WorkSafe is set to reveal the winners of its annual workplace health and safety awards at a ceremony scheduled to take place at the Park Hyatt Melbourne on February 27.According to WorkSafe, a total of 21 finalists have been selected from nearly 150 nominations across six award categories for the 2024 WorkSafe Awards, which recognise efforts in occupat…
A rider was fatally injured in a quad bike rollover north-east of Adelaide.Emergency services were alerted to a private property in Tungkillo shortly before 8am on Tuesday, January 14, following reports of a rollover involving a quad bike.The 52-year-old male rider from Woodside suffered severe injuries in the incident.He was pronounced deceased a…
A man was transported to the hospital by the LifeFlight rescue chopper following a fall from his trail bike while mustering cattle in central Queensland.The rescue helicopter was called to a property in the Banana region at 6pm on Saturday.Witnesses commenced first aid and contacted emergency services.The man in his thirties received treatment from a f…
The NSW Resources Regulator has released a report detailing an investigation following a serious injury sustained by a worker at a sand quarry near Lithgow, on December 2, 2024. The regulator says the incident occurred while the worker was operating in an unprotected area of a fixed conveyor.“A worker was adjusting a conveyor belt alignment arm when hi…
A man sustained injuries after being thrown from a horse while mustering cattle in south-east Queensland.The LifeFlight rescue helicopter was sent to the North Burnett region on Thursday morning.The rescue chopper landed in a nearby paddock, and the LifeFlight medical personnel were transported to the patient.The aeromedical team and local ambulance pa…
A healthcare services provider has been charged by the Victorian workplace safety regulator after a patient died at a Melbourne hospital.WorkSafe has accused the health services provider of three breaches of section 23(1) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, ‘for failing to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that persons other than empl…
A man has been killed in a tragic incident while servicing a truck north-west of Melbourne.The 66-year-old was performing maintenance on the vehicle on Tuesday afternoon in Gisborne when the incident took place.According to Victoria Police, the truck's cabin collapsed on him around 6:45pm, resulting in his death.Read the original article here.…
WorkSafe reminds the industry that the processing of engineered stone is no longer permitted, after a business was discovered to be unlawfully processing the material.WorkSafe said inspectors recently conducted a visit to a carpentry workshop where employees were engaged in the construction of an entertainment unit featuring an engineered stone surface…
WorkSafe New Zealand has adopted a new safety commitment from a renowned household brand, which is primarily focused on AI technology that offers real-time hazard alerts.This follows an incident in March 2023 when a worker sustained chemical burns to his eyes while producing dishwasher powder.An investigation by WorkSafe uncovered insufficient availabi…
A national transportation firm is facing charges for contravening Commonwealth Work Health and Safety legislation due to an incident that left two workers injured in South Australia.Subsequent to a Comcare investigation, the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions has initiated a single charge in the Adelaide Magistrates Court, claiming that the c…
An incident at a workplace in Bundaleer North has resulted in the death of a man.Emergency services were alerted to an incident on Springs Road just after 12:30pm on Monday, where a worker suffered fatal injuries.The man, aged 34 and from Arthurton, succumbed to his injuries at the scene.Police said they will compile a report for the Coroner.Initially…
A man has lost his leg in a severe workplace incident in Sydney’s west.The man, aged in his 70s, had his leg amputated after it became trapped in machinery at Sefton shortly after 8:45pm on SundayParamedics provided treatment to the man at the scene before he was swiftly transported to Westmead Hospital in a critical condition.Safework NSW has been inf…
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