Worker tests positive for COVID-19 at Auckland airport. A day after quarantine free trans-Tasman travel restarted between New Zealand and Australia a fully vaccinated cleaner has tested positive for COVID-19 at Auckland airport.Australia’s Health Minister Greg Hunt has been briefed on the case by Australia’s top health officials and has compl…
Forklift owners and operators issued with Safety Alert. A new safety alert has been issued by NT Worksafe following two forklift incidents that occurred recently in the Darwin area.The Safety Alert reinforces and reminds forklift operators, workers, and owners of how to minimise the risk of injury from tipping over, especially with heavy and eleva…
Power Lines Hit by Crane. A truck driver received an electric shock when the boom of the crane he was operating struck overhead power lines. The driver was delivering timber to a building site at Drombana, on the Mornington Peninsula, when the incident happened at 8.20 am on Monday 12 April. Co-workers at the site of the accident rushed to help th…
NSW solar farm safety breach. The Electrical Trades Union of Australia has accused a construction company of “covering up” unsafe and dirty working conditions.Footage has been released of a shipping container being moved by crane above a lunchroom trailer at a NSW solar farm.Allegedly, the video shows the container angled above the lunchroom as wo…
WorkSafe VIC issue safety alert following death of plant operator. WorkSafe Victoria has issued a reminder regarding the risks associated with operating plant with inadequate guarding.The recent safety alert comes after a worker was fatally injured while operating a hay bale pressing machine.Entanglement or crush injuries are significantly increas…
Illegal asbestos waste dumping in New Zealand leads to clean-up bill. A New Zealand local council faces a significant clean-up bill after a 4 square meter pile of waste containing asbestos was illegally dumped near the Waimakariri River.Although the waste was packaged correctly for the hazardous substance, it was not disposed of in a licenced faci…
Fire eruption on Antarctic supply ship MPV Everest. The Antarctic resupply vessel the MPV Everest, operated by Dutch-based company Maritime Construction Services, has suffered a fire in the port engine room, destroying two inflatable rubber boats stored on the deck.The Australian Transport Bureau (ATSB) has launched an investigation, with the ship…
Adelaide playground exposed to asbestos material. On 23rd March 2021, Asbestos material was found by a child within mulch at an Adelaide kindergarten playground. Two further pieces of non-friable cement sheeting were also found by contractors.An Education Department spokeswoman stated, ‘the inspection was not able to identify the source of the mat…
Judges announced for National Safety Awards of Excellence.
The NSCA Foundation has released the list of experienced judges that will form their independent judging panel for the 28th National Safety Awards of Excellence.
Michael Charman will lead the judging panel; he has done so since 2018.
The National Safety Awards…
Worker crushed when dismounting from moving tractor. The Bowen Magistrates Court has fined a North Queensland produce company after one of their workers died in a workplace incident. The 37-year-old worker dismounted the moving tractor to restock the seedling trays when he became trapped under the wheel of the planter. He was later declared deceas…
Building sector has significant trade and product shortage. The ABC has reported that near-record new home approvals are putting intense pressure on supply chains and sparking construction delays within Australia's building sector.With the largest growth in 20 years, 13,527 new homes have been approved, which has seen a 91.8 per cent jump over th…
WorkSafe Victoria opens 2021 WorkSafe Awards Nominations.
WorkSafe Awards are a way to recognise individuals, teams and organisations that go above and beyond in workplace safety.
As a way to celebrate health and safety and return to work champions, share your safety story and be recognised for making a difference in workplace he…
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