A demolition business has been sentenced and ordered to pay a total of $40,000 in fines after an employee fell through a skylight and sustained a spinal fracture at a Melbourne residential site.
An ex parte judgment was delivered by the Broadmeadows Magistrates' Court last week, finding the company guilty of not ensuring a safe workplace free from hea…
Tasmania Police are conducting an investigation into a serious quad bike incident that occurred at Turners Marsh on Sunday night, resulting in significant injuries to a man.
At around 6:45pm, emergency services were sent to Pipers River Road following a report of a crash involving a quad bike.
The man, aged 49, who was operating a quad bike, was taken…
The LifeFlight rescue helicopter has flown a man to hospital after he sustained injuries in a tractor incident on Sunday morning.
The rescue chopper was called to the Fraser Coast area at noon.
A man in his fifties received treatment at the scene for various injuries.
He was later flown to Sunshine Coast University Hospital for further treatment.
Init…
The New South Wales Resources Regulator has issued its Quarterly Safety Report covering the period from October to December 2024.
The Regulator says this report serves to inform the industry more effectively when assessing safety management systems and executing risk assessments at their respective sites. It includes information on incidents and trend…
SafeWork SA announces that its partnership with the fast-growing distilling industry in South Australia will persist into 2025, as the education and compliance campaign has been extended.
Launched in May 2024, this campaign represents the first instance of safety audits being performed at gin distilleries in South Australia.
SafeWork has reported that…
NT WorkSafe has released updated resources to assist Persons Conducting a Business and Undertaking (PCBU) in comprehending and adhering to the new legal obligations that came into effect earlier this year as a result of amendments to the Northern Territory’s Anti-Discrimination laws.
These requirements are referred to as Positive Duty.
According…
Two companies have been ordered to collectively pay fines and reparations amounting to $335,680 following the death of a 39-year-old forestry subcontractor who died while manually cutting down trees southeast of Auckland in June 2022.
WorkSafe indicated that the trees the man was cutting manually had been windthrown, indicating they were bent and harm…
WorkSafe reminds Victorians that any workplace fatality is unacceptable, following the tragic loss of 50 lives in 2024.
Last year, the transport, construction, and agriculture sectors emerged as the most hazardous, yet workplace fatalities were recorded across over fifty percent of all industries, affecting a wide array of professions, according to da…
Resources Safety and Health Queensland (RSHQ) urges quarries in Southeast Queensland to take precautions in anticipation of Tropical Cyclone Alfred.
The resources regulator is responsible for the oversight of more than 400 sites in the southern region, with numerous sites expected to be in the path of the cyclone this week.
RSHQ’s Chief Inspecto…
The NSW Government has created a new Expert Taskforce to manage and tackle health hazards linked to silica exposure for workers involved in tunnelling projects.
The Taskforce, which includes representatives from governmental bodies, the medical field, industry, and labor unions, is tasked with providing expert counsel to avert and manage diseases asso…
The Victorian government has announced that a bill presented in parliament this week aims to enhance the capacity of the State's workers' compensation scheme to deliver high-quality services, ensuring users are treated with fairness, respect, and dignity.
The State government says the Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Amendment Bill 202…
A revised guide created to support electrical apprentices in staying safe at work has been introduced in Queensland.
The updated guide from the state’s Electrical Safety Office, which details vital safety measures for electrical apprentices, employers, and supervisors, was recently unveiled by Jarrod Bleijie, the Deputy Premier and Minister for…
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