A man has been killed in a farming incident in southern New South Wales.Police said the man died after being struck in the head by a metal shackle while trying to pull a stuck bulldozer on Saturday afternoon.Emergency services were called to reports of a farming incident at a property near Monteagle at about 5.15 pm.The 33-year-old man couldn't be revi…
Do you know how to manage risk at work?
Health and safety risks are an inherent part of any workplace. Whether it's a slip, trip or fall in an office or exposure to hazardous materials in a factory, every business needs to have a plan in place to deal with these risks.
This is where risk management planning comes in. Risk management planning…
Workers in the Northern Territory are reminded to renew their WorkSafe issued licences following an increase in the number of workers trying to renew expired licences.The safety regulator also reminds High-Risk Work Licence holders who want to change their residential addresses that they have to notify NT WorkSafe within 14 days of the change occurring…
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