Man hospitalised after tractor incident in Queensland
A man in his 40s was airlifted to hospital after a tractor rollover on a private property near Kenilworth in South East Queensland on Monday afternoon.
The LifeFlight rescue chopper was tasked at 2:15 PM and landed at the scene, where the crew worked alongside local paramedics to treat a patient w…
A 55-year-old roofer has died after falling about eight metres through a factory roof in Melbourne, and WorkSafe inspectors have launched an investigation into the fatal incident.
News of the fall broke Saturday morning, when emergency crews were called to a commercial factory around 10:30 am. The man landed on concrete, sustained severe head injuries…
A woman has been flown to hospital after falling from a horse on a rural South West Queensland property, with a LifeFlight aeromedical helicopter tasked at 9:10am Monday morning. Crews touched down beside the scene, treated shoulder trauma alongside a possible head injury, then moved the rider onward for further care.
Quick facts: horse fall, Maranoa…
Direct answer: SafeWork SA and the state distributor urge South Australians to treat every span as live, keep well clear of conductors, and arrange isolation before working near powerlines.
SafeWork SA, in collaboration with the state's electricity distributor, is urging the community to exercise caution about the serious hazards posed by working in p…
Safe Work Australia releases new work health and safety data
The short version: statistics published this October record 188 traumatic injury fatalities during 2024, alongside 146,700 accepted serious claims lasting a week or longer. Psychological harm is the fastest-growing category in this year's safety news.
Safe Work Australia has released update…
In brief: A 29-year-old worker died after a canoe capsized on a farm dam at Clover Hills, Jaunter, near Oberon in New South Wales. Two men were aboard when the craft flipped; the older man swam clear. Our thoughts are with the family, workmates, and the wider Oberon community.
SafeWork NSW is conducting an investigation after a man died while performi…
WorkSafe calls on workplaces to engage in Health and Safety Month webinars
Employers and employees across Victoria are encouraged to take part in the annual Health and Safety Month webinar series hosted by WorkSafe Victoria, which attracts over 20,000 participants.
As the regulator concludes its yearly roadshow this week, a set of 12 free online info…
A worker sustained fatal injuries during the demolition of a three-story brick building in Melbourne on Wednesday 8th October 2025. Reports indicated that a section of the building structure fell onto the 49-year-old man at approximately 8:45am. WorkSafe is conducting an investigation.
Avondale Heights demolition fatality: what we know
Incident: A m…
Answer first: The NSW Government is running a forklift safety compliance blitz for National Safe Work Month, deploying more than 250 SafeWork NSW inspectors across the State to perform unannounced inspections wherever powered mobile equipment operates.
At a glance
Who: SafeWork NSW, backed by 250+ inspectors on the ground statewide.
What: Surprise si…
Queensland's resource workers are contending with dangerous heat stress conditions weeks before summer officially begins. An urgent health warning has been issued by the state's resources regulator, which wants every operation to review thermal risk controls immediately.
Below is a concise guide to the alert, the symptoms supervisors must watch for, a…
WorkSafe has charged the general manager of a chemical production firm over the death of an employee at a Melbourne factory two years ago. Two counts have been laid under section 144 of Victoria's Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004, which sets out the duty of officers to exercise reasonable care. A filing hearing has been scheduled at the Melbourn…
Safe Work Australia updates work-related fatalities data for 2025
The latest data from Safe Work Australia indicates that 116 workers have died in workplace incidents in Australia thus far this year.
The 2025 tally at a glance:
Transport, postal and warehousing — 51 fatalities
Agriculture, forestry and fishing — 13 fatalities
Construction — 1…
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