A man has been killed in a vehicle-related workplace incident in Taylor in Canberra’s north.The 43-year-year-old man was working on a construction site when he was pinned by the trailer of a truck.Paramedics were called to the Wednesday afternoon incident shortly before 11.30am.The man died at the scene.CFMEU ACT spokesman Zachary Smith said the man wa…
One farmer commits suicide every 10 days, the results of an Australian first study of suicide rates among farmers reveal. The study, which was based on ten years of data, found that the suicide rate in farmers is 60% higher than non-farmers.National Rural Health Alliance (NRHA) policy team member Luke Sartor said 370 farmer suicides were reported betwe…
Man dies after quad bike crash in central QueenslandA man has been killed in a quad bike crash in central Queensland.The incident happened at a private property near Yeppoon on Wednesday night.Emergency services were called to the scene just after 6 pm following reports of a quad bike incident involving a 38-year-old man.Police said the man suffered se…
We’re back!After a brief hiatus, we are excited to return with our daily OHS news stories to add to our weekly newsletters. Our goal is to provide you with the most up-to-date news and information so that you can stay informed and make better decisions for your business. We hope you enjoy reading these as much as we enjoy writing them.You won’t want to…
SafeWork NSW has launched the second stage of its Safety Around Your Vehicle Compliance Project. The campaign aims to promote safety practices when working around vehicles.SafeWork Executive Director, Tony Williams, said tasks performed around vehicles were the leading cause of death and non-driving serious injuries in road transport and logistics.“Dur…
NT's Work Health and Safety Regulator has published the 2020-21 key work health and safety statistics for the State. The statistics provide information on compensation claims made by workers in the Northern Territory, including information on workplace deaths reported during that period currently under probe.According to the statistics, 2392 worke…
From
1 January 2022, QLD property owners/managers must install interconnected smoke alarms in residential rental properties.
With a requirement to now fit interconnected alarms in every bedroom and hallways, when one alarm goes off, they will all go off, warning residents to evacuate. Even those who are sleeping at the far end of the h…
Are you a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU)? If so, it’s your duty to make an emergency plan. This includes an effective response to emergencies and testing the plan. You must also maintain the plan so that it’s always effective and arrange training for workers on the emergency plan and procedures in it.You’ll be able to keep eve…
Australia’s National Asbestos Awareness Week takes place between 22 – 26 November 2021, with the campaign asking Australians to Think Twice About Asbestos. The campaign reminds home renovators and tradespeople that the danger of asbestos is far from over and not to be complacent.Asbestos was banned in Australia in December 2003. Despite the Australian…
Looking through some of our positive reviews shows that buying online Health and Safety Documents really has some positive outcomes!We have chosen five of our top reviews to look at what positive benefits you might get from buying preprepared documents rather than trying to produce them yourself.1. Save Time"I have saved hours of time by using these do…
National Agriculture DayAgricultural days are celebrated annually in many countries to acknowledge the national contributions of those in the agricultural industry. From riding boundary fences on a remote cattle station to harvesting wheat in a combine-harvester, agricultural workers are the lifeblood of our communities.In 2021, Australians will celebr…
Do you know the laws for working on a ladder?
Workplace Health and Safety laws are there to keep us safe, but like most laws, they can sometimes be challenging to understand in their legal format.
For the newsletter this week, we decided to see what the regulations say about using a ladder at work. After all, the Acts and Regulations are the actual…
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 24
- 25
- 26
- 27
- 28
- 29
- 30
- 31
- 32
- 33
- 34
- 35
- 36
- 37
- 38
- 39
- 40
- 41
- 42
- 43
- 44
- 45
- 46
- 47
- 48
- 49
- 50
- 51
- 52
- 53
- 54
- 55
- 56
- 57
- 58
- 59
- 60
- 61
- 62
- 63
- 64
- 65
- 66
- 67
- 68
- 69
- 70
- 71
- 72
- 73
- 74
- 75
- 76
- 77
- 78
- 79
- 80
- 81
- 82
- 83
- 84
- 85
- 86
- 87
- 88
- 89
- 90
- 91
- 92
- 93
- 94
- 95
- 96
- 97
- 98
- 99
- 100
- 101
- 102
- 103
- 104
- 105
- 106
- 107
- 108
- 109
- 110
- 111
- 112
- 113
- 114
- 115
- 116
- 117
- 118
- 119
- 120
- 121
- 122
- 123
- 124
- 125
- 126
- 127
- 128
- 129
- 130
- 131
- 132
- 133
- 134
- 135
- 136
- 137
- 138
- 139
- 140
- 141
- 142
- 143
- 144
- 145
- 146
- 147
- 148
- 149
- 150
- 151
- 152
- 153
- 154
- 155
- 156
- 157
- 158
- 159
- 160
- 161
- 162
- 163
- 164
- 165
- 166
- 167
- 168
- 169
- 170
- 171
- 172
- 173
- 174
- 175
- 176