In this last week of Safe Work Month, we will be looking at health and safety hazards across the whole spectrum, including indoor and outdoor work. We revisited the National Safe Work Month theme for inspiration and determined that the key to managing health and Safety most effectively might be more holistic thinking.This years theme for National…
In the third week of supporting Safe Work Month, we will be focusing on workplace exposure to hazardous chemicals and dust. The Clean Air, Clear Lungs campaign is run by Safe Work Australia to raise awareness of occupational lung diseases.Are you at risk of exposure to hazardous chemicals and dust?If you're an employer, it's important to understand the…
In the second week of supporting
Safe Work Month, we will be focusing on the mental health of employees. Workplaces are not just physical spaces; they're also social and psychological environments that need to be risk assessed and managed.
What are the best ways for employers to take care of their workers' mental well-being?
The best way f…
October is
National Safe Work Month and the perfect time to take stock of your worker’s mental health. It’s also an excellent opportunity to make sure everyone in your workplace knows how important it is to be safe on the job.
The Safe Work Australia initiative will focus on a different aspect of Health and Safety each week, so for the ent…
Asbestos lawsuit filed against an employer.
A former plant operator who developed asbestosis and related illnesses, allegedly from his workplace, has filed a $1.7m lawsuit against his past employer.
The employee worked in factories in Newstead and Wacol between 1973 and 1979, where he alleged he was exposed to asbestos dust and fibre.…
Basic health and safety obligations not met - worker poisoned. Charges have been laid against a pest bait manufacturing organisation in New Zealand for an incident in May 2019, where a worker almost lost his life. The company that manufactures baits and pest control products was experiencing issues with the supply of sodium fluoroacetate (more co…
August is Tradie Health Month.
August is Tradie Health Month, and WorkSafe Victoria is providing tradies with free access to the right tools and resources to build physically and mentally safe work sites.
The WorkWell Toolkit is a free online tool that uses a step by step approach to promote mental health and prevent mental injury by offering supp…
Death of a residential care user left alone in the bath.
A company that provides community residential support services to people with intellectual disabilities has been sentenced over the 2016 death of an intellectually disabled person in their care.
Investigations by WorkSafe NZ into the incident found that adequate policies and procedure…
Drilling company fined for tragic workplace death.
A drilling company has been fined $375,000 for an incident in October 2017, where a worker was fatally crushed by a truck.
The young man had only been on the job for three weeks and was unsupervised working underneath a truck that was on sloping ground and not adequately stabilised when the inciden…
Gas appliance safety in the spotlight. Western Australia's gas safety regulator, Building and Energy, is running a campaign this winter on the importance of staying warm and safe by having gas heaters serviced regularly.It is recommended that gas appliances be serviced by a licensed gas fitter at least every two years or annually if the equip…
SA safety alert focuses on risks with excavation work.Following two separate incidents in two weeks involving collapsed trenches, SafeWork SA has released new information to help manage the risk of ground collapse associated with excavation work.The first incident occurred when a worker was removing earth from under and around existing services in prep…
Health and safety on forestry work sites essential.
According to WorkSafe New Zealand, a fatality at a forestry logging site could have been avoided if industry guidelines were followed.
In February 2019, a worker died at the scene after being struck by a log being hauled out of the valley at West Ho forest in Tologa Bay on a skyline cable.…
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