A WA building company has been fined $45,000 after a worker fell about three metres through a void and sustained multiple injuries three years ago.The man was working at a Perth construction site in January 2019 when the incident occurred. The company was fined at the Rockingham Magistrate’s Court after pleading guilty to failing to provide a safe work…
The NSW Resources Regulator has released its quarterly safety report for January to March 2022 to help the industry improve workplace safety. The regulator says the report provides details on incidents and trends relating to hazard management.The report shows during this period (January-March 2022), the total incident notifications received by principa…
A 56-year-old woman has died after falling from a horse south of Adelaide.Paramedics were called to a property near Victor Harbor at about 1pm on Friday.The woman died at the scene.SafeWork SA is investigating.Read the full story on the ABC News website.…
A man was airlifted with a serious hand injury following a Monday morning farm incident southwest of Sydney.It happened at a property near Taralga.A man in his 70s was treated at the scene after a silo fell on him.He was flown to Canberra Hospital in a stable condition.Originally published in the Goulburn Post.…
The operator of a Victorian power station will plead guilty to three charges of breaching the OHS Act following the death of one of its workers. The 54-year-old man suffered severe burns while working at a power station in Latrobe Valley in November 2018. He died in hospital the following day. The man had worked at the power station for 30 years.WorkS…
WorkSafe Victoria has warned businesses of the potentially deadly risks of working with lead after inspectors issued improvement notices to 11 workplaces over unsafe practices in the past six months.WorkSafe Acting Executive Director Health and Safety Adam Watson said inspectors found one workplace which had no system for controlling risks associated w…
WorkSafe Queensland has issued a safety alert after a worker was seriously injured after being struck by a steel post in March this year.WorkSafe Queensland says the worker was installing a retaining wall at a residential construction site when the incident occurred.“The steel post had been stood upright, using a sling attached to an excavator in close…
A New Zealand farm worker has been fatally injured following an incident involving a farm vehicle.The person was working on a rural property in Auckland Monday afternoon when the incident took place.The worker died at the scene, according to police.WorkSafe will investigate the incident.Read the original story on One News.…
Conference aims to make mental health a priority for the Australian music industry
The first-ever Head First mental health and wellbeing conference for the Australian music industry was recently held in Sydney.
The conference brought together music leaders from across the country to discuss steps that the industry can take to improve workpl…
WorkSafe WA is investigating a lithium plant following complaints about unsafe working conditions.WA’s workplace health and safety regulator launched investigations in April after workers were reportedly exposed to toxic gases at the facility south of Perth.A number of workers were taken to hospital following the incident.The Department of Mines, Indus…
Two construction companies have escaped prosecution after WorkSafe NZ accepted their enforceable undertakings following the death of a cyclist in October 2019.The cyclist died after being struck by a truck entering a construction site.A WorkSafe investigation found the companies had no traffic management plan, thus putting members of the public at risk…
WorkSafe Victoria has issued a reminder to employers to work safely with portable ladders after two people were seriously injured when the ladders they were on failed without warning.WorkSafe said both ladders had plastic/polymer structural components that appeared to have UV (sun) damage.Falls are the number one cause of death and serious injury in th…
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