A traffic controller sustained fatal injuries after being struck by a truck in western Victoria.
The incident occurred around 6pm on Thursday as the man was engaged in traffic control for road maintenance at Nhill.
He sustained severe injuries and was declared dead at the scene.
WorkSafe is aware of the incident.
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The NSW Resources Regulator has released the ‘Fires on mobile plant annual report FY24,’ which provides comprehensive data on reported incidents involving fires associated with mobile plant equipment (FOMP).
The report indicates there was an 8% rise in reported fire incidents involving mobile plant compared to the prior year.
According to t…
WorkSafe ACT is probing eight Persons Conducting a Business or Undertaking (PCBUs) for possible violations of the Work Health and Safety (WHS) legislation due to their failure to properly identify and remove asbestos in accordance with compliance requirements.Work Health and Safety Commissioner Jacqueline Agius has indicated her surprise at the irrespo…
The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) is emphasising the need for heavy vehicle operators to exercise utmost caution when descending steep slopes, in response to a series of serious incidents that have taken place on Bulli Pass and Mount Ousley in New South Wales.Brett Patterson, NHVR Director of Central Region, noted that Bulli Pass was the site…
Safe Work Australia has introduced new tools for reporting Work Health and Safety (WHS) data.According to Safe Work, the recently introduced dashboard for tracking the frequency rate of workers' compensation injuries relies solely on data obtained from the national workers' compensation dataset provided by Safe Work Australia.The information can be cat…
A man in his 50s was transported to the hospital by the LifeFlight rescue helicopter after falling from a horse north of Brisbane.The incident happened on Tuesday morning.The helicopter was deployed to a private property in the Gympie region at 8:38am. Collaborating with local Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) paramedics, the LifeFlight medical team p…
WorkSafe Commissioner Sally North says it is essential for all individuals, whether at sea or on land, to implement and maintain safe work systems in preparation for an approaching cyclone.Ms. North said it is imperative for employers to have robust plans established and to provide necessary training to employees to protect all personnel in the workpla…
WorkSafe wishes to remind the public that the use and possession of fireworks in Victoria is strictly limited to qualified and licenced pyrotechnicians.The reminder follows the tragic incident in which a 19-year-old man lost his life due to a firework explosion at a residential construction site in Kalkallo. It is suspected that he was handling commerc…
SafeWork SA is warning about the hazards posed by all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), including quad bikes and side-by-side vehicles, following a significant increase in the number of fatalities reported in the last twelve months.The year 2024 witnessed five fatalities, the first in South Australia since 2021, according to SafeWork data. The onset of 2025 was…
WorkSafe reminds workplaces to manage the risks linked to the removal of lead-based paint.“Lead-based paint, commonly used on many pre-1970s buildings and structures, can contain lead levels greater than 1%,” WorkSafe Victoria states.The safety watchdog says it has found employers and self-employed workers involved in unsafe methods of lead-based…
The NSW Resources Regulator has published a fact sheet focused on the prevention of worker exposure to respirable crystalline silica.According to the Resources Regulator, amendments to the Work Health and Safety Regulation 2017 have been implemented to further mitigate, as much as ‘reasonably practicable,’ the exposure of workers to respirable cry…
Under the Work Health and Safety (WHS) laws, employers (PCBUs) are required to ensure a safe work environment for workers. This includes minimising risks associated with the impacts of climate change. Australia's average temperatures have risen by 1.51°C from 1910 to 2023. A global average temperature increase of 1.5°C is a critical benchmark in global…
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