Grant Program Targets Workplace Mental Health in WA
Western Australia's government has launched a new grant program aimed at improving workplace mental health across the state. The Mentally Healthy Workplaces Grant Program provides funding of up to $175,000 per year for initiatives that promote positive work practices and support the prevention of men…
Woman, 19, Killed in Quad Bike Crash South of Cooma
A 19-year-old woman has died following a quad bike crash on a rural property south of Cooma, New South Wales. Emergency crews were unable to save her after she became trapped beneath the vehicle.
Police said the woman died after she was trapped under a quad bike at a rural property on Snowy River Wa…
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. This latest tragedy has once again placed the agriculture industry's safety record under scrutiny.
Reports indicated the man was placing wool into a wool press when he became trappe…
A truck driver has died following a single vehicle incident northwest of Melbourne, marking the first workplace fatality recorded in Victoria this year.
What Happened Near Shepparton
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 inci…
Safety warning after Queensland worker suffers burn injuries in chemical blast
WorkSafe Queensland has issued a safety alert after a worker suffered multiple burns in an explosion at a marine maintenance facility. This incident highlights the hazardous nature of combining chemical solvents with heat-generating equipment in enclosed workspaces.
WorkSa…
Company and Director Fined for Safety Breaches After Forklift Incident
A Victorian brick manufacturing company and its director have been fined more than $50,000 after a worker suffered serious injuries in a forklift incident in July 2019. This case highlights the ongoing risk that forklift operations pose to workers when proper controls fail.
The Ba…
The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) has issued an exemption notice allowing concrete agitator drivers to take short work breaks while sitting in the driver's seat of a loaded truck and not working.
Summary: This exemption notice allows drivers of regulated heavy vehicle agitators to count short rest periods differently, addressing a common tra…
Comcare has released two new online courses for the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act (SRC Act). The two courses = Understanding the ability to earn provisions of the SRC Act and Medical Treatment Provisions of the SRC Act, are provided through the Comcare LMS.According to Comcare, claims Managers, Rehabilitation Case Managers or anyone respo…
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…
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…
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 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…
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