An Auckland poultry company will pay $30,000 to an employee after her thumb was severed while cleaning machinery.The company was also fined $200,000 following the incident in October 2020.According to New Zealand's workplace health and safety regulator, WorkSafe, the worker’s thumb got caught between the edge of an opened access latch and the rotating…
New research shows more injuries were reported in the food delivery industry during Brisbane lockdowns.Researchers at a Brisbane hospital recorded 22 incidents, between September 2020 and September 2021."Every time there was a lockdown, there was a spike in [delivery driver] cases," Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital (RBWH) emergency specialist Dr Ber…
Queensland ambulance paramedics have treated a man for chest injuries after a quad bike incident in South West Queensland.The LifeFlight SGAS was called to the scene soon after the Thursday afternoon incident.The chopper flew the man in his 30s to Roma Airport. He was later transported to hospital by ambulance paramedics.He travelled in a stable condit…
Figures from the 2021 National Return to Work Survey show injured workers covered by the federal workers' compensation scheme, Comcare, are returning to work at high rates.According to the figures, the majority, (96%) of those surveyed reported returning to work at some point since their injury. The survey of 619 workers, conducted between 22 June and…
Tasmania police have issued a reminder to drivers to slow down when approaching work sites after a man was caught driving at 104km/h in a 60km/h road works zone.Tasmania Police Inspector Jim Semmens said 67 people were caught speeding in that section of road in two days.“We’ve had officers there in a bid to reduce dangerous driving behaviour and keep o…
New laws requiring Tasmanian drivers to safely slow to 40 km/h when passing roadside assistance vehicles with flashing yellow lights will come into force on 1 August 2022.Infrastructure and Transport Minister Michael Ferguson said the new laws aim to protect roadside assistance workers "conducting call-out or breakdown assistance, towing, battery repla…
A Victorian court has ordered a business manager to pay $100,000 in overpayments after an investigation revealed that he defrauded the state's workers' compensation scheme.The business manager pleaded guilty in the Ringwood Magistrates' Court to a charge of fraudulently obtaining payments. He was fined $10,000 in addition to the restitution amount.The…
The NSW Resources Regulator will start a targeted intervention campaign for vehicle safety at open cut mines across the State next week.The Regulator says the campaign will focus on the role played by workers and mine leadership teams in ensuring safe vehicle operations.The Regulator said "We view the role of each mine's leadership team and workers as…
National Road Safety Week runs from May 15 to May 22, and this year’s theme is ‘protect our protectors’, reminding Tasmanian drivers to ‘slow down to protect those who protect us and assist us.’Inspector Darren Hopkins said drivers in Tasmania are required to slow down to 40km/h when passing emergency vehicles."This road rule was introduced in December…
WorkSafe reminds Victorian employers that new regulations to help protect workers from exposure to deadly crystalline silica dust took effect from 15 May.Crystalline silica is found in ceramic tiles, marble, engineered stone and concrete bricks. Inhalation of silica dust can cause respiratory diseases such as silicosis.In 2021, four workers died from s…
New laws to improve the safety of quad bikes and side-by-side vehicles in Queensland workplaces have been proposed.The proposed changes are contained in a discussion paper, according to WorkSafe Queensland. "Written submissions are sought from all interested parties on the specific questions and key issues identified in the discussion paper," WorkSafe…
The federal work health and safety regulator, Comcare has accepted an enforceable undertaking from a contractor after a worker was injured in a fall more than three years ago. The contractor was charged with violations of the federal WHS Act following an investigation by Comcare.Comcare's head of Regulatory Operations Justin Napier said the agreement w…
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