Curtin University's Centre for Transformative Work Design, a recipient of a research grant from Safe Work Australia, has concluded their study on interventions to address psychosocial risks in the aged care industry.The two-year study was carried out in four residential care facilities operated by a major Australian non-profit organisation in the aged…
A digger operator has been killed after their machine was completely submerged in water at Kaingaroa Forest in Rotorua.The incident occurred on Wednesday morning.Emergency crews were called to the scene and the driver was discovered deceased.WorkSafe has been notified.Source: New Zealand Police website.…
A 33 year-old man suffered fatal injuries in a workplace incident in Adelaide on Sunday morning.The man received medical attention from paramedics, but unfortunately passed away at the scene.The man suffered a collapse at his Elizabeth South workplace shortly before 10.30am. Emergency services arrived at the scene shortly after the incident; however, t…
A 28 year-old man has died in hospital after being involved in a workplace incident in Edwardstown.Emergency services were summoned just after noon on Wednesday, July 24, to an industrial site on Erudina Avenue due to reports of a man who had been injured while using machinery.The man was taken to the hospital but tragically succumbed to his injuries o…
A rider was flown to the hospital following a quad bike rollover in Otago on Wednesday afternoon.Police said they were called to the incident in Middlemarch at around 3.20pm.The rider was airlifted to the hospital with injuries ranging from moderate to serious.WorkSafe has been informed.First published here.…
Safe Work Australia has recently released a new labour hire case study.The case study effectively showcases the four model Work Health and Safety (WHS) Act principles pertaining to WHS duties and the obligation to engage in consultation, cooperation, and coordination with other duty holders.The federal safety agency urges workplaces to ‘download the ca…
A teenage boy was critically injured after being struck by a truck's trailer on a private property in Brisbane on Friday morning.The incident took place in Fig Tree Pocket at around 7am.Paramedics administered urgent treatment to the teenager for severe pelvic injuries before transporting him to Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital.The incident is curre…
WorkSafe has filed charges against a Keysborough-based warehousing and logistics firm and its director after a delivery driver died in August 2022.The employee had been working for 12 hours continuously, transporting baked goods to different destinations in the northern region of Victoria. Unfortunately, his delivery van veered into the lane of an appr…
A man has been injured in a work-related incident at a power plant in central Queensland.The contractor sustained foot burns while working in a boilerhouse at the power station in Mount Murchison on Friday evening.He was brought to the hospital for medical treatment.Workplace Health and Safety Queensland will investigate the incident.Read the full stor…
Recent data from Safe Work Australia shows that 60 Australian workers have lost their lives while working this year.Transport postal and warehousing has the highest number of work-related deaths at 18, while agriculture, forestry, and fishing follow closely with 14 fatalities.The construction sector saw 8 employees lose their lives, public administrati…
A worker was fatally injured in a farm incident near Morrinsville on Saturday morning.Police were alerted about the incident just prior to 8am.A police spokesperson said the worker sustained severe injuries and sadly died shortly after.WorkSafe is aware of the fatality.Read the original article here.…
A young man sustained a severe head injury in a work-related incident south-west of Adelaide on Wednesday afternoon.Paramedics rushed to Edwardstown following the incident around noon on Wednesday.The man in his 20s was transported to Flinders Medical Centre for treatment.SafeWork SA inspectors were dispatched to the scene to initiate their investigati…
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