NT WorkSafe has filed charges against a solar company and its manager for not ensuring their employees utilised fall protection measures while performing tasks at elevated levels.The safety watchdog will claim that in May 2024, inspectors for Electrical Safety performed unplanned safety checks on recently installed solar PV systems at a home in Ka…
Queensland will host the biggest memorial event for mining incidents next month, paying tribute to the 1,508 miners who have died on the job.Every year on 19 September, the industry gathers to remember the lives lost during the state's deadliest coal mining tragedy at Mount Mulligan in 1921, where 75 miners perished.The Miners Memorial Day Service is o…
August is recognised as Tradie Health Month and NSW’s workplace safety watchdog states that it’s an ideal opportunity for tradies to reflect on and discuss any work health and safety (WHS) issues to maintain a long and healthy professional life.Between 2017 and 2021, about 20 percent of reports received by SafeWork NSW were due to injuries suffered by…
WorkSafe is advocating for a renewed focus in rural New Zealand on the risks linked to quad bike roll-overs, which have sadly claimed the lives of four farmers across the nation in the previous three weeksNew Zealand’s workplace safety regulator says it’s conducting an investigation into all four fatalities, with the initial incident taking place…
The NSW Resources Regulator has issued its compliance priority report addressing psychosocial awareness.This report reviews the specific assessments performed by the Regulator at small mines in the initial half of 2024.The Regulator says it is implementing measures to tackle psychosocial risks and sexual harassment in the state’s mining secto…
A construction firm and a hoist supplier have incurred fines totaling $45,000 following an incident where a 12-kilogram steel plate fell about 15 floors from a high rise project in South Melbourne, almost hitting a worker below.In June, the Melbourne Magistrates' Court imposed a fine of $25,000 on the construction company and mandated the payment of $5…
Two workers lost their lives in unrelated workplace incidents in Western Australia on Thursday.In Katanning, a man died after falling from a roof at about 9.40am.He was transported to Katanning Hospital and subsequently airlifted to Royal Perth Hospital, where he passed away. Within hours, a second man perished after being crushed by a prime mover…
The concept of safety is often confined to meeting regulatory standards. While safety compliance with regulations is crucial, it represents only the baseline. Workplace safety isn’t just about ticking boxes on a checklist.
Safety compliance alone can sometimes lead to a “checklist mentality,” where the goal is simply to avoid penalties rather than…
SafeWork SA is alerting employers about the dangers linked to working in confined spaces, in light of a tragic incident involving the death of a farmer in a grain bin this past June.Inspectors from SafeWork SA visited the business in the State’s South East where a farmer had reportedly used an external ladder to access a portable field bin. The fa…
Since Victoria's engineered stone ban began on 1 July, many stone suppliers and manufacturers have been caught off guard by random WorkSafe inspections, leading to the discovery of numerous illegal bench tops.In the last month, WorkSafe's Silica Field Team undertook visits to 52 different industry sites, where they issued 25 compliance notices. Further…
SafeWork NSW is calling on farms to implement strict safety measures for quad bike usage following an incident in which a man sustained injuries, resulting in a fine for the business due to its negligence in fulfilling workplace safety obligations.The business admitted fault and was ordered to pay $195,000 in addition to legal fees, following an i…
WorkSafe has launched a proactive inspection program aimed at addressing safety concerns within waste and recycling facilities in Western Australia.The inspection initiative will examine various randomly chosen establishments in both urban and rural areas of the State during the financial year 2024/25.WorkSafe said inspectors will assess various a…
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