NSW Fair Trading Minister Eleni Petinos has announced that she will have a zero tolerance policy with unsafe rides following an incident in which a four-year-old boy was left unrestrained on a ride at the Sydney Royal Easter show on Sunday afternoon.“I can confirm that I have instructed SafeWork NSW to explore shutting the Free Fall ride for the remain…
New Zealand police are investigating after a man died in a workplace incident on Wednesday morning.Emergency services were called to the incident at about 11.15 am. Police said the incident happened in Awapuni, GisborneWorkSafe has been notified of the incident, according to police.Original source found New Zealand Police.…
Last year we ran a survey to find out what additional products and services we could provide to make our customers lives easier.Overwhelmingly, the top two responses were to provide Health and Safety equipment such as PPE, signage and other safety equipment and provide a service for automatic branding of our documents.Well, we have risen to the challen…
Over the next three months, SafeWork NSW inspectors will be conducting a construction safety blitz targeting unsafe concreting practices.Minister for Fair Trading Eleni Petinos said an estimated 360,000 people work in the construction industry in New South Wales.Ms Petinos said, “inspectors will continue to take a zero-tolerance approach to lives…
Nominations for the 2022 Work Health and Safety Excellence Awards are currently being accepted. Entry for the awards is open to individuals, associations, partnerships, companies, and other organisations operating in Western Australia.The WA Government has created a new Work Health and Safety Excellence Award category, ‘Best Intervention to Address a P…
SafeWork Australia has released the latest workplace fatality figures. The figures show that 47 Australian workers have been killed at work this year so far.The transport, postal and warehousing industry has recorded the highest number of workplace deaths, with 22 fatalities.Agriculture, forestry, and fishing follow with 12 fatalities.&…
WorkSafe WA has released a new information sheet to help health and safety representatives (HSRs) understand their roles under the WHS Act.The Work Health and Safety Act 2020 was passed by the WA parliament in 2020 and became effective on 31 March 2022.The new laws bring together WHS for general industry, mines, and petroleum operations under a single…
A coal mine worker died from injuries sustained while dismantling conveyor equipment underground in central Queensland last month.The 58-year-old man died after suffering serious head injuries at an underground mine south-west of Mackay on 25 March.Investigations are continuing.Following the incident, Resources Safety and Health Queensland (RSHQ) remin…
WorkCover WA CEO, Mr Chris White has recently announced a 6.9% increase in the 2022/23 recommended premium rates for compulsory workers’ compensation insurance in Western Australia.Mr White said the recommended rates for 2022/23 would be 1.822 per cent of total wages, up from 1.704 per cent for 2021/22. “Each year, the Western Australian recommended pr…
A man has been flown to hospital after he fell from a horse in the Western Downs region.The man, aged in his 50s, was riding the horse on a private property when the incident happened on Monday afternoon. He suffered a dislocated elbow and internal injuries after the animal rolled on top of him.The LifeFlight Surat Gas Aeromedical Service (SGAS) h…
NSW workplace health and safety regulator SafeWork is partnering with soccer team Sydney FC to promote mental health awareness in the workplace and to provide free coaching to businesses. Minister for Fair Trading Eleni Petinos said nearly one in six Australian workers experience a mental illness.“I’m delighted that Sydney FC has partnered with SafeWor…
A residential builder has recently received an expiation notice from SafeWork SA for directing a worker to modify scaffold without the relevant high risk work licence.On 30 March 2022, the builder was fined $2,220 by SafeWork SA following the incident.“The modular scaffold on site had a 4.9 metre high working platform which requires a person to hold at…
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