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Improvements to transport safety identified in WorkSafe New Zealand report
Improvements to Transport Safety Identified in WorkSafe New Zealand Report A joint project between WorkSafe New Zealand and a cross-sector of industry representatives has formed, with a shared outcome of improving health and safety practices across the Transport, Postal and Warehousing sectors. Data from WorkSafe shows that in 2019, within the Transp…
Raising awareness of farm safety for the next generation of farmers
Raising Awareness of Farm Safety for the Next Generation of Farmers WorkSafe Victoria urges farming families to prioritise safety and learn from elders during National Farm Safety Week. This year's campaign highlights intergenerational practices with "Farm Safety Through the Ages - From 2 - 92." Agriculture remains one of the most dangerous industrie…
WorkSafe NZ highlights the importance of contractor management
WorkSafe NZ highlights the importance of contractor management and detailed job planning following a serious workplace incident at a quarry operation. A worker was tasked with removing an elevated walkway when he fell four metres to the ground while removing bolts that secured the structure. The walkway was partly held by a crane, which he assumed prov…
Farmworker killed after harvester hits powerlines
Farmworker Killed After Harvester Hits Powerlines A 25-year-old farmworker died last Wednesday morning on a pineapple farm near Yeppoon when his harvester made contact with overhead powerlines. This tragic incident highlights ongoing electrical safety concerns tied to farm equipment operating near power infrastructure. The man was in critical conditi…
$100,000 fine for demolition company after fatal wall collapse
$100,000 Fine for Demolition Company After Fatal Wall Collapse A demolition contractor has pleaded guilty in the Ballarat Magistrates Court to one charge of failing to maintain a safe workplace following the death of a worker on a building site in Ballarat. In September 2019, the deceased, a director of the family-run business, pushed over a timber s…
Calls for Australia to ban imported stone benchtops
Man survives timber house collapse. A man has survived a house falling on top of him as the bobcat he was driving was caught underneath it. The owner/builder and driver of the bobcat was lucky to escape uninjured as the timber home fell on the machine. It appears he had hired a pier jacking system to raise the home, and as he has removed some stumps, o…
Findings released into bulldozer collision death
Findings released into bulldozer collision death Findings released into a bulldozer collision death have highlighted critical gaps in workplace safety practices across the mining sector. In 2019, a 47-year-old father of two was killed when a bulldozer collided with his utility vehicle at a mine in NSW. A report into the death has now been released to…
Company fined after worker was exposed to toxic vapour
Mother and son killed in a tragic tractor accident. A coroner has deemed the deaths of a 33-year-old pregnant mother and her three-year-old son in a tractor crash a "tragic accident." The woman, an experienced tractor driver, was driving the tractor with her eldest child on the family's beef and lamb farm in Otago, New Zealand, in October 2018, when t…
Occupational lung disease target of new Safe Work Campaign
Competent workers and direct supervision remain essential when operating cranes. WorkSafe New Zealand has warned businesses that allowing staff without appropriate training or supervision to operate cranes and other machinery is unacceptable. The warning follows a tragic accident in 2019 where an employee training to use an overhead gantry crane was f…
Locomotive driver injured during sugar cane harvest
```html Locomotive Driver Injured During Sugar Cane Harvest An employee has sustained serious injuries in a shunting incident, according to safety news reports from Queensland. The accident happened on Saturday afternoon near Camila. Investigators believe the locomotive driver became trapped between the locomotive and a sugar cane bin while collectin…
Quad bike law change not enough to prevent deaths
Quad Bike Law Change Not Enough to Prevent Deaths Summary: The decision to not retrofit mandatory roll bars on thousands of quad bikes has proven fatal, as Australians continue losing lives in tragic accidents at a rate of one every two weeks. Despite recent regulatory changes, the quad bike industry still faces significant risk without stronger enfor…
Alleged assault leads to hospital being charged
Latest evidence on preventing musculoskeletal disorders Four videos showcasing the latest evidence and systems thinking to prevent work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) have been published by Safe Work Australia. These videos feature presentations from the Musculoskeletal Disorders Symposium, hosted by Workplace Health and Safety Queensland in J…