New Electrical Regulations for QLD from 1 Jan 2025
Electrical installations in domestic roof spaces must be de-energised before work begins, or alternative controls implemented where this isn't practicable. To help you stay compliant, we’ve updated our Working in Roof Spaces SWMS to align with these new requirements. Learn more.

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Woman, 19, killed in quad bike crash south of Cooma
A woman has been killed in a quad bike crash in NSW.Police said the woman died after she was trapped under a quad bike at a rural property on Snowy River Way, Bungarby, on Friday afternoonThe 19-year-old woman was found injured under an overturned quad bike.NSW Ambulance paramedics tried to save the woman, but she died at the scene.Source NSW…
Shearer dies after being trapped in machinery at Katrine
WorkSafe WA has launched an investigation after a shearer died in a work-related incident at Katrine on Thursday.Reports indicated the man was placing wool into a wool press when he became trapped in machinery.WorkSafe WA Commissioner Darren Kavanagh condoled with the man’s family.“The agriculture industry has unfortunately experienced six deaths over…
WorkSafe investigating death of truck driver near Shepparton
A truck driver has been killed following a single vehicle incident northwest of Melbourne, the first workplace fatality in Victoria this year.WorkSafe Victoria said the 40-year-old driver was fatally injured after his tip truck swerved off the road, struck a tree and burst into flames near Shepparton.The incident happened on Thursday morning.WorkS…
Safety warning after Queensland worker suffers burn injuries in chemical blast
WorkSafe Queensland has recently issued a safety warning after a worker suffered multiple burns in an explosion at a marine maintenance facility.WorkSafe Queensland said the worker was undertaking fibreglass repair work inside the hull of a boat using acetone, when a nearby heat gun ignited vapours generated by the acetone resulting in an explosion.Inv…
Company and director fined for safety breaches
A Victorian brick manufacturing company and its director have been fined more $50,000 after a worker was seriously injured in a forklift incident in July 2019.The Ballarat Magistrates' Court heard how the worker was crushed between a forklift and a pallet that was against a wall. He underwent surgery after suffering musculoskeletal injuries.The company…
Spotlight on silica dust and mental health in SafeWork NSW inspection program
Inspectors from SafeWork NSW are visiting construction sites across the state to talk with workers about the health risks of silica dust exposure and mental ill-health.SafeWork NSW Executive Director of Compliance and Dispute Resolution Tony Williams said inspectors will be speaking with principal contractors and site supervisors during the visits.Sili…
SafeWork SA issues expiation notices for high risk work without licence
Two construction companies have recently received expiation notices from SafeWork SA for allowing workers to undertake high risk work without the appropriate licence.SafeWork Australia said it was notified that a vehicle loading crane overturned during the unloading of a stillage containing electrical conduits on 15 November 2021. An investigation cond…
Darwin business fined for multiple Covid-19 rule breaches
A Darwin business has been shut down for multiple failures to comply with the Chief Health Officer (CHO) directions.NT police attended the Coconut Grove premises following reports that workers were not wearing masks.Police said the business owner and two workers, who were on duty when the officers attended, are not vaccinated. Incident Controller Virgi…
Safe Work Australia releases new solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR) fact sheet
Safe Work Australia has produced a fact sheet on the risks of solar UVR exposure at work.Australia has one of the highest rates of skin cancer in the world, with at least two in three Australians being diagnosed with skin cancer by the age of 70.According to Safe Work Australia, outdoor workers are at high risk of exposure to solar ultraviolet radiatio…
Union slams NSW Government over new Covid-19 isolation rules
A union has condemned the decision by the NSW Government to allow essential asymptomatic close contacts to go to work without isolating.Terming the decision as reckless, the Transport Workers Union said the changes will cause infections to rise."Workers are being thrown to the wolves by a government that continues to ignore all the warnings," said the…