The Queensland Government andHeart of Australia have developed a mobile health unit to help with the early detection of mine dust lung diseases in regional Queensland.Resources Minister Scott Stewart said the state-of-the-art Queensland-built HEART 5 vehicle “will bring high-quality respiratory health screenings to mine and quarry workers in regional a…
SafeWork Australia has published results from the 2021 National Return to Work Survey.The results show 81.3% of surveyed workers reported they had returned to work at some stage since their work-related injury or illness and were currently working.Respondents were asked about the impact of COVID-19 on their recovery and return to work - around 73% of w…
A private school in Victoria has been fined $140,000 for safety violations following the death of a groundworker four years ago.The worker died after being struck by a tree branch on the school grounds on Valentine’s Day in 2018.His body was found next to a large eucalyptus branch with two chainsaws - one still running and a pile of smaller cut branche…
An investigation by federal workplace safety regulator, Comcare has found that safety failures led to the death of a young army recruit in April 2019. Comcare said the Defence Department failed to manage safety risks at an army training centre in regional New South Wales before the death of the 18-year-old man. The teenager died in hospital after…
The NSW Resources Regulator has accepted an enforceable undertaking proposed by an engineering company after an October 2020 incident at a coal mine in Appin. The incident happened on 6 October, when workers were removing the rope from the drift winder as part of an equipment upgrade project. The head sheave pulley wheel, weighing several tonnes, disl…
NSW state insurer icare has recently launched a tender for the procurement of claims and injury management services for the NSW Nominal Insurer workers compensation scheme.Minister for Finance and Employee Relations Damien Tudehope said the announcement follows extensive consultation with a wide range of stakeholders, market research, and a survey on t…
WorkSafe Victoria is seeking public comments on the proposed Occupational Health and Safety Amendment (Psychological Health) Regulations.WorkSafe Executive Director of Health and Safety Narelle Beer said mental injury is expected to account for a third of all worker's compensation claims by 2030."With a rising number of people seeking help for work-rel…
A New Zealand farmer is in hospital with serious injuries after crashing his quad bike in Whangara.Police and emergency services were called to the incident near State Highway 35 at about 2.45 pm on Monday afternoon.The man rolled his quad bike while mustering cattle on a hillside, according to the Gisborne Herald.After being treated at the s…
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland has issued a safety warning after four workers were injured in an explosion in November 2021. Early enquiries indicate that the incident happened when an “extractor” exploded. This is a machine used to extract rosin and turpentine from pine wood chips.An investigation into the cause of the incident is still…
The Western Australian Government has launched three Codes of Practice covering inappropriate workplace behaviours.The Code of Practice on Workplace Behaviour, the Code of Practice on Psychosocial Hazards in the Workplace and the Code of Practice on Violence and Aggression at Work were developed by the WA Commission for Occupational Safety and Health f…
A Vic transport company faces charges under section 32 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act for unsafe work practices.WorkSafe alleges the company allowed workers to drive two milk tankers despite being aware the trucks were unsafe.The South Gippsland company has also been charged for breaching section 23 of the OHS Act by exposing road users to h…
WorkSafe has launched an investigation after a worker was seriously injured while attending to an electrical fault in Wainaka.A spokeswoman said St John was called to an electrical incident on 9 February at 10.15 am.The man was flown to Dunedin Hospital for treatment.New Zealand Government figures showed in 2019, a total of 238,100 work-related injury…
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